The Washington times., 1914-12-22

for years has made claims 20
monopoly of authority on the
water? There is militarism with
US. unless you call universal SER
vice by that title: and that is mere
" the defensive development
which has resulted from Germany
having been the trampling ground
OF the European nations for hun
dreds of years. In zoo years
France has declared war on Ger
many thirty times. / say universal
service mikes for peace. not for
war"
What are your excelIency-s
problem?" ] asked.
That is for you, That is what
You Americans will have to face
and meet, and We will be the on
lockers"
on this Won Tirpitz Strengthened
up. His finger pointed straight at
me. as he said quietly. 81 meant
that in jest about our being on
lockers. That would depend on
circumstances. One thing l viii
say-Germany will never abandon
the white race. Japan will make
its millions. Then II will be for
your country TO look out! Admiral
Togo once said to European,
Next will come a general Euro
pean war. then will come a great
war. in which my race VIII be
against yodrs.'
Sees Treason To Race.
England's act in bringing in the
Japanese, Won Tirpitz holds to be
high treason to the white race. II is
ineXplicable to him that Americans
can view with apparent Indifference
Japanese activity in the Pacific and
their apparent inability to foresee
grave possibilities arising in the near
future.
He spoke in tone OF deep sad
ness, bordering on. bitterness. as he
dwelt upon the attitude of America
toward the war. The reported anti
German sentiment in America, he
said. he could not understand. and
added: I'VE just ask the American
people to be fair-that is alias fair
TO US as TO the Others"
Admiral Won Tirpitz paid a high
tribute to the American navy, which
he declared was the cumulative
and qualitative superior of the ia
panese navy.
Ship for ship. man for man." he
said, II consider the American navy
outclasses that of the japanese; in
fact. doubt IL it is surpassed by
that of any nation. Your navy has
kept well in view the object and
purpose for. which it was built
Says Peace Is Up To England.
Returning to the subject of the
present war, 1 asked how long it
might be expected to last
That" he replied, will depend
upor. England. It is said that Eng
10 nd rafS q 20 ha
land INSISTS upon that we can ac-
commodate her, but there are some
who still hope tht England will be
sensible and will listen to reason"
AS the word sensible" sounded
very significant to me. I asked: Us
Your exceAency one of those who
who still hope that England will be
sensible and listen to reason"
Won Tirpitz countered the inter
rogation with another question.
DO YOU believe England will be
sensible? 90
celiency may mean by the word SEN
sible," ! said. IF you mean an in
clination in England TO accept an
early or easily adjusted peace, 2m
not optimistic at this time"
Does Not Hope For Early Peace.S
Answering my question without
defining his own. Won Tirpltz ex-
claimed:
No, l am not one of those"
Then, take it, Germany does not
want to carry the war to the bitter
extreme, or to the hilt,' as your
excellency has termed it?''
Certainly it is not OUR desire or
WISH. but II England insists upon
fighting the war to the hilt, WE
WILL BE THERE"
What effect will Lord Kitchener's
new army have on the war;"
We are not worried about Lord
Kitchener's million. We still have
several million of fine, physically fit
men to draw upon, il necessary, and
If We take those not quite up to our
regular standard, we can put still
more millions into the field. That we
will fight to the last, If necessary, I
think the world no longer doubts"
Nothing has been heard from the
Zeppelins lately. your eXcellency.
How far have they proven them
selves an effective arm for the navy
in this war;"
Personally" replied the admiral.
II am of the opinion that the heav-
ier-than-air machines are splendid
" adapted for marine purposes. but
for carrying large weights over a
long distance the Zeppelins are, Of
course, superior"
Discussing the work of the sub
marines. | asked II one of the les
a. l., - H. H.