Arizona republican., 1918-04-19

that we cannot use our ships. Had we been bound by that order the conse- quences would have been the cotton would have been left on our hands, and our other products would have been left on our hands, and the prices would have gone far below the cost of production.
 Now, 1 don't want to be unfair toTthe German kaiser; want to be perfectly fair to him, because if America is per- fectly fair to the kaiser, l know what he will get and that will be enough. We don't have to be unfair.
 Reads the Mandate
 Here is an official copy of the order, the decree, or mandate, or whatever you choose to call it that the kaiser sent the great American people, handed our state department, a few hours be- fore it went into effect January 31. 1917. Sailing of regular American passenger steamers may continue un- disturbed after February r, if the port of destination is Falmouth, England; i; second, If sailing to or coming from that port to America, the course is taken by the Scilly islands, 50 degrees north, 20 degrees west"-in other words. the kaiser laid down the course on the water that these vessels must pursue.
 He gave the American people 50 de- grees north and 20 degrees west-and when we get through with him he will get the third degree to the limit trust American soldiers hand out few ] degrees to the kaiser before we get :, through with him,-now, here is the third 'if'-"f the steamers are marked in the following way, which must not | be allowed to other than American vessels On ships hull and superstruc- ture, three vertical stripes, one meter wide, each to be painted alternately white and red'-why he didn't ever take into consideration don't know what a meter is. He might, at least have been kind enough to say how many feet wide those things were that were to be painted. Each mast should fly a large white and red flag"-but he had the consideration of placing a the stearn the American national flag
 Kaiser Is Considerate
 Now, listen to this: Care should bt taken that national flag and painted marks are easily recognizable from ( distance, and that the boats are wei lighted throughout" Very considerat, of the kaiser, wasn't it. Now If
 fourth, one steamer a week sails il
 each direction. We were to be allowed two ships, this great free nation wa.
 going to be allowed to sail two ship
 on the high seas, one a week sailing il
 each direction, with arrival at Fal
 mouth, England on Sunday, and de
 parture from Falmouth on Wednesday On the 9th day of January, 1917
 twelve days before that order was giv
 en to the state department, the kaise
 through his foreign minister at Berlil
 sent cable to the German minister i,
 Mexico City and I will read it to you
 This is official and I am reading it t
 you because l want you to know it i
 authentic: "The German minister il
 Mexico, dated January 19. 1917, Der
 lin. On the first of February we in
 tend to begin submarine warfare un
 r~$ricted mind you, he didn'
 g,ve us notice of that intention unti
 the 31st of January, the day it wa
 going into effect. Tn spite of this is our intention to endeavor to kee neutral the United States of America. Oh, he was going to keep us neutra was he? If this attempt is not sue cessful' we propose an alliance on tn | AOAAONAAl5 DdolS Nllu l1cA1CO. 1UdC w
 shall make war together and togethe make peace. We shall giv !, general financial support, and it is uu f derstood that Mexico is to reconoue
 the lost provinces, reconquer wit
 Germany's aid the lost territory in Ne 3 Mexico, Texas and Arizona The de r tails are left to you for settlement The details are left to you for settle ? ment," to the German minister in Mex
 ico for settlement.
 \ .Arranges for Arizona
 l He was going to arrange the detai 5 for passing back to Mexico the gres l state of Arizona, and the great stat 9 of New Mexico and the great state g Texas with all of you free America citizens in it and you would have nott g ing to say about, it.
 n Is there anything indicating mor I c'early that he thought we were a rae
 O towards than this telegram he ser e p his minister in Mexico City? "Yo t a'e instructed to inform the Presider n ( Mexico of the above in the greate. t ( nfidence, as soon as it is certain ths . tlere will be an outbreak of war wit s tle United States T suggest thf D he president of Mexico on his own ir n luatlVe should communicate wit Q Japan suggesting adherence at once n these plans, at the same t-Se offerir n IT. mediate between Germany an o Japan"
 Q Now, you know at that time Japa
 was at war with Germany and u
 scheme of the kaiser was to interver
 With Mexico and see if he couldn't g d 2 secret treaty of peace with Japan ar y zen after he had driven us from Il a gh seas and rduced Great Britai !. rance, Belgium. Ind Italy, why Mexit : would be fighting us on our southel = boundary, Japan would be fighting 'f on the Pacific, and kaiser would ha, n tle Atlantic ocean as the avenue of al d proach to this great nation. That WI d tle idea. It is all here expressed e pain English. He says: Please e IS the attention of the president of Me. 10 to the fact that the employment s. T Unless submarine warfare now prou sr es to compel England to make pea sr il a few months.''
 l. They're Still Figuring
 What is a few months-two,- thre le four, five months--let us see: accor 10 t'g to that promise he held out to t in D esident of Mexico why this subm m r ne warfare was going to finish En er land certainly by the first day of M -------------