The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14

submarine has Intentionally attacked a merchant ship without warning and without giving all on board ample time and opportunity for rescue. You will have read a report about a SUD- marine that found during stormy weather steamer near the Spanish coast which it was entitled to sink and which waited many hours patient ly because the weather made it im- possible to rescue those on board. You will recall other German subma- rines taking the crews of torpedoed steamers on board until the sea was smooth and passing ship could take them over"
 Dr. Zimmerman paced up and down his office and repeated:
 These are the facts of the case. We are animated by the best feelings toward everybody. But We are fight. ing for the life and future of our ma
 ton. Everybody can understand that at such a moment as this German public opinion analyses very carefully the facts and compares our attitude with that of the enemy. Of course. we are cut off from the greater part of the communications of the outer world, especially with the United States Our enemies us the cables, the mails and the spoken word in or der to plead their case before the whole world. But other nations ought 10 hear our voice, our grievances. l myself with these words only mean 10 explain the reasons for the present popular feeling in Germany and feel sure that it will be appreciated every where by all fair minded people.
 "The situation is that Germany and her allies are surrounded by enemies and that Germany has victoriously carried the war on all fronts beyond the limits of Germany Popular feel ing in Germany is that our enemies. unable 10 win victory on the battle field will try to win by creating a wrong impression about Germany's in tention and Germanys actions, in the rest of the world where Germany's voice can only seldom be heard"
 They will trp to persuade the world that in the case of submarine and in other cases Germany will disregard her given word while they them seves, in fact, have abrogated the laws of the nations and do them selves what they charge agamst us, as in the case of hostile submarine at lacking German vessels and in attack on ueutra4s, as in the case of Greece.
 But this respect for truth and jus tice cannot be suppressed forever. We are confident in our future military operations and are equally confident that the justice of our cause will tri- umrh in the mind of the world.
 The Associated Press dispatch which was the subject of Dr. Zim- mermau's statement dealt with the various questions in the international situation to which President Wilson and the state department were devot- ing their attention. The dispatch de- clared that the most spectacu a7 and dis isquieting of the problems was the submarine situation with Germany, five critical cases being involved, one with the loss of six American lives and two others having to do with American ships. The American at titude was described as uncompromis. ing. Ships must not be sunk without warning CT without provision for the safety of passengers facing high seas or distant from shore.
 The relations with the entente all lies were declared to be less clear clt and less dangerous, but perhaps more naggng, the questions with the en- tente involving the blockade, the cen- sor5hip of mais and the blacklist