The Washington times., 1914-12-22
HINTS SUBMARINES
MAY STARVE BRITAIN
Head of German Navy Proposes
Under-Sea Blockade of Eng.
! liSh Coasts.
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re only melting out to England VIVA
she is doing to usSs Yes"
After several days at the crown
princes headquarters and in the
Arsonnes, 1 had motored to the
.Kaiscr's field capital in France.
where all the MINISTRIES and de-
-psrtments OF the German govern
ment were then located.
For once departing from his rigid
rule not to talk with newspaper
men, admiral Won Tirpitz received me
in private house. the home of a
French banker. who ned before the
German advance. and on the door
of which was a cardboard sign,
Marine department"
Mentally and physically, Won
Tirpitz is A mangificant Teuton. He
has a mind of steel trap order, is a
marvellous organizer, and has more
-Bismarckfan force and iron in his
tnatTrc than any other German Of
cial l have met. He Immediately
plunged into an analysis OF his views
NL Int NduSt LLdl leu 10 Tie NdIs anu
traced the growth of sea and world
power DEVELOPED by England, until,
as he put, the domineering ar
rogance of the British eliminated
in the present war, which England
engineered in order TO crush The
natural growth and development OF
the power of the German empire"
Peace Wish of Germans.
''Britian'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 anything?
Did Germany make any demand on
anyone? Did Germany have any
quarrel with anyone? No; she only
wanted to be let alone TO continue
her peaceful growth and develop
ment
'England's anti-German policy
dates back as far as 1871, after our
victory over France. Always die
tatorial and domineering. she
didn't want Germany to expani
commercially or to take the place
in the world to which her power
entitled her.
England is impartial. She will
her way England has no white
mans scruples. Her alliance with
Japan shows that. She will form
an alliance with anyone, regard
less of race or color If she can
profit thereby. Germany was de-
veloping too fast growing too
strong, and too powerful. and was
getting in England's way, SO her
throat had to be cut-that's il in
q nutshell.
King Edward laid plans for it
years ago. He had an ineXplicable
sntipathy to Germany. He looked
about and seized upon the grow
ing Pan-Slavism in the east and
the Revanche' idea in the west as
his means.
Germany Between Foes.
England thereupon formed an al
lance with the yellow race in the
Orient, with Russian barbarians in
the east, and in the west with the
French. who were unable 10 shake
themselves loose from the obsession
OF the 'revanche.'
Thus located between the walls OF
pan-Slavism on one side and the
'revanche' on the other side and
with England dominating the sea.
Germany was to be crushed and put
back into the place assigned for her
by England.
with these means England set
out to destroy or crush Germany
and all that Germany stands for,
and she has the audacity to proclaim
throughout the world that in crush
ing German she and her allies
Russian Tartars. Japanese. Hindus,
SeneEalesc. Turcos, and all the rest
are fighting for the hottest and high
est ideals of civilization. Does the
world really believe that
The impression has gone abroad
! remarked. that German mflitarism
helDed to bring on the war"
YES That's England's cry" re-
torted the admiral. "Our militar-
ism they accuse but what about
her navalis m and marineism. which