The Washington times., 1921-02-18
T|RP|Tz warns
us. Of BRITAIN
America Needs Big Navy to Pro-
tect Trade-Watch Japan,
I Advises German.
BY KARL ii. Won WIEGAND.
Special Radio Dispatch.

Special Radio DispsteA.
I Copyright. 1891. ~ the star Company.
BERLIN, Feb. 1S.-For the first
time since he gave me the sensa-
tional U-boat interview In Novem-
Der, 1914. Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz
has broken his long silence. EI-
cept for the publication OF his book
he has declined all requests for in
terviews.
Admiral Tirpitz has begun a Sc
ries of articles In Hugo SHINES pa
per, the Deutsche Allegemeine
Zeitung. formerly the semi-ofncial
North German Gazette.
FACES ENGLAND As RIVAL.
Under the title of america and
the World War" Tirpitx writes as q
result of the world war the United
States has become the greatest rival
and competitor OF England and will
have to face the consequences OF this
rivalry. He says:
'If there are those In America who
still cling to the phrase that blood
IL thicker than water, and, therefore,
believe that this rivalry need not dis
turb the friendship between the coun-
tries. these people do not consider that
can and not from an Englishman."
Adnirai ve. Tirpits says that while
for the present the rivalry between
EaSlanA and AAer1ea may he confined
to- . form Of intense trade rivalry,
events IN the Pacific will drive Amer
leo toward an unavoidable economic,
Dssftical. and military antagonists to
IAnan. He adds:
.Whe. and IN what form the aatural
antagenisa 81 the United states and
Japan will be determined cannot be
fsreseea today. In the interests OF
the entire world / hope that 1t may
happen that war will be prevented.
an the hackgrsuad this conflict 81
Interests between the United states
and japan will always staad ~ = pos
sibility for forming Antagonists be-
tween England ad America"
Ttrpitz warns that "in thes con-
sciousness of her own useful power.
America largely underestimates the
power of England.
SAYS BRITAIN DOMINATES.
"Nst America. but England, With
n1merous world bases acquired In the
Past centuries, and with her advanced
bYidEeheads against ail countries,
even against America, dominates the
sea and the world.
"That will remain the situation,
though in a lesser degree, even when
American possesses a strong fleet Of
her own. In q certain sense and to
an uncertain extent America now oc-
cupies Germany's situation of before
the war"
France, Tirpitz says. Is only a sec
ondary factor in world politics, "and
is so completely dependent upon Eng
land that II cannot for a long time
constitute \ political plus for United
States."
americans will yet have to learn
whether President Wilson was politi-
cally wise when he helped to destroy
the one independent naval power In
Europe, which In the very circum-
stances of the situation neither could
nor desired in any direction to cross
the interests and aspirations OF the
United States.
"If humanity Of the present day
considers that a brotherhood of ma
lions il a goal to be striven for, 1t
is beautiful sentiment In The mean
time, however, at least up to the pres
cnt day, Divine Providence has pro-
vided that rivalry between nations Is
means to keep alive the impulse
for the Advancement Of culture and
civilization.
'Tf this il true, the United States,
whether she wishes 1t or not, will be
forced to secure her trade through
the realistic means Of protection.
Those means of protection can exist
as we'll in her own power as In the
acquisition Of political friends."