Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-20
GE RMANs ALLECE
U-2S WAS RAMMED
BYME RCHANTMAN
Statement That British Tank
Steamer Destroyed Under
seas Vessel Relied on in In
ternational Controversy,

lfeflln, June IL lNia LONDON, June
10. 7.l3 y. MA statement given
out by the German admiralty TO the
effect that the German submarine
U-29 had been rammed and sunk by
British tank steamer after the ves-
sci had been ordered to stop Is cx-
pected TO have an important bearing
on the German American negl,la-
tons.
German naval officers and the public
at large ask how It is possible for
German submarines to treat mer-
chantmen In the way requcs.el hy
the United states or TO take steps
to ascertain the nationality Of ships
displaying neutral flags in the war
zone as long as the British captains
adhere TO the rules laid down by
the admiralty.
The announcement published by
the German admiralty regarding the
fate of the U-29 which was made In
n most positive form. and as If the
German admiralty had conclusive
evidence upon which TO base its
statement, will In the opinion Of well
informed persons here, make deep
or impression on the public mind than
would almost any other possible
event.
W tNUiHtH tf'fVs
Captain Weddigen, the commander
Of the U-29, was a popular nero III
Germany. ranking in popular esteem
with the army leader, Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg. The loss of the
German undersea boat under the cir
cumstances prominent Germans say,
undoubtedly will stiffen the nation
i'm the belief that II is impossible TO
Introduce any changes in submarine
methods so long as Great Britain does
not at least withdraw its Instructions
regarding neutral flags and attacks
upon submarines
Under the headline Of "Weddigen
and the American Note" the krenz
Zeitung in a leading article today re-
sumes consideration of submarine
warfare. The newspapers declares
that the fate of the U-29 as announced
by the German admiralty demon
strates the danger of first investlgat-
ing and then sinking ships, and raises
the assumption that the German sue
cesses would have been much greater
IL this consideration had been dis
carded.
"The incident further shows plain
w." the newspaper continues, what
meaning Americas demand has that
submarines should not torpedo even
enemy merchantmen without first
halting and searching them II would
be n complete surrender Of the adj
vantage due to technical superiority
of the German submarines and that
Is not possible.
Respect Americas Interests.
"We have all due respect for Amer
ica's business interests, but we must
reserve the right TO try to keep Amer
lean ammunition from our enemies
without scruplc and with all the
means at our disposal, and to cause
every conceivable damage TO Great
Britain in the war of destruction
which 1t forced upon us.
Therefore the American demand
to render ineffective our submarine
war against every ship carrying
American passengers is for us Who'll
ly impossible"
Count Reventlow, the naval critic,
in leading article along a similar
vein, says:
1T is a moral duty to extract ev-
cry possible advantage from the sub
marine weapon. Germany cannot let
this weapon be shut up as in a cage
whose bars are formed by threatening
notes of the United states and by in
ternational regulations.
"Now is the time for Germany to
inform the world clearly and sharp
ly that II will not let limits and re-
strictions be drawn by other powers
to govern the manner Of using its
submarines"