Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-08

rapidly. / do not know the causes of
its fall. The lack of attention of the
home government to questions of
colonial defense cannot have been
the sole reason.
In East Africa, in the autumn of
1917, between the Rufiii and the Ro-
Yuma, and later on Portuguese terri
tory until the end of the war, General
Won Lettow-Vorbeck gave a magnifi-
cent proof of German courage in for
eign parts.
Friction With ChancelfJT.
CHG. and the chancellor had equal
status, Here, too. the common head
was the emperor. Our dealings with
the imperial government were fire.
quent, and not too pleasant We did
not meet with that spirit of accom-
mediation which was so necessary
when we told the government what
the successful prosecution Of the war
demanded of them. if the German
people were to be rendered capable
of victory.
The representation of military in
terests in all questions of foreign pol
| icy during the war and in connection
with the conclusion of peace meant
frequent dealings, and much friction
also
The machinery Of government in
| Berlin gave the impression of being
| extremely clumsy. The various de-
partments worked side by side with.
| cut any real sympathy or cohesion
and there was infinite Overlapping.
| The left hand otten did not know
| what the right was doing. A Bis
marck could have made these de-
partments cooperate properly, bu
| the task was beyond our war chan
| cellors.
| Relations between the general staff
and the government were improved
and simplified in February, 1917. by
| the chancellor appointing a persona
| representative at CHG; at first thi.
was Enthusiastically of State vor
| Stein, who was like a breath of fresr
air all the time he was with us. II
the autumn of 1917 the position was
| taken by Count Limburg-Stirum, {
skillful and well-informed man o.
great patriotism. Dealing with hin
was a real pleasure. In much the
same way Colonel Cater GeneraD vor
! Winterfeldt represented the genera
| staff at the chancellors department
| in Berlin. He worked at his difficult
| task with devotion and tact.
| Wanted y Strong Executive.
| CHIC, had further to deal with {
| whole series of imperial offices, anC
also, in questions of communications
with the governments of the larger
states. / greatly missed the assistance
! of a strong imperial executive.
| The disadvantages of our compiled.
| ted constitution Were plainly evident
| The desire for an imperial ministry
of war was expressed to me by severa
| far-seeng Bavarian officers of high
rank. | could only agree with then
and beg them to advocate that view
! in Bavaria.
The question of unifying the con.
| stitution of Germany il now undel
| discussion, and / trust that it may be
| achieved as further step in the de
velopment of our country. 1t mus
not be forgotten, in any such changes
! what Germany owes to Prussia and tC
| the other states
| The military attaches in neutra
| states were at the disposal of CHIC.
as in peace time. They We're subiec
| to the ambassadors and sdid no polit
| ical work. They reported any militar,
| matters direct to the general staff,
copy of their report being supplied
| to the ambassador. This method o.
working did not give rise to Difficult
ties. The attaches also worked oil
| propaganda in agreement with thu
| ambassadors. In this branch of thei
activities they received their instruc
! tons from Colonel von--I1aeften.
In the allied countries our militar,
attaches had similar tasks. Here, too
| they mad nothing to do with poll cs
/ Their most important duty was to ac
las liaison officers between our Oh. @
and the general staffs of the allied
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France, Belgium, Holland, Russia ant
the Scandinavian eountries.)
How badly smashed was the Ger
man army by the allied attack on tn
Somme is bluntly confessed by Lu
dendorff tomorrow He found tn
whole front was in danger of break
ing and he had to thin his lines dan
| gerously elsewhere in order to aver
| this danger. He also found he mus
upset all the old ideas of defense
abandon the deep dugouts and THO
barbed-wire and devise new means [
meet the onslaught of the allies.
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