Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
GERMANS UPHOLD
UNDERSEA POLICY
DR.. Zimmerman Asserts Warn
ings Are Always Given Be-
fore Vessels Go Down.
STICK TO U. S. PROMISES
Secretary Declares Empires
Side of Question Not Fairly
Known in America.

BERLIN. Dec t3.-(By wireless TO
SlyVillc.) DIR Alfred Ximmcrman.
secretary OF foreign affairs. discussed
today with a member of the staff of
preston created In Germany by the
attitude of the emitted states toward |
Germany and Great Britain as out
lined in the Associated Press Wash
iugtun dispatch of Nov cmbcr 10. Dr. |
zimmerman yaid;
"As to the impression created: Al |
most since the hcginnlng of the war |
two currents of opinion could be d!S- |
ccrncd In Germany. Judging by the
rules of neutrality the United states |
Intentionally favored Great Britain in
an almost outspokcn fashion, accord
ing to some; others took the view that
the United States was neutral IN spirit
and action. The discussion bctWect
the advocates OF these two opinions
was somctmcs very animated. The
discussion was rcopened bN the dls.
patch in question. The parties ana
newspapers that did not believe That
America was observing strict neutral
ity accepted the dispatch rs confirno-
ton of their opinion, and to the Others
i the neWa came ds shock.
Englnnd's stand
"In order to understand this cffcc;
enc has only to recall the large num-
ber of facts which have been before
the ewes Of the German public during
thcslast few years. Englald has re-
peatodly announced that all EnEllsh
ships ought to bc ready To destroy
German submarines wherever thcN
find them. This has been publicly
a ,g hk nTiXuts nN
, official persons in England. Qhll'
recently Lord Robert Cecil I'm the Brit
ish parliament gave expression To th's
| view.
The London Times of November Fl
published letter from well-khoWh
member OF parliament and shipoWncr
+ (Robert PO Houston. promising 10
every Fnglish-born captain "A prize or
1000 pounds who. with an Engllsh
merchant ship, destroyed "A German
submarine. Houston on this occasion
added that English sailors ought 10
return to the methods of Hawkins
and Drake or should initiate the eN-
ample set by Nelson in the Copen-
hagen Casc-thcy ought TO take the
sen law into their own hands. Hous-
ton was fully conscious that he hdNo-
Gated and advised actions contrary To
the law of nations.
No Warning to Germans.
we further know that hostile sun
marines have attacked and In some
cases have sunk German merchant
ment without the slightest warning
Thus were sunk the German steamers
purgomcister Notmells. Dorita, The
Flbc and Holldndia. They were all
attackod by enemy submarines or tor
pcdocs without the shadow OF warh-
ing.
"These facts. Of course. justify the
suspicion that among other German
steamers which are simply overdue or
have not returned, several met thelr
end in the same fashion. In one case
that of the steamer kolga, We know
II from survivors In this case seven
lives were lost and survivors declared
, that "A British submarine calmly
steered around the sinking ship with
out even stirring "a hand towards res
cue. | merely refer to this in ordet
to explain the feeling of the German
population.
",formanv, on the other hand, has
promised the United states e. carry
on submarine war according To the IN
j tornational rules ot cruiser warfare.
Dr. zimmerman at this moment IN
2 terrunted his conversation, walket
e thru his office. stopped and in th'
f,cc of the interviewer said to IN
clerk i'm an anorgetic manner:
Keep Faith With L. :.
. This promise will have to be
kept"
Then he continued:
The orders to the commanders %
e our submarines are clear ana SulD
v i'm this direction | can affirm witt
$ absolute certainty that no German
Il submarine has Intentionally attacked
[ "A merchant ship without warning an'
without giving all on board aulpU
e time and opportunity for rescue. l"'
e will have read report about SUD
3. marine that found during storm,
To- weather a steamer near the Spanisl
n coast. which 1t was entitled to SIM
e and which waited many hours patient
g lv because the weather made 1t lh'nos
10 siblo To rescue those ON board. no'
viii recall other German submarine
taking 1he crews OF torpcdoed stcam
crs ON board until the sea was smoou
: and "a passing ship could take '"e"
over
- Zimmerman Nervous.