Neutral rights as affected by the submarine operations of Germany and her allies—Relations of the United States and European neutrals with Germany and her allies—Entrance of the United States into the war
Contents
- German memorandum, submitted January 10, on the treatment of armed
merchant ships as warships—Notes in explanation of submarine incidents
of 1916—Further submarine cases—German and Austro-Hungarian notes of
January 31 announcing the resumption of unrestricted submarine
warfare (Documents 71–96)
- The severance of relations with Germany, February 3—Effort at
resumption of negotiations through the Swiss Minister, February
11—Maintenance of relations with Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and
Bulgaria—Refusal of the European neutral governments to follow the
example of the United States in severing relations with Germany; their
protests to the Central powers—Submarine attacks on American ships and
ships with Americans aboard—Receipt, February 24, of the Zimmermann telegram conveying Germany’s
overtures to Mexico (Documents 97–161)