The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
BIZ KARL Fl. TON WIEGAND. B
STAT COFrespondent United Press.

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Copyright, 1914, by United Press
GRAND GENERAL HEADQUAR-
TIERS OF KAISER IN FRANCE. Dec.
2.-(via The Hague to New York.
Dec. .22- delayed for Official wise by
general staff) ff)-"America has not rails
ed her voice in protest and has taxi
en- little or no action againzt Eng
lands closing Of the North Sea to
neutral shipping. What will Amer
lea say IL Germany declares subma-
ships?"
Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz. minis.
ter or marine, regarded the strongest
man In the German government, and
possible next chancellor, and whose
marvellous organizing genius Is large
ly responsible for Germany's fleet,
peered sharply at me as he leaned for
ward and put the question to me, in
1 the first interview he has ever grant
! ed an American correspondent.
Why not?' he continued. england
wants to starve US! We can play the
same game. We can bottle her up
and torpedo every English or allies
ship which nears any harbor In Great
Britain, thereby cutting of large food
supplies"
Admiral Won TirpItz slowly repeat
ed the first question.
What would America say? Would
not such action be only melting out TO
England what she is doing TO us?
| Yes,"
After several days at the Crown
Princes headquarters, and In the Ar
gonnes, | had motored 10 the kaiser's
held capital In France, where all the
mlnisteries and departments OF the
German government are now located.
! ItNOTE--Since this interview most OF
the general stan returned 20 Berlin
owing to the kaiser's illness.)
| For once departing from HIS rigid
rule not TO talk with newspaper men.
Admiral Won Tirpitz received me In
a private house, the home Of a French
banker who fed before the German ad-
vance, and on the door OF which was
a cardboard sign. Marine depart
lment"
Mentally and physically. Won Tir-
! pitt Is magnificent Teuton. He has
a mind OF steel-trap order, Is a mar.
lvelous organizer. and has more Bis
marckian force and iron In his nature
ithan any other German Official / have
met. He Immediately plunged into an
analysis OF his views OF the cause
that tend 10 the war and traced the
growth of sea and world power de-
iyeloped by England until, as he put IL.
the domineering arrogance OF the
British eliminated in the present war
which England engineered In order
TO crush the natural growth and de-
velopment OF the power OF the Ger
man empire" 'Britain's domination OF
the sea-" he declared, was originally
founded on piracy while her power
on land was established by robbery In
all parts OF the world. England and
England. alone Is responsible for this
war. Did Germany want anythfngy
Did Germany make any demands on
lanyone? Did Germany have any quar-
rel with anyone? No. She only want
oil TO be let alone TO continue her
peaceful growth and development"
"Englands anti.German policy dates
back as far az 1870. after our victory
over France" continued the minister.
i"Always dictatorial and domineering.
she didn't want Germany 10 expand
commercially or 20 take the place In
the world to which her power entitled
her.
England Is impartial She will cut
anyone's throat who gets en her way.
England has no wEite marks scruples.
Her alliance with Japan shows that.
She will form an alliance with any.
one, regardless nf race or color AZ she
can profit thern'f Germany was de-
veloping too fsst sfoNing too strong
and too powrrii - vfs getting IA
Tngland's way sp k 'troat had 10
be cut-that's n in jshell. Kin<
Edward laid plans inr 81 wears ago
He had an inexplica5'e antlpathy "a
lGermany. Ho looked about and seized
Iupcn the growing Panslavism In th<
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