Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-06
{ERMANY SCORNS
PLAN TO RESUME
U-BOAT WARFARE
Won Tirpitz Clamor Def
;r;tely Settled, Declares
High Official
HoLLwEG HOLDS REINs
NJ CARL W. ACKERMAN


,,,S Oct. "a submarine blockade
..,n English harbors has been sug'
!. ,be Government by several lead
N. Won Tirpitz faction, advocating
- ...,rn,,on OF submarine warfare. II was
tarned today.
m. Won rirpltz supporters onered thls
t.,lcu as a compromise. They~ urged
.tt 80 a course would be In accord with
", W ~ nccIior's announced determination OF
W s,,,,ng n vigorous war against Eng
80 III would cut of English food and
h.,.l,lon h. supplies without endangering
~ ,sves and property of neutrals.
-. f,overnment Is not Impressed oy the
...rg.s,lon and there is no present ihu.ca'
~ ,hat II will be put into force. The
u..ie ~. hetween the Won Turptzites and the
~-srrrert newspapers continues without
& '-.ar, but .the conviction Is growing
-. ,hc esforts 10 overthrow the Chancellor
"a tooned TO failure and that there viii
= NJ change in the personnel OF the Gov
s-,,nent during the war. Americans be-
r<ye reports that new crisis IN German
i.,srican relations threatens are without
fcundation
GOVERNMENT FIRM
~. present Reichstag fight appears to
=. me Anal effort OF the conservatives
-..i,hv industrlals annexationists ana
~--,sns 10 get control of the Government
rsri, attorneys are lobbying and using
-, .sfort 10 overthrow the Chancellor. but
p,,tmann. .Hollweg appears stronger today
# ,t,r no did last June, when the fight on
MIN was started.
trusted German official. one of the best
&forraed men here, who knows American
s.,,lnoent we'll declared confidently today
-, the prcsent political. explosion would
~ either ChnnCRllnr
IN Bethmann- Hollweg or Foreign Secre-
ssry Won Jasow. Neither does Il forecast
resun,ptIon OF reckless summarizing as
sos,e nei,t ais seem TO believe he said.
..pn, some Americans fear that the sub
rarnIngs may commence again." he was
al Americans travelling In Germany are
fold by business men that II should be
nnewed"
DEMANDS INSANE"
IN would be insanity for the Govern
mont 10 resume the former submarine
rollcles just because the wild Tages
fsltung Zone Of the most. energetic sup
porters Of the Won Tlrpltz policles) should
tsmand H." the German official replied.
IT would be insanity to invite the whole
void to enter the war against Germany
pniess there vas absolute belief that the
var could be ended Immediately with a
German victory.
MY own opinion is that summarizing
4 not to be commended because the Tages
zetung or some other critic demands t..
n however, any marine officer convinced
ne General STAFF and the latter placed the
proof before the Chancellor that by using
Iubmarines Zeppelins. the fleet or anything
else the war could be won and the Chan
rtilor didn't follow this advice, he would
Deserve TO be hanged. Germany must win
he war Germany must use the weapons
With which she is certain she can win it."
AFFAIR is SETTLED"
But Americans believe that II the Chan
niof were overthrown and it succeeded
h representative OF the Won Tirptz
party summarizing would be recommended,
sndangerihg ugain good relations between
us United States and Germany" he was
bid
The Won Tirpitz affair is, settled" he
tnzwered emphat cally. The explosion now
being aired in the press has helped TO bury
The CHANCELLOR is not going to be over
nrnwn The Government is not going to
tndergo any change. Even il a new
casncelor came tomorrow there would be
pc change In policy. The people who are
Fally Interested in seeing Germany win
halize this"