Evening journal., 1914-12-22

ground Of the European nations fof
hundreds Of years. In two hundred year,
France has declared war on Germany
thirty times. say universal service
makes for peace, not for war;
"ANhat are your eNcellency's views "A
regards the Japanese problem' ! asked
f'Ihat is for youl That is what you
Americans will have 20 face and meet
and wo will be the onlookcrs.'
On this Non Iirpix staightened up
/ His finger pointed straight at me, as he
said quietly 81 meant that ia iesg
about our being onloolcrs. That would
depend on circumstances. One thing !
Twill say Germany win never abandon
the white race. Japan viii make China
a vassal and will miliiarizo its millions.
Then 10 will be for your country to look
out Admiral Togo once said 60 Er-
ropcan: 'Ncyt will come general ilu-
ropcan war; then will come a great war
lin which my race viii be against
I yours
England's act in bringing in tho
} japanese Won Tirpitz holds to be
high treason 10 the white race It
is inoxplicable to him that Americans
can view with apparent indifference
nnNNAAANN NANANAAN lil AMI tAlAIA anu
their apparent inability to forosco
! grave possibilities arising in ;he 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.
Asks Americans TO be Fair.
I'VE just ask the American people
to be fair-that is all as fair to us
as 10 the others
Admiral Won .Tirpitz paid high
tribute TO the American navy. which
he declared was the quantitative and
qualitative superior OF the Japanese
navy. ship for ship, man for man.
he said. 81 consider tho American
navy outclasscs that of the Japanese;
i'm fact / doubt if IL is surpassed by
that of any nation Your navy has
kept we'll in view the object and pur-
pose for which il was built"
Returning to the subject OF the
present war, / asked how long It
} might be expected to last
"That." he replied will depend
upon England Il Is said that England
wants war to the hilt If England
, INSISTS upon that we can accommo-
date her. but there are some who still
hope that England will be sensible
, and will listen TO reason"
AS the word sensible" sounded
, very significant TO me, / asked, rs
your Excellency one of those who
have hope that England will be sem
sible and listen TO reason
Won Tirpitz countered the interro-
! cation with another question:
"Do you believe Egland will be
sepsible?"
THAT depends on what your Excel
lency may mean bv the word sensi-
4 BILE" | said. IF you mean an incli-
! nation in England to accept an early
n or easily adjusted peace, l am not op-
hmistic at this time
/, Fight 10 "Hilt" II England Says SO.
. Answering my question without
+. defining his own, Won Tirpitz exclaim-
4 ed mo ] am not one of those.
q "Then l take it Germany does not
. want TO carry the war to the bitter
y extreme or TO the hilt' as your Ex-
Il celloncy Las termed i.2'
n Certainly. it is NOT our desire or
. wish. but II England insists upon
n fehti~g the war to the hilt, we VIII
e, be there"
ir "What effect will Lord Kitcheners
j. new army have on the warp
&c I'VE are not worried about Lord
Kuchener's million. We still have
several millions of fine. physically
p tit men to draw upon. if necessary
and if we take those not quite up e
our regular standard. We can put still
O. more millions into tho field That W.
m will fight 70 the last. ie necessary,
i think the world 10 longer doubts"
= Nothing has been heard IRON th'
y Zeppelirs lately. Your EAcellency
How have they proven themselves al
nt effective arm for the navy in thi'
- war2"
I'm Personally" replied the Admiral
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