Bolivia broke off diplomatic relations with Germany

Sir: I have the honor to inform your Excellency that my Government, yesterday, delivered his passports to the German Minister and declares the diplomatic relations between Bolivia and the German Empire to broken off.

When my Government received the communication of the Imperial Government of Germany relative to the unrestricted use of it's submarines, it not only protested against such a resolution but declares that on this question it stood with the Government of the United States in defense of the neutral rights and the laws of mankind ignored by the German Government. The rupture of relations consummated today is the natural conquence of the attitude taken by Bolivia which gladly sides with the Government of the United States is the holy cause of the defense of right and justice against the mastery of force and violence.

I avail myself [etc.]