Evening star., 1918-04-20
DEMAND SPEEDING !
/. Of U-BOAT BUILDING
Admiralty Head Promises the
Reichstag Members Develop
ment Will Be Promoted. y
BY the Associate Press.


AMSTERDAM. April 10. -German
newspapers report a likely debate on the
U-boat question in the main committee
of the reichstag yesterday George
Gothein, progressive, demanded an aoS
celeration of the building program. de~
clarinE that the naval department has
ordered too many different types OF
boats and had refused to stimulate con<
struction by giving yards orders ioH
a series of submersibles. He expressed
a lack of confidence in the department.
and declared the American production
tn suffer from lack of this material
Admiral Won Capelle. minister ok
marine. in the course OF his reply 20
the criticism. contended that the yaIus
were working to their utmost, that tne
navy department had not hindereo cons
sfruction and the alteration OF types
was due to the requirements of various
theaters of war He concluded by say
ing that Germany must under all cirS
cumstances prepare for long war.
"Do Not Expect Too Much" '
Gustav Noske.. socialist, while urgin5
no cessation of U-boat warfare ana
agreeing that he confidently expected q
Favorable issue Of the war, said. never>
theless, that the reichstag shouio az
here to its idea of ending the war py
understanding. He further warned tno
cornmjttee not to expect too much from
the IT-boat. because Great Britain would
ofrer tenacious resistance In order 70
her position IS a worio powep
DR.. Wolfgang kapp, conserTas the I1aboss
war was that Japan had not fnterveheo
in the war with big army. He sala
that U-boat building must be nasteneos
without regard for the end OF the wan
Against Ruthless War.
Georr Ledebour, independent socfais
ist, said that the agreement oe."een
thought and protested against the
Abatement that all the deputies had dos
clared in favor of unrestricted suomaH
rine warfare.
that the submarine warfare on mer.
chant shipping is justified. in view OF
the right to capture at sea and Eng
lands starvation plan, but ruthles4
war was unjustified. Ine theory %
has the effect of prolongtng the war
and increasing the number OF Gers
many's opponents"
Count Friedrich Won Westarp. cons
seryative, said there would have been
nearly 100000 tons of shipping furs
ther advanced IL there had not been res
strictions put in operation In February
1916.
He said large number of U-hoat4
would be useful at the conclusion OF
peace and that the restriction of Gers
many's naval ermaments must not DO
subject of peace negotiations.
Building Does Not Meet Demand.
Matthias Erzberger. centrist, observed
hat all previous statements of the ad.
miralty staff concerning the effects OF
J-boat warfare would now be thrown
n the waste paper basket He said that
U-boat building had not been promoted
IS much as was desirable, especially in
he direction of building small craft
possible should be done IN
,rder to obtain their object quicker
Ind bring about peace. Their attitude
n the event of an offer of an armistic4
would depend upon circumstances ana
lpon the concessions made by GER
nanys enemies.
The discussion closed with Admir4
ron Capelle promising to do everything
o promote the development Of the u
hoa< rv. ~ y,ayn1 narV3cn.