Evening journal., 1914-12-22

After several days at the Grown
Princes headquarters. and in the
Argonnes, had motorod to the
Kaiser's field capital in France. where
all the ministries and departments OF
the German government are now To-
Gated.
NOTE. Since this interview most
OF the general stan returned TO ser
lin. owing to the Kaiser's illnesal
For once, departing from his fisla
rule not 10 talk with newspaper men
Admiral Won Tirpitz received me III
/ "A private house. the home OF trench
banker who fed before the German
advance. and on the door OF Whlch
was a cardboard sign Marine De
partmcnt"
Mentally and physically, Won Ilr-
nit1 is magnificent Teuton. He has
| "A mind Of steel trap order Is a
| marvellous organizer ana mas hiVlo
| Bismarckian force and iron IN his ma
mre than any other German ohlcla,
/ / have met. He Immediately pluhssu
{ into an analysis of his views OF inc
! causes that led to the war ana traceu
/ the growth OF sea and world power
developed by England, unu as nc
put IT, "the domineering arrogance on
the British eliminated in the present
war which England engineered IN or
der 10 crush the natural growth ana
development of the power OF the Ter
man Empire"
aBritain's domination Of the sea" ne
declared. "was originally founded on
niraev. while her power on lanh was
established by robbery in all parts OF
the world. England. and England
alone. is responsible for this war. Dlt
Germany want anything2 Did Sei
MANY make any demands on anyone
Md Germany have any quarrel VIII
anvone? No: she only wanted TO %
LET alone to continue her pcacelu
growth and development.
"Eneland's anti-German' polio.
dates back as far as 1870, after oul
victory over France continued lh'
minister. Always dictatorial an'
domineering she didn't want Ger
many to expand commercially or U
take the place in the world TO whlci
/. her power entitled her.
England is impartial. She will Gu
anvone's throat who gets in her way
England has no white mans scruples
Her alliance with Japan shows tha'
She will form an alliance with anyon
regardless OF race or color, II she ca
profit thereby Germany was deYel
! oping too fast, growing too strong an
1 too powerful, and was getting in Eng
glands way, so her throat had to b
cut-that's It In a nutshell. King I'D
ward laid plans for il years ago. II
; had an inexplicable antipathy to Ger
T many. He looked about and seize
5 upon the growing Pan-Slavism in tn
East and the 'Revanche' idea in IN
West. as his means.
a England thereupon, formed an all
A ance with the yellow race in the O.len
with Russian barharians In the east. an
a in the west with the French, who wei
4 unable 10 shake themselves loose frol
4 the obsessicn of the 'Revanche.' Thu
r located between the walls of Panslavisl
4 on one side and the 'Revanche' on I'll
q other side, and with England dominai
o ing the sea. Germany was TO be crushe
{ and put back into the place assigned
her bv England. With these mcar
England set out to destroy German
and all that Germany stands for, an
she has the audacity 70 proclai
throughout the world that in cruslr
e Germany she and hor allies-Russif
n Tartars. japanese, Hindus, Senegales
r Turcos and all the rest are fighting f'
o the loliest and highest ideals OF civ
- lization. Does the world really belize
L thatf"
= "The impression has gone abroad,
remarked Ethat German milita'i'a Ael
ed to bring ON tine war"
Denies Militarism.
"Yesl That's England's cry"
a. torted the admiral Our militaris
"a they accuse, but what about her nav'
S, ism and marineism, which for years b
re made claims TO a monopoly of authori
al on the waterg
S. "rhere is no militarism with us, 7
le less YOU call uni, ersal service by Il
he title; and that is merely the detens
Id development which has resulted fr
lGermany having been the trampli