New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-10-16
ZIMMERMAN CALLS
U.S.. REAL NEUTRAL
German Official Praises Our Stand
on Submarine Issue
TINEnO Nh n T. a III | n
HEARS NO OBJECTION
No Communications Regarding Visit
of U-53 or Raid Off Nantucket Sent
to Berlin From Neutrality-suspicious.
way Not Neutral

Berlin Sunday, Oct Is, via London,
Oct. 16. 1890 p. n.-Norway, Holland
and Spain are now playing the lead
ing parts in Germany's international
submarine problem, to the subordlna-
ton of the United States, which SO
long and so often has held the center
of the stage.
The Associated Press correspondent
discussed the present situation TO-DAY
with Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, under
secretary for foreign affairs who IN
! sisted that the cables has been cleared
| and that no negotiations were IN prog
ress as far as the United States was
| concerned He outlined developments
! REGARDING other neutralS.
The case Of Holland is simplest. IL
| concerns only the Bloom ersd1Jk Whlch
was sunk off the New England coast
by the German submarine O-oo.
| Germany is unwilling to accept the
| cabled version of the circumstances
under which the Bloomersdijk was
sunk. and is convinced the submarine
commander must have kept within the
German prize regulations as strictly
enioined Full compensation has been
! offered. in the event that the COM
| mander exceeded his Instructions
Spain's Objections.
Spain's grievances have to do WIN
the sinking of fruit steamers. Strlctly
speaking, these are valid prizes pc
cause the cargo is contraband, pouhu
for hostile ports The Spanish gov
ernment however, has pointed ou'
that the prosperity Of the country aho
particularly of the great class OF SINAI
fruit raisers has been affected serious
lv by Interruptions of this trade, aho
GERMANY has offered to let such SHIPS
pass unmolested if they are proVloee
with proper certificates from German
| consuls and if the entente alnes per
nit similar cargoes-ship for snip
to pass for the German marhe'' Az
reply has been receiver.
Norway Unneutral Is Claim
| The Norwegian measures barrln
: submarines from Norwegian waters /
! accordance with the British meraoran
y dunn is regarded as incompatible wit
r Norwesian neutrality No exhaustlv
report on the legal aspects OF TN
question has as yet reached Dr Alnl
| 1nerman's hands but the under secre
tarv said tire matter undOubteol
:. would be the subject of a strong pro
= lest to Norway. He took the pos1tlo
that Norway was unjustified under IN
: ternational law in d1f1erentatln
among classes of warships and max
inp rules applying to one specln
. class. 49,
l Dr Zimmerman spoke with h1g
5 eatisfa ction Of the terms OF America
t ren1v 10 the memorandum of the en-
tente allies on the treatment of sub
= ,,orines He declared it was marke
$ Nv a. true spirit of neutrality
The appearance and act1V1ly ol
,.ir off
coast ha1 not been made the subleC
If diplomatic negotiations or compll
cations. he continued and all report
, indicated that the German commando
& cations he continued, and all report
had observed in every wayy the lette
and spirit of Germany's undertaklns
with the United States. He SAID n
Communications on that subject In
been received, either through the Ge'
man embassy at Washington
through the American embassy here