Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-14
Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Gives Long Statement to
Associated Press for Amer
iCa'S Information,
COMPLAINS BITTERLY
OF BRITISH 0UTRAGES
BerIin'8 Promise to Conduct
Submarine Warfare Accord
ing to Civilized Rules to Be
Adhered To,
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlsEl

Berlin, Dec. 10 (by wireless to
Sayville) DIR Alfred zimmerman,
secretary for foreign affairs, discussed
today with a member of the staff oil
the Overseas News agency the impress
sion created in Germany by the att-
tude Of the United States toward Ger
many and Great Britain as outlined IN
the Associated Press dispatch of No
vember 10. Dr. Zimmerman said:
"As to the impression created:
United states Position.
Almost since the beginning of the
war, two currents Of opinion could ne
discefned in Germany. Judging by
the rules of neutrality, the United
States Intentionally favored Great
Britain i'm almost outspoken fashion
according to some; others took the
view that the United States was nru'
trail in spirit and action. The discus
sion between the advocates of these
two opinions was some times very ami
mated. This discussion was reopened
by the dispatch in question. The par
ties and newspapers that did not be-
lieve that America was observing
strict neutrality accepted the dispatch
as confirmation of their opinion ana
to the others it came as shock.
Attacks on Submarines.
an order to understand this effect,
one has only to recall the large num-
Der of facts which have been before
the eyes of the German public during
the last few years. England has re-
peatedly announced that all English
ships ought to be ready to destroy
German submarines wherever they
find them. This has been publicly
as well by private as by
official persons in England Quite
recently Lord Robert Cecil, in the
British parliament, gave expression
to this view.
Reward for MerCls ntmen.
''The London Times of November
21 published letter from a we'll
known member of parliament and
shin owner Robert p. Houston, prom
Using to every Euglish-born captain a
prize of e. 600 who, with an English
merchant ship, DESTROYED German
submarine. Houston on tins occasion
added that English sailors ought to
take the sea law into their own hands.
Houston was fully conscious that he
and advised actions con-.
trary to the law of nations.
German McrCh mtmcn Sunk.
I'VE further know that hostile sub
marines have attacked and, in some
cases, have sunk German merchant
men without the slightest warning.
Thus were sunk the German steam
ors Burgemeister, Votmelle, Dorita,
the Elbe and Hollandia. They were
al attacked by enemy submarines
with artillery or ;orpedOes, without
the shadow of a warning.
These facts, of course, justify the
that, among other German
steamers which are SIMPLY overdue
or have not returned, several met
their end in the same fashion. In one
case that Of the steamer kolga, we
know it from survivors. In this case,
seven lives were lost and the surviv-
ors declared that a British submarine
steered around the sinking
ship without even stirring a hand to
rescue. / merely refer to this in or
der to explain the feeling of the Ger |
man population.
Promise of Germany,
Germany, on the other hand, has
promised the United states to carry
IN submarine war according to the in
rules of cruiser warfare
DR. Zimmerman at this moment in
corrupted his conversation, walked
through his office, stopped, and in the
face of the interviewer said to his
clerk in an energetic manner;
This promise will have to be
kept" Then he continued;
THE orders to the commanders of
our submarines arc clear and strict
IN this direction. ! can affirm with
absolute certainty that no German
submarine has intentionally attacked
a merchant ship without warning and
without giving all on board ample
lime and opportunity for rescue. You
will have read a report about sub
marine that found during stormy
weather a steamer near the Spanish