The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-04-03
Berlin Announces That United
States viii Not Be Considered;
Has Tried To Set World
Against Germany Already
ZIMMERMAN DEFENDS -... i
IAPPo-MExlCAN PLOT
Chancellor Expresses Sympathy
With New Republic Of Russia
and Says Germany Wants
Peace Again With SIaV People
tAssOciatsd Press By Federal wirslsssI

(Associatsd Press by Federal wirsless)
n MSTERDAM, March 81 -
"A Shaking the mailed fist at
the United States and extending
the olive branch to Russia anc
Japan marked yesterdays session
Of the German reichstag, accord.
ing to the reports which reached
here last night. Defiance of the
sentiments Of America was ex-
pressed by more than one of the
speakers, led by the chancellor
Won Bethmann-H ollweg, while
words of sympathy for the Rus
sian people and of friendship for
the Japanese were expressed.
The imperial chancellor made il
plain that Germany has not the
slightest intention Of abating tn,
submarine campaign out of defer.
ence to American objections ane
in the face Of the fact that only
through announcing discontinu.
ance of the campaign of frightful
ness might war with the Unitec
States be avoided. The chancel.
lor also justified the effort of the
foreign minister, Doctor thinner
mann, to secure an alliance witt
Japan and Mexico for the purpose
of making war upon the Unitet
States. -.
DID THE PROPER THING
Doctor Zimmerman, in a state.
ment of this attempt made on the
floor of the reichstag, said: "Tht
United States cannot deny oui
right to seek allies wherever we
may find them when they, already
even before war is declared, have
attempted to set the whole WORLD
against us" The foreign minister
declared that Germany had acted
wholly properly in endeavoring tc
secure Mexican invasion of tho
United States and in the effort tC
detach Japan from its alliance
with the Entente in order thai
that Asiatic Power might take ad,
vantage Of this opportunity to set.
tie forever the Japanese-Americar
question. ...
SYMPATHY FOR RUSSIA
The Berlin press for the pas
several days has been quoting
German leaders as expressing
friendly sentiments towards tn,
Russian revolutionists. The reich
stag leaders of all parties declare
that Germany never supported
Czarisnl, but that Great Britain
ON the other hand, had fosterec
r,isrule in Russia and consistently
favored the maintenance of tn,
;utocratic rule OF Nicholas anC
the bureaucrats, t' q
Germany, declare these leaders, ha
, not any desire now to NEEDLE in tn,
ciahcrDal affairs of Russia, especially a
the g0Serament of the Russias has fal
lsn into the hands of the people.
Honorable Peace '.'..',. .. .
Discussing the Russian revolution II
the reichstag Yesterday, the imperia
chancellor is quoted as saying:
$3.50 far as / am able to see, tn
Russian Emperor has fallen victim
20 his own tragic guilt. The Russian re
publieans need never fear that we vii
meddle IN the affairs Of the Russiai
people or ever attempt to interfere il
their affairs. g..H
1--WE, as Germans, wish only agar
10 offer 70 the new government Of Rus
sian the chance for peace, based OF
terms that are mutually honorable
Ready For Uncle Sam
Doctor SPAIN, leader OF the Catholi,
marty, in speech before the reichstal
said that every monarch of the Entent
powers was lettering on his throne