The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-04
WANTS A BIG WAR

II Is nara to understand why the
people of as highly civilized a coun-
try as Germany want war, but the
following is evidence that a large
proportion of them do.
Admiral Beusing, high officer of
the German navy, is leading in the
agitation Of the naval league for a
larger German navy. Admiral Beus-
ing has been making throughout the
country a series OF speeches in
which an Anglo-German war is the
chief feature. He says:
History tells us the weak have
always been crushed by the strong.
The United States beat Spain and
Great Britain massacred the Beers
and Inundated France in the days
OF Fashoda
This is an excellent lesson to US
Germans. We know today that our
duty to our fatherland is clear if we,
too, do not want to become vassals
of Great Britain. This has been
known for the last twenty years,
and the truth has become clearer to
German minds every day
Then Admiral Beusing pictures
the coming war, depicting the en-
barrassment of an English fleet COM
PEELED to fight far from a supply base
English to fight in the imperial wa
tiers. He continues:
Our situation is most favorable
and our torpedoes cannot fail to
cause tremendous damage to the
British ships If used in night attacks.
The enemy will face great difficult
ties to provide themselves with am
munftion while We have ours handy.
Then will come the time when many
British ships are destroyed by our
guns, while others are detained liz
far distant seas and cannot give pro-
lection to British trade. From that
moment l may confidently say the
advantage is all on our side for our
torpedoes, guns and shooting all are
far superior to the English. At pres
ent our guns can cause terrific dam
age at ten miles distance and could
disable the British feet before it
was able to attempt to fight u.s.
Following these remarks the adj
miral takes up the part that other
nations, chiefly Italy and Japan.
would play in the conflict, saying:
"IsaIy will have double task
with her fleet to n.eutralizs the,
FfrencEt fleet in the Mediterranean
Should an army invade Egypt, the
Italian fleet would be able to keep
the French under CONTROL. even 'vith--
out the assistance of the new Aus
TRAN dreadnoughts-
As to any army, Italy. has some.
1000, apo men in TripoH Vhom she
could easily sead to- Egypt to eXtsr-
inmate the weak English garrison of.
1900 men stationed there"
He declared that Japan is only a.
make-beiieve friend and ally, and is
tired OF England's proceedings, ard
British yoke. There's no doubt, in
case of an European war, the Jap
anese fleet VIII sail for Australia and
seize both, the common wealth anu
New Zeal and is another assertion
that is made
Then, acrording to Admiral Beus-1
ing, there will come a great scuff1e
for. colonies, as the populations Of the
German empire by that time will
have reached $4,000. 900 and the
Teutonic demand for colonies will be
greater than ever.
These colonies We will get and We.
shall not repeat the shameful re-
treat at Agadir, where the Germans
renounced Morocco only on account
of Great Rritain's threats he said
1--WE must double our fieer in Or
der to conquer and defend our co.,
onies overseas We need stop at mo,
sacrifice with such an end in view.
Therefore, exclaim, like Old Bluch--
er years ago, HVorwaerts for God and
fatherlaad.~
This lecture is being delivered in
hundreds of German cities and is be-
ing reproduced in innumerable Ger
man provincial papers. The navy
league, under whose auspices Beus-
ing is 1ecturing, has a membership
of 100000 with 10000 local
bropohoS ceof4orod tbr<,,,0b fhs ccum-
try.