The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
GERMANS PLAN
SUBMARINE WAR ON
ENEMY'S FOOD SHIPS
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EhBlhHO tneTeupOn FORMED an all.
snce with the yellow race In the
orient, with Russian barbarians In the
east, and IN the west With the French.
who were unable TO shake themselves
loose from the obcession OF tha re-
vanche.' Thus located between the
walls or Panslavism ON one side and
the ''reyanehe' OH the other side, and
with England dominating the sea, Ger
many was TO be crushed and put back
into the place assigned TO her by
England. With those means England
set out TO destroy or crush Germany
and ali that Germany stands for and
she has the audacity to proclaim
throughout the world that in crushing
,Germany she and her allles-Russian
s Tartars, japanese. Hindus, Senegal
ese. Turcos and oil the rest are fight
Ing for the hottest and highest ideals
OF civilization. Does the world really
believe that?"
THE impression has gone aboard"
remarked, that German militarism
selped TO bring on the war;"
Yes That's England's cry" re-
torted the admiral. "Our militarism
they accuse, but what about her naval
ism and marineism which for years
has made claims to monopoly OF
authority on the water? There is no
militarism with us. unless you call
universal! service by that uuej md
that is moIely the defensive develop
ment which has resulted from Ger
many having been the trampling
ground OF the European antions for
hundreds or years. In two hundred
years France has declared war on
Germany 90 times. | say universal
service makes for peace. not for war.
What are your exceliency's views
as regards the Japanese problem
asked.
That is for you. That Is what you
Americans will have TO face and meet
. Ypd we will be the onlookers." On
this Won Tirpitz Strengthened up. His
finger pointed straight at me as he
said quietly, 81 meant that In jest
about our being onlookers. That
would depend on circumstances. One
thing | will say-Germany will never
abandon the white race. japan VIII
make China a yassal and will militar-
Ice its millions. Then II will be for
your country TO look OUT Admiral
Togo once said TO an European. Next
will come n general European war,
my race will be against yours"
England's act in bringing in the
!. Japanese, Won Tirpitz holds TO be high
treason TO the white race. IL is mex
plicable to him that Americans can
view with apparent indifference Jap
anese activity in the Pacific and their
apparent inability TO forsee grave pos
sibilities arising in the near future.
He spoke in a tone of deep sadness.
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
~ to the others"
Admiral Won Tirpitz paid high
tribute TO the American navy, which
he declared was the cumulative and
qualitative superior OF the Japanese
navy. Ship for ship, man for man,
he said, IL consider the American
navy outclasses that of the Japanese;
iV fact, doubt II II Is surpassed by
that Of any nation. Your navy has
kept well in view the object and pur-
pose for which II was built
Returning to the subject OF the
present war, | asked how long II
might be expected to last.
That he replied. will depend
upon England. 1t is said that Eng
land wants a war 10 the hilt II Eng
land insists upon that, we can accom-
modate her. but there are some who
still hope that England will be SEN
sible and will listen to reason"
As the word sensible" sounded
very significant to me, | asked: is
your excellency one OF those who have
this hope that England will be sensi
BILE and listen to reason?'
Won Terpitz countered the inferno
cation with another question.
do you believe England will be
sensible?"
THAT depends on what your excel
lency may mean by the word sensl-
ble," / said. IF you mean an inclina-
ton in England to accept an early or
easily -ad justed peace, l am not optim-
istic at this time"
Answering my question without de-
filming his own, Won Tirpitz exclaim-
ed: mo, | am not one OF those.
"Then | take IL Germany does not
want to carry the war TO the bitter
extreme or to the hilt,' as your ex-
cellency has termed it?'
"Certainly II is not our desire or
wish. but If England insists upon
fighting the war to the hilt, we VIII
DE there"
what effect will Lord Kitchener's
new army have on the war;"
I'VE are not worried about Lord
Kitchener's million. We still have
several millions of fine, physically NJ
men to draw upon, If necessary, ana
II we take those not quite up 10 our
regular standard, we can put still
more millions into the field. That we
Will fight to the last, IL necessary,
think the world no longer doubts"
Nothing has been heard from the
Zeppelins lately, your excellency. How
have they proven themselves an eli
fectiye arm for the navy In this war;
Personally" replied the admiral,
II am of the opinion that the heavier
TYNE of the heavier than air machines
are splendidly adapted for marine
purposes. but for carrying large
weights over q long distance the Yep
pelins are, OF course. superior.
Discussing the work OF the subma-
rines. I asked II one OF the lessons
of the war Is that dreadnaughts nave
been rendered obsolete.
ut would be difficult at this stage
10 draw conclusions" replied the ad-
miral. "That submarines are new