Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-08

The United States declared war or
US on April 5. 1917. The collapse OF
Russia, the success of our submarine
campaign and the desire to use then
forces to combat the U-boats must
nave been factors in their decision. Oh
February 8 America had broken of
diplomatic relations with us, and
doubt whether it would have been DOS.
slble to come to term with her in the
meantime without disturbing the basis
| upon which the submarine campaign
was being conducted
The attempt on the part of our
| foreign office to establish military re.
| lations with Mexico strengthened pub.
! lie opinion against us in the United
| states. In spite of my warnings, the
foreign office had used an antiquated
and easily decipherable secret code
Soon after Americas declaration OF
war the whole world was ranged
! against us, only a few states, includ.
| ing the Argentine and Chill. preserV.
ing their neutrality in face of enemy
| pressure. The American declaration
of war included all the states of the
quadruple alliance. with the exception
| of Bulgaria. where the American rep.
resentative continued to hold his pos
at Sofia. The German government
failed to secure his recall through the
| Bulgarian government, although / re.
| quested them several times to do so
This failure brought heavy retributior
upon US later on.
! dominic |. Murphy, the American
consul general at Sofia, exercised grea'
influence with the government in tho
days preceding the Bulgarian sur,
render and helped greatly in bringing
about the decision.)
| 1t was not a matter of surprise t
me that the United States Joined the
| ranks of our enemies. | had reckoneC
upon their doing so, provided the bal
ance of war continued in our favor
even if the unrestricted submarine
campaign had never been opened. A!
far back as the spring of 1915 ar
| American correspondent on the east
ern front had expressed views to this
effect, and they certainly did not re
fleet his own personal opinion alone
America had never known German,
! in time of peace, and she now vieweC
us and all the events taking place il
Europe through the glasses of entent,
! propaganda, strengthened by her tie
| of blood with England. The German
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fluence. To appeal to their loyalty foi
the country of their birth as agains
the country of their adoption, as W,
| did for a time, was clumsy and bounC
to produce an unfavorable effect.
| have not been able to get a clear &C
count of the attitude of the Irish sec
| ton of the population. The oppres
sion of this unfortunate. country lef
the United States cold.
Wilson's reply to the Kaiser's lette
| of the autumn of 1914. in which tn,
latter appealed to Americas sense o
justice with regard to the Belgian
atrocities, gave food for thought
i America was led by economic inter
ests even more and more to the sid
/ of the entente. for England had sur
Rendered to her the position she ha,
Nherto enjoyed as the first cap
ltaSStic power in the world. The en-
tente was deeply in Americas debt
ana mir defeat would have involve,
| her In heavy loss.
Reckoneo America Would Keep al
ooeh Door Through Holland.
inc atNude, OF, the United State
: in regard To tho question of the suppl,
. of munitionAlef no About about thei
, one-sided Conception of neutrality
England's NOTORIOUS Viola tons of in
ternational lawNat sea We're only, pos
Z, sible as lone asAmerica csun,yed n
gIthems In a -conNersstion at thu .foreig,
{ loffice several yearANbefore the war,
was assured that AniNssca would r,e3e
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