The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-29

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By LORD NoRTHCLIFFE.
LONDON. Dec. 29.-The success of
Press. Karl Won Weigand, in secur-
ing expressions of opinion from the
leading German generals, the crown
prince. and Admiral Won Tirpitz and
others. should not be construed as in
dicating a pro-German tendency on the
Fart of YOUR agency. It is a tribute
10 individual enterprise. I would have
been very glad TO have had any news
papers have such q. series of brilliant
ccUps. including, I remember, the in
terview with General Won Emmich, of
LieEe, after his constantly reported
suicide
But the increasing loquacity of the
highly placed Germans-ths crown
prince. Admiral Won Tirpitz, Dernburg.
and company-I regard as a sign of
anxiety and weakness. This is not
among the German people, from whom
among the ruling class of Germs ny
who, of course. are well aware that
German is fighting losing war
You viii notice that all of those leu
en- men-slternately whine and threat
IN. We are content to let Won JiTpitz
and the crown prince do the talking,
while Lord Fisher and General Jofrre
do the shooting.
Hold Germans Beaten.
Pray do not think that we under
estimate the Germans. Many of US are
OF the opinion that this colossal war
VIII so several years. None the less,
Germany is beaten and was beaten the
day she retreated from Paris. Her
battle for Calais is another Impossible
effort on her part. Her mecantile
marine has been wiped off the seas.
New York harbor is Indicative Of what
has happened in the rest of the world.
The whole original object of Germany
has been defeated. She is now every
where on 1he defensive. except in Bel
GUM. where the last army OF occupa-
ton is sill enga ged in its horrible task
of bullying and plundering the wretched
victims.
The story of Germany's treatment of
Belgium and that part OF France she
is now occupying has not vet been
told. I learn from American friends
who have just returned from. Belgium
that when the world hears the full hof-
rors OF what happened in Belgium II
will put the horrors of Cawnpore ir
the background.
But for the fine American diplomacy
Of your representative in Brussels,
Brand whitlock. and the supreme gen.
eros:tv OF the American people. the
Germans would have succeeded in starry
ing the little nation which they have
not been ashamed to despoil.
Tribute Stirs England.
It seems almost incredible. but It IL
true. that the wealthy German empire
IS not ashamed to lew medieval tolls
In tho form OF demands for huge sums
Of money. supplies. ana the like. If II br
that there il one peace-at-anE price ad
vocat" left in England there is certainly
none bold enough to come out in public
and say that he is on the side OF this
German blackmaiL
can't understand how any German
American can support ouirages OF this
kind.
Your public haven't realized that nc
revolution. no war. not the whole story
Of Napolcon's campaign are as anything
compared with this Armsgeddon.
Even in England, within sounn OF th'
German guns. there are people who
.maSinc thai this struggle MAJ terml
nate IN 1915.
don't understand the basis Of Their
calculation. The Kaiser. or 10 use his
Official military title. All Highest Wal
Lord. now says that England provoked
aud prepared for this war, yet in Aug
tNf nc referred 10 our. ARMY as AItlt-
eral Fronchs contemplate little army
Had We prepared for war we shouldn't
have started with little army. We
weren't much more prepared for a land
war with Germany than the United
States is. 9.
Not Ready Until Spring.
Had NC been ready the campaign
might have been short. As It is, al
though We. have over 10000 men ir
training. We have as yet comparatively
Few In the field. Our par; in the wal
cannot begin until We get our men al
the front The first Of our new armies
cannot enter the lighting until spring
and the tack Of driving the intrenched
Germans out Of France and Belgium
Will be SLOW. The invasion Of Germany
itself. must Of necessity, be a task OF
vast dimensions
You ask me II I believe the necessary
army can be raised by voluntary ser
vice. Personally. ! don l. You'll re.
member that you could not DO so e. ls6l
My personal belief is that We shall be
Obliged 10 adopt CONSUMPTION. as you
eventually did. We regard our struggle
with tho same intensity as did both tht
North and the South in 1861. We are
fighting as We did 90 years ago against
Napoleon, against the domination oi
Europe by a military Obligarchy We
shall night with all Of the resources o.
our manhood. our shipyards. our wealth
our British tenacity. We VIII 20 under
rather than give in.
War To Last Years.
You ask me do / think Germany car
be strangled and the war ended by
starvation and attrit'on. believe II
can. but the process will be one OF
years rather than of months. Germany
is a self-supportihg country in almost
every article necessary for war and
for the support of her unfortunate
people.
Some American friends have urged
that We establish in Washington some
rival organ cation similar TO that OF
Ambassador Bernstorff. DIR. Dernburg
and the Communication brewers and
><l.>r moiders Of public opinion, for the