The Washington times., 1917-09-22

to Secretary Lansing, dated Septem-
Der 1, 1918, Count Won Bernstorff said
that liners would not be sunk by Ger
man submarines without warning and
without putting the passengers in
safety. provided the liners did not try
to escape CT offer resistance. and 1t
was further stated that this policy
was in effect before the sinking OF
the Arabic.
There were long negotiations dur
ing this period concerning the Arabic.
At one time 1t looked as II diplomatic
relations would be broken, but finally
the imperial government consented to
acknowledge that the submarine
commander had been wrong in assum-
ing that the Arabic intended to ram
his boat, offered to pay an indemnity,
and disavowed the act of the COM
mander. 1t was stated that orders
so precise had been given to the sub
marine commanders that a "recur-
renee of incidents similar to the
Arabic is considered out OF the ques-
ton"
In the same way the Austrian gov
eminent gave way to the demands OF
America in the Ancona case at the end
OF December, 1918. Ambassador Pen
field. in Austria, won great praise by
his admirable handling OF this case
offered to Pay.
The negotiations as to the still
pending Lusitania case were carried
on in Washington by Count Won
BernstorfI and Secretary Lansing, and
Tally Germany offered to pay an in
demnity for the death of the Ameri-
cans on the LusItania whose deaths
Germany greatly regretted" but re-
| fused to disavow the act OF the sub
marine commander in sinking the
Lusitania or to admit that such act
was Illegal
About this time our State Depart
ment sent out a note proposing in
effect that submarines should con-
form to Cruiser" warfare. only sink
ing a vessel which defended itself or
tried to escape, that before sinking a
vessel its passengers and crew should
be placed in safety and that. on the
other hand. merchant vessels OF bellIg-
erent nationality should be prohibited
from carrying any ornaments what
ever. This suggestion was not fol
lowed up.
Zimmerman mot the one in the
foreign ofice) wrote an article in
the Lokal Anzeiger, OF which he Is
an editor, saying the United States
had something on its side in the ques-
ton of the export of munitions. IL
heard that Won Kessel, commander of
the Mark OF Brandenberg, said he
(zimmermann) ought to be shot as a
traitor. Zimmerman, hearing OF this,
made Won Kessel apologize. but he
was shortly afterward modified.
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
ar interview he had with Zimmerman
in which Zimmerman expressed the
readiness Of Germany to go to war
with the United States.
/. OF course, arranged that Colonel |
House should have an interview with |
the chancellor at this time, and after
dinner one night he had a long talk |
with the chancellor, in which the DAN |
gers OF the situation were pointed out |
In February, 1916, the Junkers in |
the Prussisns lower house started a /
fight against the chancellor and dis
cussed sumbarine war, a matter out |
OF their province. The chancellor hit !
back at them rather hard and had the |
better of the exchange. At this period
II was reported that the Emperor
went to Mathematician to warn the
submarine commanders to be careful.