The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18

sembiy, he faced members who were
ready to- support him In anything he
did. The chancellor. however. realix-
ed that he could take some OF the
thunder out of the opposition by MAX
ing A strong statement against Eng
land, Down with England" the
popular cry, was the keynote OF the
chancellor's remarks. In this one
speech he succeeded tn uniting, for
time at least. public sentiment and
the political parties In support OF the
| government.
| A. few days afterward / saw Ma Jor
| Basserrnann at his ONCE In tho reich
stag and asked him whether the cam
j paign for an unlimited submarine war
fare would be resumed after the action
in The reichstag in expressing cond-
denoe In the chancellor. He said:
That must be decided by the
foreign Office the ministry OF marine
| and the general staff Engla nd In
| our chief enemy and wc must re-
lcognize this and defeat her"
| With his hands I'm his pockets. his
| face looking down, he paced his Office
and began n bitter denunciation OF the
( neutrality of the United States. /
asked him whether he favored the
submarine warfare even If il brought
about break with the United States.
We wish to live in peace and
! friendship with American" he began.
but undoubtedly there IL bitter feel
Ting here beca use American supplies
rot the ammunition enable our enc
frniex to continue the war. II America
I should succeed In forcing England to
! obey international law, restore free
| d6fn of the seas and proceed with
| American energy against Engiand's
LIBERALIZATION Of neutrais II would have
/ a decisive influence on the political
situation between the two countries.
| III America does not do this. then we
nrtlst do II with our submarines
~ TRIP TO THE
INDUSTRIAL CE-NTTRS
| In October ] was invited ny the
! foreign office 20 go with a group of
| correspondents TO Essen. Cologne and
1.-THE Rhine valley Industrial centers
lin Essen met Baron Won Boden-
hansen and other directors of Krupps.
IN pusr~fdcrf- ss-sh@-4ssA ~. la h !
dined with the steel magnates OF Ger
many. and at HON burg orf-the e. Rhine
! / saw August Thyssen. one OF the rich
est men in Germany and the ma n who
owns one-tenth OF Gernanyts coal and
! IRON fields. The most impressive thin q
bout this Journey WIS what the men
safd about the necessity for unhs7.ed
leNATfaF&. EsfVFFs tshHH hBFt W.T. -
| noaed TO the chancellor. They fsssed
him because he DELAYED mobilization
! nj the beginning OF the war, They
stated that they had urged the inva
I sion OF belgium. because II Belgium
1 had not been invaded immediately
/ France could iIave seix~d the Rhins
valley and made IL Impossible for
| (1errnanv to manufacture war MUM
| tiors and thereby 70 fight a war. They
said they were in favor af nn unlfrait-
81. ruthless Submarine wa rfare against
l-England and all ships going to the
| BRITISH Isles
/ ''D,, you think Germany wants war
with America l anked Thyssen.
| "NeverF' was his emphatic re-
.ponse First. because we have
| srl euies enough. and secondly. be
! cause in peace times our relations
with America are always most friend
| w We want then TO contfnde so after
| the war
| Tnyssen's remarks could he eakArs
on their face value were n not for
Lshe, fact that the week Before we ar
| rived IN these cities General Luden-
! aerr. Won Hindenburg's chief assis-
tant and co-worker. was there to get
the Industrial leaders 20 rrranufActur e
more ammunition. Won Fafkenhayrs
had made many enemies In this Sec
! ton. because he cut down the AM
/ munition manufacturing until those
men were losing naeHey the afwt
! thing Won Hindenburg did WAS to
double all orders for ammunition and