Von Spiegel’s U-Boat 202 Account and the Zimmerman Telegram

Von Spiegel’s Account was a memoir about Von Spiegel, the captain of the U-Boat, experience during the First World War. In the memoir, he mentioned an attack on a ship in April 1916. U-Boat had to attack every ship that was loaded with supplies for their enemies. But it seems like Von Spiegel had feeling of pity for other. Von Spiegel described how he felt for the people and the animals on the other ships. “I saw a beautiful long-tailed dapple-grey horse take a mighty leap over the berthing rails and land into a fully laden boat. At that point I could not bear the sight any longer, and I lowered the periscope and dived deep.”
Compare to the Von Spiegel’s Account, the Zimmerman telegram, written by Arthur Zimmerman, sounds more ruthless. In the very first sentence it started with “We intend to begin on the first of the February unrestricted submarine warfare” which means they’ll start the war no matter what. The Zimmerman telegram also showed that they had high desperation of having war with the U.S.
However, there were some similarities between the Von Spiegel’s Account and the Zimmerman Telegram. Von Spiegel’s Account was written by German Captain Von Spiegel; moreover, the Zimmerman Telegram was also written by a German prime minister. Both events were written in German’s point of view and both of them were eager to ask the United States enter the Great War.