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unbridled submarine warfare, and to be prepared to leave the United States at a
moment's notice. While the Countess was <sic>enroute</sic>, and after von Hindenburg had
been appointed Chief of Staff, the Chancellor cabled Bernstorff to disregard the
message he had sent by the Countess. Until I told him of the relations between
the Chancellor and von Hindenburg he did not understand the reason for the cable-
gram.
Bernstorff said from the beginning he had tried to impress upon his government
the seriousness of their submarine warfare policy. They only partially realized
it after the Lusitania and Arabic were sunk, and they censured Bernstorff for go-
ing beyond his instructions in the Arabic settlement. It was not until the Sus-
sex was sunk that they fully realized how near they were to war with us. This
brought forth our ultimatum, and <del/> in their reply they were compelled to go
far beyond what Bernstorff had agreed to in the Arabic case.
Bernstorff touched upon the election and asked how matters stood with us.
He said someone had called the German Embassy over the telephone and wanted to
know how much they were willing to give to the republican campaign fund. He
refused to answer the impertinent inquiry, and instructed his secretary to say
that the German Government was not taking any part in the election. He thought
the question was asked in order to get him in disrepute and cause him to be sent
home. However, he showed a keen desire to know how matters were going. I
thought if the election was held tomorrow, the President would win. He concur-
red in this opinion from general observation. I took occasion to point out how
necessary it was for the President to be re-elected. If he was not, it would be
impossible for him to intervene in Europe between the time of his defeat and the
inauguration of a new President. Matters would necessarily have to wait until
the new administration came in, and the diplomatic corps had been changed. The
new men would have to be given time to acquaint themselves with the belligerent
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