Show DISCUSS S LATE PLOT I AGAINST AMERICANS GERMAN LEGISLATORS DECIDE THAT ZIMMERMAN'S ACTION WAS JUSTIFIED Step Declared Wit Win Military tion But Admitted That Publicity of Plans Was Ws a Mis Mis- fortune London The The German Gennan governments government's plan for involving Mexico and Japan an in n war with the United States In event of hostilities between Germany and America was defended in an address address ad ad- dress before the tho reichstag by Iby the foreign for for- foreign eign secretary Dr Alfred AIre l Zimmer Zimmer- I j manu mann as quoted in a Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam Replying to objections objections raised by a Socialist to the Mexican proposals Dr Zimmermann Zimmermann Zimmer Zimmer- mann said saM We Ve were looking out for Cor all of us 1 in the event of there there being a prospect of war with America It was a natural natural natural nat nat- ural and justified precaution That Germany looked about for Cor allies In the event of the outbreak of war with r America is natural and Justified foresight fore fore- Bight sight I am not sorry that through its publication in America it also fco- fco came me known in Japan For Far F r the transmission of this dispatch dispatch dis dis- patch the safest W way way- was chosen which was at our disposal at that time How the Americans came into possession of the text which went to America in special secret code we do donot not know That these instructions should have fallen into A American hands is a misfortune but that does not alter aller the fact that the tho step was C I t V r necessary for Cor our patriotic interests Y v 2 Least of all are they in America 1 justified in being excited about our 1 r action It would be erroneous to sup sup- 4 j. j r r t pose that tha the step made a particularly particular- particular 14 t t S ly lr deep impression abroad It is reS re- re as what it is justifiable is-justifiable defensive de de- 5 action in the event of war |