New-York tribune., 1919-04-19
We Will Fight
Again Is Cry Of
German Officer
eve Won't Let Them Rob
Us; You Can't Cypress a
People of 100000
ever,'' Says Commander
Germany will fight again"

Germany will fight again"
You can't oppress a people of
seventy millions for eternity"
l.. Walter Dost, a commander in the
German navy, one of the five German
naval officers who arrived Wednesday,
night on the former Hamburg Amer
ican liner Kaiserin Auguste Victoria,
made this statement yesterday in an
interview with Tribune reporter in
ms statcroom on boaro the ship.
The luxuriously fitted vessel was rc-
Gently allotted to the United States to
carry American troops, and she is the
first enemy ship to reach this harbor
since America went to war Com
mander Dost,, who is higher in rank
than his brother officers, and a
sixth German, ships carpenter,
served ns guides for the American
naval officers, to explain to them the
intricate workings Of the vessels
mechanism.
I'VE Won't Let Them Rob Is"
at is the feeling of the people that
Germany will fight again" declared
Commander Dost. az is a point of
honor with us. We won't let them
rob US.
Look a. the Saar Valley and Dan
zig. They have always been German.
And look what the Poles want in East
Prussia. Poland is no nation at all,
according to our opinion"
But how is Germany going to fight
again % Commander Dost was asked.
Don't you see that the peace con
ference is making provision that Ger
many shall be stripped of her power
to fight 2"
81 know" he replied, "but the Ger
man people will work. You can't op-
press a people of seventy millions for
eternity"
do you think the German people
will accept the terms of the peace CON
ference?'
Germany might not agree" was the
response, "if we find that those terms
are not based on the fourteen prin-
ciples of President Wilson. When the
war stopped we believed that we would
get q just peace after the fourteen
principles"
What is the attitude of the German
people toward the Kaiser"
Lots of German people are longing
for the Kaiser; in fact, most of the
people" replied this officer, who re-
ceived the Iron Cross of the first class
at the hands OF the former Emuercr.
Owe can't do without the Hoherzoi-
lerns'
What do you mean by that? Can
there be no Germany without the
kaiser?" Commander Dos was asked.
1T is question of thank fulness,"
have made us what we are"
Then the German people believe
that with the Hohenzolerns back in
power Germany can be what sou all
think she ought to be ?"
"Yes, that is right Commander
Dost said.
"Of course he continued. eve
would want a more democratic form of
government but we seek safety and Sc
curity, especially the former, against
the dirty Poles, who can steal and rob.
Prosperous Under Emperor
every one had food and work under
the Emperor. Now look. They plum
der and rob" AS he said this Com
mander Dost paced nervously up and
down his well-appointed tirst-class
stateroom
Il am an mpcrialist-royalist," he
said, as he was asked what was his po-
itical affiiation. "Politicaiy
stick to my Emperor. but what | say
other Germans have said also"
What do you think of Bolshevism
in Germany"
Germany had food and raw materials
That's all a man wants-food and raw
materials with which to work"
The reSnOuSibilitV for ROlc howl e n,
in Germany was laid to the work Of
Karl Liebknecht, Commander Dost
said, "and Russian money went
around"
Commander Dost said he did not be
hcve that Russia was melted through
the distribution of large quantities Of
German money. "There was some" he
said in answer to the question, "but it
was IN small funds"
"The Crown Prince, the people say,
IS good-for nothing Commander
Dost declared, "but you never heard a
hard word in Germany about the
Kaiser"
Asked about President Ebert and his
government. Commander Dost as
serted: "Prcsidcnt Ebert is good for
nothing. He is too weak. lie is no
leader"
To Field Marshal Ilmdenburg and
~" "'u, Nc"ctAl t'oNlnann, ana tho
army Commander Dost said he looked
for preservation OF order In Germany,
and not to the Ebert government
In fleeing TO Holland. Commander
Dost expressed the opinion that the
Kaiser acted wisely. "lf he had gone
to Berlin there would have been civil
war"
Commander Dost and the others who
came with him as guides were on tho
kaiscrin Auguste Victoria before the
war he was the ships chief officer.
The five officers and the shin's car.
pentcr are having complete freedom
on board the vessel Thus far they
havc not been allowed to go ashore. hut
commander Dost said yesterday that
Captain f. T. Evans, u. S. n. son Of
Admiral ("Fighting Bobp) Evans. had
sent word to Washington with regard
to shore leave for the men.