The farmer and mechanic., 1914-08-18
LOOKS FOR SUDDEN SMASH
Head of One of Biggest Firms
importing From Germany in
the Country Says if Fighting
Does Not End in a Few
Months Believes it viii Last
for Years
BROOKLYN Ea gle J

(Brooklyn Eagle.p
Herman A Metz. Congressman
from the Tenth District of Brooklyn.
former City Controller and the head Of
one of the biggest firms importing
from Germany in the country. today
made the direct assertion that the
German army must be in Paris In
sixty days or else Germany must give
up hope Of being victor in the pres
ent warfare against all Europe.
II look for a great big smash
within a very short time said Mr..
Metz "It will come suddenly, and
then everybody will see what it means
and get some sense. Then, maybe,
they'll call this thing off. For if the
war isn't ended within the next few
months, or within a very short time,
ii is bound to last for years. And
what it it's cost will be no man can
tell no person can have even the
remotest idea"
MIR. Metz made the assertion about
the dire necessity as far as Germany
Is concerned, for a quick termination
OF the warfare in which the German
Empire has become embroiled, in the
course of an interview. in which he
paid his respects to the news OF
the battles which the American news
papers are at present publishing, and
in which he gave brief but telling,
analysis of German motives and Ger
man hopes.
The American newspapers make
me laugh" was the initial statement
of the Brooklyn Congressman, regard
ing the war. ''They have analyZed
this thing with wonderful brilliancy
i guess not. Nobody in Germany
knew this war was going to come off
right now until it was actually under
way. Why, we got letters from there
two days before Germany declared
war On Russia-no mention of it al
all. Didn't think of any war.
But they've been shaping up fol
this war for at least two years.
That's what we over here ought t.
realize. This isn't something new. /
almost broke out two years ago WheI
Germany and France had that trouble
over Morocco. 1t was only a miracl,
that prevented the war then. 1t wa
averted by even less than O. hair
breadth. But they knew that the wa
was only postponed. They knew tina
they'd have to deal with exactly tn
situation they've got now. They ha'
it all mapped out They knew eXactl
what they would do. They knew ex
actly who were the people they'd hav
to fight.
Told Him Two Years Ago just HOY
1t Would Be Today.
"BlesS your heart man. German
hasn't gone into this thing with he
eyes shut. l was over there, in Ger
many just about the time they ha
that trouble two years ago. They CAV
me a dinner-some of the really bi
people OF the Empire were ther,
They told me about this. They told m
two years ago, just exactly what wa
going to bring about the situation tha
exists now in 1914. They told me jus
how the nations would be lined III
1t has all come out as they told me-
as they knew it would have to com
out, and as nothing in the worl
could stop il from coming out
They had it all planned then tn;
Belgium's neutrality would have to 6
by the board They said they couldn
help it. They told me so. They sal
1T was the only way they could g
down into France, and they knew tn:
England would seZe it as a pretext al
declare war to protect Belgium. b,
they warned me then that Englar
wanted to be put into the position
seemingly being forced into the wa
They told me that is what l could loo
for when the situation finally came
head.
Expected to Lose Warships, and Nal
France Pay for Them.
England they told me, will be
rs on the sea. England will probab
blow our fleet to smithereens. E
every warship Of ours that the Briti
fleet blows out of the water Fran
will have to pay for. France is goil
to pay for it all. France will be t
goat. The reason? There wouldn't
any need to consider the certainty
this war il it weren't for France
That's what they told me two yea
ago" continued Mr.. Metz. Ever
have worked out exactly as they we
predicted then.
Germany has gone into this W
simply because she had to-becau
there was nothing else she could
Anybody who says this matter
been brewing just because OF Ser