Carl W. (Carl William) Ackerman

Capitolo 24

men and women, in Belgium and France that death neither murder
shocks them.

The telegram was approved from the military censor and sent to
Berlin.  I was in Belgium along two days, it went to Louvain and Liege
and May 12 arrived to Berlin.  Next day that I have learned to the Foreigner
Office that my consignment has been stopped because it opposed with the
opinions that the German Government was officially sending from without threads
to Washington and the American newspapers.  I felt that this was
unfair, but I was subject to the censorship and I didn't have appeal.

I didn't forget this accident because it showed an impressive difference
of opinion among the army that was fighting for Germany and the
Foreign Office that was explaining and you/he/she was excusing that that the army and
He/she Marinates military.  The army always justified the events in Belgium, but the
Foreign Office didn't do.  And this was the first accident that did me
feels that you protect there was in Germany that was supposed to be united
the differences of opinion.

In September, 1915, while the German army was moving himself/herself/itself against Russia
as a sea that acts, I was invited for going nearby to the Vilna and anterior.
During the months that he interposes I had observed and I had recorded as much as
possible the increasing indignation in Germany because the United States
allowed the consignment of arm and ammunition the Allies.  In June me
you/he/she had had an interview with von of Minister of State Jagow in that him
protested against the attitude of the Government of United States and motto
America was not acting as neutral as Germany did during the
Spanish-American war.  He quoted page 168 of the book of Andrew D. White in
they said what Ambassador White him persuaded Germany not to allow a German
ship loaded with ammunition and it delivered for Spain to sail.  I thought
what if Germany had adopted such attitude toward America that in
the justice in Washington of Germany should adopt the same position.  Later
von Jagow gave me the facts in possession of the Foreign Office and