Show SAYS BERLIN WILL FULFILL i PLEDGE TO US U.S. Operations Boats ofU-Boats Being Conducted Dr Zimmerman Asserts According to the te h Rules of Cruiser il Warfare I QUESTION NEUTRALITY OF U. U S. S Painful Impression Created Foreign Minister l Declares by r Washington's ashington's Attitude on the tIle Submarine Question BRITISH ACTS SCORED B DERLIN ERLIN Dec 13 Dr Alfred Zimmermann Zimmermann Zim- Zim secretary for foreign affairs discussed today with a n. member member mem mem- ber her of the staff of the Overseas News Agency the impression created in German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many by r the time attitude of the United States toward Gennan Germany and Great Britain as ns outlined in the Associated Press Washington d dispatch of N November November No No- vember er 19 Dr Zimmermann said As Aa to the the Impression cr created Al Almost Almost Almost Al- Al most since the b beginning of ot the war var two currents of or opinion could be discerned die dis corned In G Germany Judging b by the rules rule of or neutrality the United Stales States to favored Great Britain Inan lr Iq an almost outspoken tall fag h lon Ian according f to i mr other took the tho view that the United States was was 8 neutral In spirit and action The discussion between n the time a advocates of ot these two opinions was wal BOI sometimes ver very animated This discussion discussion discus discus- sion Ion vas was r reopened opened by bythe the dispatch in que question The parties and newspapers rs that did l not believe that America waRo was waR o observing strict neutrality ac accepted the dispatch AS confirmation of ot their opinIon opinion opinion I ion and tl to tho lino others other they ther came as a Jo e shock k Attacks I S Sea Sen Policy In order to understand this effect one ha has only to recall ll the largo number number number num num- ber of or facts which have o been before the e eyes cs of ot the tho German public c during the lost last few tew years England ho hM re repeatedly repeatedly repeatedly re- re announced that all English ships ought to be La ready rendy to destroy German Gelma German Ger Gel ma man n submarines wherever they find them This rums ha has been publicly proclaimed proclaimed pro pro- claimed as ns well by Ly pr private tle as L by official official cial persons In England Quite recently recent recent- ly Lord Robert nobert Cecil in tho British parliament gave expression to this view The London Times of ot November Xo 21 r pu published a letter front from rom a well known member of ot parliament and Robert flobert P P. P P. Houston promising to every born Jorn captain a prize of or orlOO 2000 lOO who with an nn merchant r shIp destroyed a German submarine ton on this occasion added that English sailors sailor ought to taku tho time sea law Into their own hands Houston was W tull fully conscious s that he lie advocated anti and advised actions contrary to the law of nations nation Wo We 0 furth further r tenon know that hostile submarines submarines sub- sub marines have Im attacked and In some omo Continued on Pago Page T BOAT IU-BOAT BOAT U-BOAT PROMISE BEING OBSERVED 11 ilIin Minister inister ister Zim Zimmerman an Says Says' German Germa People Resent Attitude of U. U S. S Continued From Pa Page e 1 1 I c cases 5 r hae have sunk German merchantmen n without the sll slightest warning sarning Thus were ere sunk the lit GOIm German n steamers DurSO Dur- Dur SO lel Dorlia Dorita th the Elbe and Hollan la Thc They were all at attacked attacked attacked at- at tacked by enemy submarines with ar artiller artillery ar- ar ir- ir tillery tiller or torpedoes without the shadow shado of or a warning I The These e facts of ot course Justify the thin suspicion that a n number of or other German Ger Gem man maim steamers Which arc are simply over overdue t I Ci due or have c not return returned d ha fo met their cud end in Iii the same fashion In on one case rose that of th the steamer Kol a we I know now it from survivors III In this case seven se lives were sere lost and the survivors declared that thal a a. British submarine submarino calmly steered around the sinking ship with with- out even een stirring a hand towards r res cue I mer merely ly refer reCer to this in order to explain the tho feeling of or the German pop lOP Germany German on the other hand has promised th the United States to carry carryon on en submarine war ar according to the International International international Inter Inter- national rules of or crul cruiser er warfare Dr Zimmerman at this moment Interrupt Interrupted in interrupted In- In d his conversatIons conversation wall walked cd 11 his office stopped ped and ond In the thc lace tace of 01 the Interviewers said to his clerk In an manner This promise will have ha to be kept Then TimeR I he continued I The Tho order to the commanders of or our submarines are are clear and strict in this direction I can affirm wl with 1 a. a absolute certainty aint that no German has intentionally attacked a merchant ship without warning warning- and without givIng giving giving ing all on bo board rd ample time and opportunity opportunity op op- op- op for rescue You will h have ve read a report about a submarine that found during stormy weather a steamer near tho the Spanish coast const which It was entitled to sink eink and arid which waited many hours because the weather made It impossible to rc rescue cuc those on board You will recall other German su submarines taking tho the crews of torpedoed torpedo d steamers on board until the sea was vas smooth and a passing ship could take them over over Dr Zimmerman paced up and down downIn In his office and repeated These are the facts of ot the c case se Wo Vo arc animated by the best feelings toward everybody But Dut wo we are fighting fight fight- ing lag for tor the life Ure and future of oC our na na- tion Everybody can understand that at such a moment as this German public pub pub- lie lic opinion analyzes very cry carefully th the I facts and compares our attitude with that of ot the thc enemy enem Of or course we we- weare are aro cut off from the greater part of or the communications of or the outer world especially with the United Our Out enemies uso use the time cables the malls and the spoken word In order to plead their case before the world But other nations nations nations na na- na- na ought to hear our voice our grievances I m myself self with v these words word only mean to explain the rn reasons Corthe for Cor forthe the tIme present popular feeling in German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many and 1 feel teel sure that It will be appreciated everywhere b by all nil C fair lr minded people The Tho situation is that Germany German and anil her allies are arc surrounded b by enemies and aud that Germany han has carried carried car car- ried ned the war on nil sil fronts beyond th the limits of oC Germany German Popular feeling In InGerman Germany German I In is that our en enemies unable to t to win victory victors on the battlefield will try tc tf win ln b by creating n a wron im in- lon about Germanys Germany's intention an 1 Germanys Germany's s actions in the rest of the tho world where Germanys Germans voice can only seldom bo ho heard They will tr try to per persuade the world that In the tho case of ot submarines and In inI other cases German Germany will disregard I her hon given word while they tho themselves In fact have ha abrogated tho the laws of ot nations nations na na- na- na arid antI do 10 themselves what the they charge hur c against US us as In the case nf t hostile submarines attacking German vessels antI and In attack on neutrals as in the case of Greece But this respect for Cor truth and ju justice jus tics tice cannot be suppressed essed forever We e Weare Weare eare are confident In our future military op operations 0 op- op and are equally confident that fbi tho n c n H. H 1 v U p In in the tho mind of C the world I The Thc Associated Press dispatch which was the time slI subject of ot Dr discussion dealt with the various lIU questions ques S- S in the International situation to which President ih n and tho the state department were devoting de their atten tion lion The dispatch declared that th tile the most sp spectacular and disquieting af mt r the he problems was the submarine lon with Germany German five he critical cases being Involved In one with the loss of t six American m lives hives and two others having to do rio with American ships The Tho AmerIcan Amerlean Amerlean Amer- Amer lean Ican a attitude was vas de described crib as uncompromising promising Ships must not be sunk without warning or without provision pro for Cor the safety of ot passengers facing high seas or 01 distant from shore I The relations with the entente allies were declared to be less Jess clear cut and less dangerous but hut p perhaps moro na nagging nagging nag nag- ging the questions with the entente involving Ing the thc blockade the of or malls mails and the blacklist I |