Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
H|NDENBURG BELIEVES
END OF WAR NOT IN SIGHT
lie Sees Germany Victorious. hut
Entente Allies Cannot BE
Made to Realize II.
SO FIGHTING MUST GO on
central Powers, He Says. Are Grow
Ing Stronger Every Day and Can
Beat Enemy Bacl, on Every Front
No Fear of Russia

VIENNA. December 25.-Field Mar
| shall General Won HiMdcnburg does not
believe that the end Of the Europcan
was is imminent, according to a state
'ncnt he made to n representative of
the Vienna Neue Freic Prcssc, who on
the occasion OF the interview. diucd
with the general
The French" said the field marshal.
'stli want AlSace- Lorraine when We
hold Lille instead Of their being in
possession OF Strassburg. That is hard
Is normal mental makc-up But if
thcN want Alsacc- Lorraine so badly
why don't they come and ret H. The
English also seem bent upon contin-
Jung the war. despite the fact that
TWO lords make beautiful peace
speeches.. OF course. from India come
reports which should PAIGE II damper
upon the war spirit OF the English.
hut we must wait to see If these re-
portS arc true. At any rate England
has an Achilles heel and when | say
this don't think of India alone.
'ih o Russian Gear ana his govern
ment also want to continue the war.
and the ft-announCcd revolution keeps
people waiting. The odd feature Of the
stu ton is that none of these nations
notices that they are sacrificing them
selves for England. In short il does
not look like peace.
GERMANY NOT 10 BI.AMr.
FOX SPlIi.INf: or HI.OOD
Germany cnunot Sheathe hcr sword.
Certainly, there is no German who
would not hail with JOY the moment
"her this horrible spilling of blood
shall have como to an end But we
are not 10 blame for the future splitting
OF blood. They plunged us into this
war and now they obligc us TO continue
II. can Germany make peace over
lures" such overtures would be i'm
:, itsn f.f a.. MI,
the entire hostile press would shout:
Germany cant go any further and has
10 bog f"r peace We are Obliged
therefore. to continue lighting until our
antagonists are convinced of their de-
feat whicn to-day they do not yet
believe.
Germany must now show that she
is tired OF the war and what is more
We are not tired of the war The situa-
ton is constantly Improving for us.
Even the road TO the Orient is now
open For us it is not a question of
seeing This thing through, Of prcserv-
ing. but Of being victorious"
Speaking of the military situation.
Won iiirdenhurg said that the tactical
position Of the German forces was cN-
eelicnt The German troops In the
east occupied a most favorable stratc-
gical line. Ills plans for the future,
the field marshal would not touch upon.
Tho Russian army still had human
material" he said, but tho military
value Of this material is considerably
lower than that OF the Russian sol
dicrs during the first year of the war.
The broth is getting thinner. For that
reason II IL pure Swindlc when the
entente press speaks Of the organiAa-
ton Of new Russian armies. With the
reserves who are now being called in.
the RussauS can do no more than ill
up the organizations already existing.
New armies cannot be formed Of them.
The lack OF officers, too. would pre-
vent this. and this problem must be