Arizona republican., 1918-01-12
A Wide Gulf

What a wide gulf apparently impossible chasm separates the beigerents, and stands between the world and peace realize when we contrast the war aims of the allies forth by MT. Lloyd George and President Wilson, and article two weeks ago by Admiral von Tirpitz in Das Grossere Deutschland in which he was speaking of the war but of coh- ditons he assumed would exist after the war These conditions do not include the annexation of Belgium but von Tirpitz reiterated the declaration of Herr Spahn that Belgium must be made to lie fast in Germany's hand"
 Belgium von Tirpitz explained is not to be made a part of Germany in the sense that it will be allowed representation in the rechstag. But the country is to be split two, the Germans to control it and it's representation abroad But the Belgians will be al- lowed to keep their flag and their own con- sulates
 Explaining the necessity for German control over Flanders and for the extension of Flanders over northern France, the admiral discusses the channel tunnel proposal. Germany must have control of one end of the tunnel which otherwise would be a mli- tary menace to Germany. Then von Tirpitz proceeds to speak of the tunnel in time of peace as great economic blessing to England All this is done coolly and insolenty and with disregard of existing conditions that his remarks so irritating that they would constitute a casus belli if the countries not already at
 The admiral says:
 It would be built with four lines of rails and would only for passenger traffic, but would carry a great part of the goods traffic to the con- tinent For many special commodities. even if they brought from far in the interior, double loading and unloading will no longer be necessary; this will apply especially most of the shipments from North Sea and Channel ports. On the hand that will much time and money-harbor dues, transport costs labor SC. On the other hand, it will release
 deal of tonnage for other purposes and other areas. all over-strain of English ports will in future be impossible England will then be more free in many other respects concerning trade and trans port: she will have tonnage. at disposal and foreign sea trade will thereby be injured. All these things of very great importance for England in the future when she will have to face competition from America and Japan.
 In this way, not only army and navy, but, above s shipbuiding, shipping, trade, and industry would obtain great advantages from Channel tunnel and it would press very hard the Continental States. Large areas of territory could then be served simply, more quickly and more cheaply by the Eng fish merchant and vice versa consequently the north coast of France must in remain ill Eng fish hands, if it is leased anybody it must be to Germany alone. An English bridgehead and English Channel tunnel must not be built
 How much of von Tirpitz' article is bluff and how much of it is expression of blind insane conf- dence cannot be said. But if there is in it much of the latter we may well despair of cary peace. Won Trptz, whatever he may have meant, not speaking for himself alone
 It might be expected that the views of both Lloyd George and the president might be materially moder- ated the interest of peace peace negotiations were begun. but there be of moderation against such attitude Tirpitz expresses. The ground his and the views of the spokes men of the allies is so iimitable that cannot be covered by any process of giving and taking