The Washington times., 1917-09-20

I reserves its right to refuse this inter
national arbitration in eXceptiona
cases where for military reasons this
German admiralty is opposed to It,
taking place.
Would File Document.
Director Rriege told Mr.. Jackson
that a written communication in
which the substance of the foregoins
would be contained would soon be
made to the embassy.
Mr.. Jackson put this conversation
down in the form given and showed
Director Kriege a copy OF it. Later in
the day Geheimrat Simon called on
Mr.. jackson at the embassy and said
that Dr. Kriege would like to have
point = read as follows: 'In case
! through any unfortunate mistake a
I neutral ship" etc, and that DR..
Kriege would like to change what was
! written on point beginning with
Where there is" and continuing to
| the end SO that II should read:
Where there is any material d.
vergence In the two reports as to the
presumed cause OF destruction (tor
pedo or mine), the German govern
ment has already in several instances
declared its readiness to submit the
question to the decision OF an inter
national commission. in accordance
with The Hague convention for the
friendy settlement OF international
disputes"
Geheimrat Simon said that this had
been suggested by Director Kriege in
case II should be decided to mako a
communication to the American press.
Mr.. jackson told Geheimrat Simon
that he would report the subject Of
his conversation to me, but that It
would depend upon me whether any
communication should be made to the
American Government or to the press
upon the subject.
OF course, the news of the torpedo
ing OF the Lusitania on May and OF
the great loss OF American lives
brought about a very critical situa-
ton, and naturally nothing was done
with Kriege's propositions.
It Is unnecessary here for me to go
into the notes which were exchanged
between the two governments, be-
cause all that is already public prop
erty.
Like Stage Diplomacy.
Some time after had delivered our
first Lusitania note of May IL, 1918,
Zimmerman was lunchihg with US.
A good-looking American woman mar
ried to q German was also OF the
party, and after lunch, although 1
was talking to some one else, over
heard part OF her conversation with
Zimmerman.
When Zimmerman left I asked her
o WAAg - -
America, Germany. Mr.. Bryan, and
the Lusitania- She then told me that
she had said to Zimmerman that it
was a great pity that we were to
leave Berlin, as 1t looked as IL diplo-
matte relations between the two
countries would be broken, and that
Zimmerman told her not to worry
about that, because they had just re-
ceived word from the Austrian gov
ernment that DR.. Dumba, the Aus
trian ambassador In Washington, had
cabled that the Lusitania note from
America to Germany was only sent
as a sop to stop public opinion in
America, and the Government did not
really mean what was said in that
note.
1 then called on Zimmerman at
the foreign office, and he showed me
Dumba's cablegram, which was sub
stantialIy as stated above.
OF course, / Immediately cabled to
the State Department, and also got
word to President Wilson. The rest
OF the incident Is public property, /,
of course, did not know what actually
occurred between Mr.. Bryan and DR..
Dumba, but am sure that DR.. Dumba
must have misunderstood any friend
ly statements made by Mr.. Bryan.
II was very lucky that I discover
ed the existence OF this Dumba cable
gram in this manner, which savors
almost Of diplomacy as represented
on the stage. II the Germans had
gone on in the belief that the Lusi-
tanIa note was not really meant, war
would have inevitably resulted at
that time between Germany and
America, and 1t shows how great
events may be shaped by heavy
luncheons and a pretty woman
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