New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-20

have not only held our lines succe-
FULLY, but have even gained grounu.
More Of such offensive can only ~
welcome 20 us. p...h
As 20 Kitchcner's army. the br.ii'a
are good lighters. and nave ~
spcct for them. hut an army "itnou
necessary officers and non-comini
giorcd officers is scarcely an army. 80
cordinr 20 present day standards. ne.
NAV send them over 20 attack US pu.
think We arc strong enough 10 pea'
tbem and drive them bach with oloody
heads The propose ed landing M beI
c-i,im we are fully PREPARED Tor the
sooner 10 comes the better.
Plenty of Food and Copper.
There WIS nothing of the boastiuI
ip General Won Falkenhayn manhe
Tboeo statements were made, instead
IN quiet tone and with assured con
tdonce IN the preparedness OF the "''
man army and in its ability TO meet
the situation.
what effect upon the German con
duc. of the war" General Won falhcn
bavn vas asked. has the British blocS b,
ado and contraband policy exercised
practically none At all ne replleu'
"Of food we have enough. Have you
observed auv scarcity N germany o.
We NAV have to husband certain thihg9
and be sparing with our wheat CON
sumption. but our war Drcdd
(crrinc to the bread made from the
prescribed admiXture OF rye ana Po-
ta,o meal 10 wheat -four IS quite as
-astv and nutritious as the regular
wheat bread. The problem OF feeding
tho civil populations Of Belgium, TO
lend and the occupied parts OF france
particularly such cities as Lille OF
LODI. presents some difficulties, but ios
ourselves We have enough.
AS for the embargo on copper
General Won Falkenhayn laughed We
have no copper under ground. 1t IS true
but above ground we have more tnan
enough for all military needs. II our
regular supplies become exhausted we
need only draw on the enormous guam
titles Of manufactured copper ALREADY
i'm Germany. I'm our cables tor trans
hitting high tension 'elcctricitY we
have a couple Of years supply. BRUSH
interference with copper shipments u
seems to me. is heavy blow Tor Amer
lea. but for Us II IS nothing. 49,,
General Won Falkenhayn used the
vigorous South German expression ior
utter indifference
How long. your excellency, do YOU
think the war may last or can last
Lord kitchencr's three years
Can Fight "Indeiinitely.
"It can last" he said, picking out
that particular part OF the question,
"indcfnitelv for us. see nothing that
can force us TO stop fighting. Food ana
materials? We are amply supplied.
our strategic position is good. Human
material? DO you know that the re
cruits Of the 1915 class are to be called
10 the colors: October /, 1913, IS the
normal date. was occupying myself
with this question yesterday. Docs
that look as if there is any lack OF
soldiers? We have more troops IN
Berlin to-day than in peace times
They still need training, however. NO
men are sent 10 the front without ade-
duate preparations.
"Futhusiasmr You have been Al the
front and know that there Is no slack
cninc in the zeal OF the men for their
task. No: We can 20 on indefinitely.
"And if I'm this var, IN which Nal
mucks. Kamchatkans, Iurcosans, Sene-
cal negroes. Indians and what not nave
been brought in 10 palntain IN the
white mans Europe the so-called bal
ance Of power; # in this war to crush
a nation whose offence is that through
industry and hard work 1t has pros
pered and ia prosperous. we should go
down. we shall 20 down with honor
lighting to the last ditch and the last
man
and hon far does Germany wish TO
carry this war. your eXcellency? Until
the other side is completely crushed
Until they are 80 defeated that the
possibility Of a repetition OF this un-
provoked attack upon US is completely
Eliminated he replied earnestly.
what about the new clouds on the
horizon. your exoellency Italy and Ru-
mania
Those are questions you should ad-
dress to the Imperial Chancellor or the
Foreign Secretary
But under certain contingencies they
might become questions of interest to
the chief Of the General Staff
"Out Of the question: was the en-
phatic reply. - cannot believe that
these two states. which have been
united TO us for twenty years by ties
of alliance, should suddenly array
themselves in the ranks of our enemies
I consider that utterly impossible"