New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-17
reutonic Millions Hear
Battle Plans for Future
Conflict. II
WORD WAND WAVED,
RIVAL FLEET IS LOST
r;oht for Existence Barred, Also
Attitude of Italy, France
and Japan.

perlin. May l6.-In the agitation Of the
Navy League for larger German navy
ADMIRAL Beusing has been making
.sroyehout the country a series OF
,reeches in which an Anglo-German war
= The chief feature He says: History
..ns rs the weak have always been
,-,,sbed by the strong. The United States
hat Spain and Great Britain massacred
.ho Roers and Inundated France in the
DAYS OF Fashoda.
This is an excellent object lesson TO we
c.rrans. We know to-day that our duty
% our fatherland is clear II we, too, do
No, want 70 become vassals of Great
y.,,aip This has been known for the
Ias, twenty years. and the truth has be-
came clearer TO German minds every
day ,
Then Admiral Beusing pictures the
,or,,nc war. depicting the emoarrass-
,,snt Of an English feet compelled 10
sob, far from a supply base. while Ger
man fleet awaits the English TO nghl III
the imperial waters. He continues
"Our situation is most favorable ana
our torpedoes cannot fail to cause treneh-
aous DAMAGE to the British ships II USED
a. NIGHT attacks. The enemy will race
rrsa, difficulties TO provide themselves
with ammunition. while we nave ours
,sndv Then will come the time wheh
many British ships are destroyed py our
ems while others are detained IN lar
Sis,or, seas and cannot give protection
10 British trade.
..t,.o,,, that moment I may confidently
cav the advantage is all on our sac io'
our torpedoes. guns and shooung al arc
far superior to the English.
at nresent our guns can cause ter
.,so damage at ten miles distance, ana
ovid disable the British feet before II
was able 10 attempt TO fight us
Following these remarks, the admirai
,okes IN the part other nations, emery
ralv and Japan. would play in the con-
act. saying
Italy will have a double task with her
feet TO neutralize the French meet III 'ile
Mediterranean. Should an army INVADE
Egypt the Italian feet would be aoie 10
keen the French under control, even with
ONT the assistance Of the new Austrian
Dreadnoughts. $500,
As 10 an army. Italy has some l0V'W0
men in Tripoli whom she could easily
eend TO Egypt TO exterminate the weak
r,oilsh garrison Of 1900 men stationed
there"
He declares that Japan is only make
believe friend and ally, and is urea Oh
EnCland's proceedings and only too anN-
jous TO shake off the British yoke
There's no doubt, in case of European
war the Japanese fleet will sail for Aus
,ralia and seize both that commonwealth
and New Zealand" is another assertion
that is made.
Then. according 10 Admiral Beusing'
there will come a great scufite for COL
onies. as the population of the German
Fmnire bv that time will have reached
500 600 and the Teutonic demand for
colonies will be greater than ever
These colonies we will get, and we
shall not repeat our shameful retreat at
Agidir. where the Germans renounceo
Morocco only on account OF Great BTU
aims threats" he said. 1--WE must douoie
our feet in order 10 conquer and defend
our colonies overseas.
I'VE need stop at no sacrifice with such
an emo in view. Therefore, eXciain''
Ike old Butcher years ago, Norwaerts
for God and fatherland
! 'Thls lecture is being delivered IN nun
dreds Of German cities and is being re-
produced in innumerable German proVih-
clal papers. The Navy League, unoer
whose auspices Beusing is lecturing' mas
O rcep,harshin OF 500 900. with 1000 local
branches scattered through the country