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Show HAY BE RESUMED RESTRICTIONS ON ACTIVITY OF UNDER WATER CRAFT MAY BE REMOVED BY EMPEROR. Feumptior of Submarine Attack! Would Come Because of Attitude of Smaller Neutral States Toward Central Powers, Says Writer. HfirCln. The active campaign for the resumption of submarine warfare In ita previous form ha3 assumed new importance from an article on July 18 by E'ugene Zimmerman, general director of the Lokal Anzeiger, whose views, as pant events have shown, usually reflects the opinion held in governmental circles. Referring to the reasons which Great Britain gave for abandoning the declaration of London, Herr Zimmerman Zim-merman contemplates the possibility that Great Britain will compel the smaller neutral states to adopt an unfriendly, perhaps a hostile attitude towards the central powers, or even to close their frontiers completely against them. Ho then cites his own comment on Germany's acceptance of the American demands in regard to submarine warfare. Indicating that circumstances might arise later that would make it Impossible to adhere to the restrictions on the activity of these craft. Herr Zimmerman goes on to say that the political reasons which shaped shap-ed Germany's policy at the time included in-cluded the wish to preserve the good will of neutrals, and adds: "But if Great Britain succeeds In making neutrals passively or actively hostile to us, one important reason for Germany's decision at that time would cease to exist It makes no difference whether neutrals yield to British orders through sympathy or through fear." Herr Zimmerman intimates in a veiled manner, being unable to discuss dis-cuss this phase more freely, that the submarine power of Germany has undergone un-dergone a favorable change since spring; evidently meaning that either their numbers or their efficiency have been Increased considerably. |
