Show DISCUSS UTE LATE PLOT P LOT AGAINST AMERICANS GERMAN legislators DECIDE THAT MANS A ACTION C ION WAS JUSTIFIED step declared wise WIB military pree precaution u but admitted that publicity of plans plan was a mis fortune i london tho G german el matt governments plan tor for involving mexico and japan in war with the united states tn in event of hostilities between germany and america was defended in an ad dress before tho the reichstag by the foreign secretary DC alfred zimmer zammer mann as quoted in a router dispatch from amsterdam replying to objections raised by a socialist member to the mexican proposals dr zimmer 2 1 iann said 1 we wa looking out for all of us in tho the event ot of thero there being a prospect of war with america it was a natural and justified precaution that germany looked about for allies tn in the event of oe tho the outbreak ol of war with america Is natural and justified fare sight I 1 am not sorry that through its publication in america it also became beanie c known la in japan 11 for the transmission of this dispatch tho ilia safest way was chosen which was wag at our disposal at that time how tho the americans came into possession or of the text which went to america in special secret code wo we do sot not know that these instructions should havo have fallen into americal Amr Ame hands Is a misfortune but that does docs not alter the fact that the step was necessary for our patriotic interests least of all are they in america justified in being excited about our action it would be erroneous to sup poso page that the stop step made a particular ly deep impression abroad it Is regarded as what it la Is justifiable defensive action la in tile tho event of war |