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tain of the German submarine, while engaged in preparing to sink the Duns ley. became convinced that the ap preaching Arabic was trying to ram him and, therefore, fired his torpedo. The Imperial government refused to admit any liability, but offered to ar bitrate. There followed almost immediately the case of the Ancona, sunk by sub marine flying the Austrian flag. This case was naturally out of my jurisdic- tion, but formed a link in the chain, and then came the sinking of the Persia in the Mediterranean. On this boat our consul of Oden lost his life In the note of Count von Bernstorff to Secretary Lansing dated September 1, 1915 Count von Bernstorff said that liners would not be sunk by German submarines without warning and with out putting the passengers in safety provided the liners did not try to es cape or offer resistance, and it was further stated that this policy was in effect before the sinking of the Arabic. There were long negotiations during this period concerning the Arabic. At one time it looked as if diplomatic re- lations would be broken, but finally 1 the Imperial government consented to | acknowledge that the submarine com mander had been wrong in assuming that the Arabic intended to ram his boat offered to pay an indemnity and disavowed the act of the commander. | It was stated that orders so precise had haan triy fo ha ihrna ariD manders that a recurrence of incl dents similar to the Arabic is con- i sidered out of the question:
 [ Austria Yields in the Ancona Case i In the same way the Austrian gov ernment gave way to the demands of America in the Ancona case at the end of December, 1915. Ambassador Pen i field, in Austria, won great praise by his admirable handling of this case.
 The negotiations as to the still pend- ing Lusitania case were carried on in Washington by Count von Bernstorff and Secretary Lansing, and finally Germany offered to pay an indemnity for the death of the Americans on the Lusitania whose deaths Germany
 greatly regretted but refused to dis avow the act of the submarine com mander in sinking the Lusitania or to admit that such act was illegal. 1 About this time our state depart ment sent out a note proposing in ef- feet that submarines should conform to cruiser warfare, only sinking a vessel which defended itself or tried to escape, that before sinking vessel its passengers and crew should be placed in safety and that, on the other hand, merchant vessels of belligerent nationality should be prohibited from carrying any armaments whatever. This suggestion was not followed up.
 Zimmerman (not the one in foreign office) wrote an article in the Lokal Anzeiger, of which he is an editor, saying the United States had some thing on it's side in the question of the export of munitions. I heard that Won Kessel commander of the Mark of Brandenberg, said he (Zimmermann) ought to be shot as a traitor Zim- mermann, hearing of this, made Von
 kessel apologize, but he was shortly afterward mobilized
 Zimr. srmann's Menacing Statement to
 Colonel House
 Colonel House had arrived in Ger
 many at the end of January, 1916, and remained only three days. He was
 quite worried by the situation and by an interview he had with Zimmerman
 in which Zimmerman expressed the
 readiness of Germany to go to war
 With the United States.
 I, of course, arranged that Colonel
 House should have an interview with
 the chancellor at this time. and after
 dinner one night he had long talk
 with the chancellor, in which the
 dangers of the situation were pointed
 out.
 In February, 1916, the Junkers in the
 Prussian lower house started a fight
 against the chancellor and discussed
 submarine war, matter out of their