The New York herald., 1921-02-18

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Copyright, 1921 bs TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin, Feb. IL.
Admiral Won Tirpitz, one time Sec
,retary of State for the Imperial Navy,
and who was responsible for the Ger
man unrestricted submarine warfare,
began to-day series of articles in the
Deutsche AIloemeinc Zeitun0. headed
America and the World War" He
says that the world war made America
the greatest competitor of England
and that America must bear the con-
sequences. The Deutsche Allgepeeine
Zcitung is now owned by Hugo
Stiness. the great industrial capital
ist, who is conducting an active propa-
ganda in his numerous newspapers to
defeat the reparations settlement and
to stir up friction between the Allies
and the United States in the hope
Germany would derive some benefit
therefrWn.
..If some Americans believe that this
competition need not disturb the
Anglo-Anlerican friendship. which is
based on the theory that blood is
thicker than water, they forget that
this sentiment originated among the
Americans and not among the Eng
lish." Won Tbpdtz says. THE clash OF
interests will grow until Americans
will remember the time Of the out
hitting of tive Confederate ship Ala
bama in England. The rapid develop
ment of American industry n. .es
necessary the development of large
merchant marine, just like that OF
Germany before the war. In practi-
cal sense the Americans will not per-
NIT England to decide questions re-
Iating to the life and prosperity of
American industry and commerce. A
brotherhood of nations is a nice,
beautiful idea, but Providence, until
the present time, has made nations in
competition the best aid to human
progress. America, therefore, is COM
PEELED to protect her own interests
not by ideals but by real means"
Won Tirpitz asserts that since Ger
many's downfall the United States is
without real friends and stands alone.
He says that while England is momen-
tarily the only dangerous commercial
competitor OF the United States. Japan
is an economical, military and political
adversary which America has in the Pa
cific. France. he asSerts, is completely
dependent on England and Is of no po-
litical support to America
'sWashington's time saw an independ-
ent France as England's adversary and
Americas ally" he continues. "Amer!-
cans will find out a century after WASH
ington whether President Wilson acted
wisely in helping knock out the only in
dependent maritime Power which was
unwilling and unable anywhere or any
way to cross Americas interests"
Admiral Won Tirpitz Says that when
American and Japanese andagonism will
explode is hard to judge. He expresses
the hope that in the interest of the
world war between them will be avoided
But he declares that in the background
of such conflict stands always the
increasing antagonism between England
and America.
Admiral Won Tirpitz thinks that Amer
lea. "a powerful. self-confdent, youthful
nation" undertakes England's strength.
and says:
THE belief exists that the English
and the Americans, united BY a common
language and by customs will always
remain friends, which sentiment enabled
President Wilson TO drive America into
the war, but the United States has de-
vcloped into a nation with a different
psychology. American intellectual de-
vcloprnent is climbing high and the time
is near when language will not bridge