The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-06
Submarine Blockade OF Certain
British Harbors Suggested
by Faction.
PLAN SEEMS SURE TO FAIL
German Official Says U-Boat
/. Men Have Lost Fight
Against Chancellor.
Byy CARL w. ACKERMAN.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent. }


BERLIN, Oct. "a submarine block
ade Of certain English harbors has been
suggested to the government by several
leaders of the Won Tirpitz faction. adj
vocating a resumption Of submarine
warfare. 1t was learned today.
The Won Tirpitz supporters offered
this suggestion as a compromise.
They urged that such n course would
be in accord with the chancellor's an
nounced determination OF prosecuting
q vigorous war against England. and
would cut off English food and ammuni-
ton supplies without endangering the
lives and property of neutrals.
The government Is not impressed by
the suggestion, and there Is no present
indication that 1t will be put into force.
The wrangle between the Won Tirpit-
zites and government newspapers con-
tinues without abatement. but the con-
Niction is growing that'the efforts to
overthrow the chancellor are doomed to
failure. and that there will be no change
IN the personnel of the government dur
ing the war.
Shows No Weakness.
The present Reichstag fight appears
TO be the final effort of the conserva-
tives. wealthy industrials. annexa-
tionists, and agrarians to get control
of the government.
Their attorneys are lobbying and
using every effort to overthrow the
chancellor, but Bethmann- Hollweg APP
pears stronger today than he did last
June when the fight on him was
started.
The government is showing no weak
ness, but is grabbing the bull by the
horns. Foreign Secretary Won Jagow
daily receives leaders OF each party,
explaining his position eonfidentially
Vice Chancellor Helfferich does the
same.
Americans here believe reports that a
new crisis in German American rela-
lions threatens are without foundation.
A trusted German official. one of the
best informed men here, who knows
the United states and American senti-
ment well, declared confidently to the
li,ical explosion will not bring the
downfall of either Chancellor Won
Bethnann- Hollweg or Foreign Secre-
t2ry Won Jagow.
No Renewal of Policy.
Neither does 1t forecast a resumption
Of reckless summarizing. as some neu-
trails seem to believe, he said.
But some Americans fear that the
suomarinings may commence again.
}-n WAS told. Americans travelling In
Germany are told by business men that
summarizing should be renewed"
II would be insanity for the govern
rent TO resume the former submarine
lciic!cs just because the wild Tages
itunG lone of the most energetic sup
l!2EtcIs of the Won Tirpritz policiesl
Gemand it," the German official re-
Piled. 1T would be insanity to invite
the whole world to enter the war
against Germany unless there was alb
so'ute proof that the war c6uld be
ended Immediately With Il German vic
81 don't believe half the people OF
Germany want the submarine war re-
ncwed.
Even If there was a change in the
chanccllorshin,.th the next chancellor could
h9t change the governments policy
without guarantees that he would win
tho war by so doing. The whole object
o. the war Is to end II. No one should
be 20 Wild as to want to fight with two
edge swords and pistols in each hand
when he would injure himself more than
his enemy.
Germany Must VIM"
MY own opinion Is that summarizing
IL not to be commended because the
Iages ZeitunG or some other critic de.
lnands II. If, however, any marine Of
iiceT convinced the general stafr and the
latter placed the proof before the chan.
'ollor that by using submarines, Yep
rcilns. the fleet or anything else, tn,
war could be won. and the chancellor
didn't follow this advice, he would de-
serve to be hanged.
Germany must win the war. Germany
r'ust use the weapons with which she II
certain she can win It,"
but Americans believe that II tn,
chancellor were overthrown and sue
Ceeded by representative of the Vor
Jirpitz party. summarizing would be re
commenced perhaps endangering again
good relations between the United
States and Germany" he was told.
THE Won Tirpitz affair is settled" h,
answered emhpatiGally. THE explosion
now beeing aired in the press has helped
10 bury It, The chancellor is not goinI
10 be, overthrown, The government 4
not going to undergo any change. Evel
II new chancellor came tomorrow
there would be no change in policy. Tn
people who are really interested In see
ing Germany win realize this"