New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
Kaiser and Tirpitz at Odds.


,,.suuch as Grand Admiral Won Ttr-
IA, the Secretary Of State OF the Ger
...r navy, is known from one END OF
vrrons 70 the other as the principal oo-
800 :, the wav Of any friendly under
,,,rdine with Great Britain, the news
.h., very serious differences have arisen
h,,uesn himself and the Emperor, involv-
ing his retirement from ONCE AT an carry
date will be hailed with satisfaction oy
those who fear a war between these TWO
countries.
The existence Of the quarrel, which mas
.hssn brewing for some time first became
snpArent at Essen, or the occasion OF the
festivities in connection with the cente-
rsry Of the foundation OF the great house
Of Krupp, at which both the Emperor ana
Trpltz we're present. The Kaiser, refer
ing TO the fact that Great Britain 10 now
arming her battleships with S4S-cenu-
metre guns. inquired of Herr Krupp Won
BoAlen whether the latter could not con-
struct 35-centimetre guns for the German
navy. on receiving an affirmative reply
from Krupp. the Emperor intimated his
determination TO have his battleships
equipped Herewith, so as to give the yes
sells an even still longer and more pow
erful range than the British men-of-war.
Tirpltz. ordinarily a very tactful man,
seems TO have lost his head, for he at
once raised the most vigorous objection
10 any such heavy ordnance, on the
ground not only OF the terrible expense,
but also because Of the fact that any SUI
periority Of range would be lost by fog
or sea mist He insisted, and still insists,
that in the next great naval battle IT
Will not be the "a or IS centimetre guns,
but those Of smaller range and weight
what might be described as the medium
suns-that will decide the victory. At
present the heaviest gun in the German
navy is a 30-centimetre gun. and Tirpitz
has taken so strong a stand against any
thing heavier, in direct opposition TO the
Emperor, that II is difficult 70 see how
he can remain in Office.
Nor is this all. Tirpitz urges that the
money which the Emperor wishes TO
waste (s!o) on heavy guns should be de-
voted 10 the building Of moro ships. But
The Emperor and several Of the leading
officers Of the German navy. notably
Great Admiral Won Holtzendorf, COM
nander I'm chief Of the German naval
forces IN the Baltic and the North Sea,
ara opposed to THE policy. For they de-
clare that II Tirpitz's programme for the
construction Of additional ships were full
nied there would not be enough off1cers
ana sailors TO man them, admitting, more
over, that even now the greatest diff
Guilty is experienced in maintaining at the
fequisite numerical standard the person
nel OF the navy. owing to the fact that
most Germans prefer service on land in
The army TO service adoat in the navy.
Hoitzendorf has for some time psat
oeen an opponent Of Won Tirpitz In naval
matters, and last month TirpitE. on as
eertaining that Holtzsndorf had invited
me Foreign Secretary, Won Kiderlen-
Waechter, TO dinner on board his flag
snip and had won him over 10 his way
o. thinking in the matter Of the naval
programme, complained TO the EN-
pefor' and insisted that the admiral
should be relieved Of his command for
having invoked the assistance Of minis
'efs OF other departments against the
policy Of his own chief, the Secretary Of
'ne Navy. He pointed out. moreover,
tnst Won Holtzendorf had already com
Ne'ed the customary term Of his COM
mand' and demanded that he should be
.eheyed and successor appointed. NOM
'Aaung Admiral Won Bachmann.
Ihe Kaiser has. however, declined to
sppoint Won Bachmann has continued
noln!rsl Won Holtzendorf In command or
Sefmanys principal fleet, confded to
MN quite recently the direction Of the
eat naval menGuvres, which he, the
emperor himself. attended. and has
eepped the whole matter by bestowing
Va MN the Order OF the Black Eagle;
.a'' Is TO say, the highest decoration in
we gift or the Kaiser, and which is the
-.ussian equivalent Of the English order
tue Garter and Of the Austrian and
spanish Golden Fleece
his Fail Would Promote Peace.
u lay so much stress on these diff
,srehces Which have arisen between the
emperor and Won Tirpitz II is because
=. 'ne extremely hostile attitude which
present German Secretary OF the
.oeyy mas all along manifested toward
eat Britain; 30 much so that It has
- frequently asserted in official and
Sonucal circles in London that tho pro-
vHon OF Won Tirpitz to the Chancellor
up OF the Empire--his browning ambi-
.D, -would be considered in England as
ccsuiYslent 10 a declaration Of war by
.n.Y IL Is he who is chiefly re-
!. for the feverish construction
n acre and more bettleships of the