Arizona republican., 1917-08-18
A SUMMONS FROM ZiMMERMANN AND AMERICAS BREAKING
 OF RELATIONS

Not only had I cabled the informa- tion collected by Commander Gherar- di as to the orders ;siven to subma rines long before the date of the pres ident's speech but on the night after 1 had received the German note an nouncing this resumption l was talk ing a walk after dinner about the snow-covered streets of Berlin. In the course of this walk met a young woman of my acquaintance who was on intimate terms with the crown princess. She was on her way on foot from the opera house, where she had been with the crown princess to the underground station, for by this time, of course, taxis had become an unknown luxury in Berlin, and I joined her.
 I told her of the ultimatum which I had received at 6 o'clock that eve ming from Zimmerman and that I was sure 1t meant the breaking of diplo- matic relations and our departure from Germany.
 She expressed great surprise that submarine warfare was set to com mence on the 31st of January saying that weeks before they had been talk ing over the matter at the crown princesss and that she had heard then that orders had been given to com mence on the 18th.
 At any event. it is certain that the orders to the submarine commanders had been given long prior to the 31st and probably as early as early as the 18th.
 I sincerely believe that the only ob- ject Of the Germans in making these peace offers was first to get the all allies, if possible, into a conference, and there to detach some or one of them by the offer of separate terms; or, if this scheme failed, then it was believed that the general offer and talk about peace would create a sen timent so favorable to the Germans that without fear of action by the United States they might resume ruth less submarine warfare against Eng land.
 week or two before the 31st of January, Dr. Solf asked me whether I did not think it would be possible for the United States to permit the re- sumption of ruthless submarine war fare against England. He said that three months time was all that would Ee required to bring England to her knees and end the war.
 And, in fact, so cleverly did Won Tirpitz, Grand Marshal von Muester, the conservatives and the enemies of the chancellor and other advocates of submarine war carry on their prop aganda that the belief was ingrained in the whole of the German nation that a resumption of this ruthless war would lead within three months to what all Germans so ardently desired; namely, peace.
 It was impossible for any govern ment to resist the popular demand for the use of it's illegal means of war fare, because army and navy people were convinced that ruthless subma rine war spelled success and a glori ous peace.
 But this peace of course, meant only a German peace; a peace as out lined to me by the chance Tor. peace impossible for the allies and even the world to accept; peace which would leave Germany immensely powerful and ready immediately after the war to take up a campaign against the nations of the Western hemisphere: a peace which would compel every na- ton, so long as German autocracy remained in the saddle. to devote it's best energies, the most fruitful period of each mans life, to preparations for war
 I received on January 90 a definite intimation of the coming ultimatum the next day; judging that the hint meant the resumption of ruthless sub marine war I telegraphed a warning to the American ambassadors and ministers as we'll as to the state de- partment.
 The Summons from Zimmerman
 On January 31. at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, I received from Zim- mermann a short letter, of which the following is a copy:
 The secretary of state of the
 foreign office, Zimmerman. re-
 quests the honor of the visit of
 his excellency, the ambassador of
 the United States of America, this afternoon at 6 o'clock, in the for
 eign office, Wiihelmstrasse. 76l76
 Berlin, the 31st January, 1917.
 Pursuant to this letter I went to the foreign office at 6 o'clock, Zimmer