The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-04
CROWN PRINCE DENIES
THAT HE'S FIRE EATER"
GERMANY MEANS ONLY TO
HOLD HER OWN.
Says Chief Scion Prussianism
Americans Do Not Know
Why They're Fighting"

Amsterdam. Sept. 4.-The German
idea of victory as defined by the Ger
man crown prince in an interview pub
lished in the Budapest AZ Est. is an
! intention ito hold our own and not
let ourselves be vanquished". The
crown prince is quoted as saying that
this was clear to him the moment
England entered the war.
The crown prince denied that he was
a "fire eater" and continued:
IF Germany had wanted war We
should not have chosen this moment
No moment could have been more un-
favorable for Germany"
| In reply to the question as to how
he thought the end of the war would
come he replied;
Through the enemy perceiving the
colossal stake which they are not equal
to winning. and that they cannot win
as much as they are bound to lose"
"Waging War Of Defense"
In discussing the present operations
on the western front the crown prince
said:
THE enemy attacks and the with
drawal on our front at several places
Is often wrongly interpreted in some
circles. Some of our people are too
accustomed to a continuous advance
and when battle occurs wherein the
enemy makes attacks and we have to
defend ourselves the situation is not
always correctly understood. In judg-
ing the situation. both military and
political, we must never forget one
thing-that we are waging a war of
defense. The war Is one of annihila-
ton only for the enemy, not for US.
Mo IN nnnibilata Of
enemies. We mean, however. to hold
our own"
Regarding the American forces in
France the crown prince said:
1--WE feel of course, the effect of the
entry of the Americans. They have
sent over very much material and now
are sending very much human ma
terial.
I'VE speak openly Of victory" the
crown prince said. "The word victory
must not be understood to mean that
we want to annihilate the enemy, but
only that we mean to hold our own
and not let ourselves be vanquished.
The moment England entered the war
that was clear to me and | always en-
phasized It,"
Belgium, a Pretext. :"
Reverting to the question of what
nation wanted the war he declared
that 'it was clear that England would
take advantage of the opportunity. |
Belgium, after all, was only pretext," !
he continued. England intervened |
because German competition was un-
bearable.
1--WE are fighting for our existence. |
repeat our aim, therefore, can only |
be to safeguard ourselves"
THE enemy assault doubtless will
continue for some time" the crown
prince said with reference to the fight
ing on the western front, but our
enemies must themselves see that they |
will not be able to attain their aim.
Dur troops are fighting splendidly and
attribute to their courage the fact
hat such colossal superiority in
strength does not crush u.s."
Accuses American Ignorance.
Discussing the fighting qualities of
sermany's enemies, he said: "The
french fight brilliantly and are bleed
ng to DEATH They do not hesitate
1t any sacrifice. With the English the
Individual man is very good and tena-
'ious, but the leadership Is deficient.
among the Americans I've found that
he majority do not know what they
.re fighting for. asked an American
prisoner what they were fighting for
md he answered:
"'For Alsace' and to the question:
Where Is Alsace?' he replied: It's a
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