New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
VON TIRPiTZ IN HISTORY

NoN llnI z IN hlSI oN I
 It is one of the ironies Of history that Admiral von Tirpirz, the man responsible in a large measure for Germanys challenge 10 the suprem. acy Of Great Britain upon the seas lived 10 see the day when the Brit ish supremacy was more effectively challenged than during the heyday of his career. and not by Germany He lived to see the day when the British reluctantly accepted the challenge, and before his death noted that the best the British car ed 10 do about it was 10 accept parity" with the new challenger the United States.
 It is probable. considering how the turns Of history depend upon mat ters of governmental policy which sometimes receive scant public at tention. that had the German ad- miral not been such a determined advocate for great battle fleet that the World War might not have talk en place
 Bismarck in his day was wiser He said that Great Britain and Ger many would always get along very well 50 long as Britain remained the big water rat and Germany remained the big land rat
 It was when Germany began turn ing herself into big water rat as we'll az being "big land rat that suspicion grew unrestrained; 1t was the menace that during the reign of King Edward brought about the understanding between Britain. France and Russia; it was the un- deriving condition that created an atmosphere which turned an ordl- nary dislocation between Servia and Austro- Hungary into World War.
 The other "accompli.hme with which Non Tirpitz's name i. attach ed in history is the development Of submarine warfare. In his memoirs he places considerable blame else where for this tragic circumstance, which brought the United States into the wa. and insured German defeat. The records do not seem to be clear as to actually who was , responsible, no one. after the event. showing an aiacrily to point with pride at the results, Ii seems fairly | well cs'a plishcd. however. that Non Tirpt2 was the first 70 suggest un- restricted submarine warfare. bu: by the time the decision finally was made he long ago had lost his earlier influence in the kaiser. navy. Any Wa. he probably was the first 10 realize the devastating possibilities inherent with the illegal use of the submarine.
 After the war Won TirpitZ was pessmistlc, saying Germany would surely so to smash economically, in dustrally and financially. that chaos and bolshevism ultimately would be i her portion, as in Russia. Ten years later. asked to explain the remark able recovcries of lis native land. lie made the significant remark:
 An, we'll perhaps my thinking is behind the timcs.''
 This, perhaps Es well as anything, cpitomi2es tEe admiral He was a member Of the old school" os Ger man officials who were the prime 1 movers of national 'place-in the, sun propa eanda before the war ! The future oi the nation is in better 1 hands. and those who, like Preside ent 1 Hindcnburs. remain highly honored and esteemed enjoy this prestige be- cause they gladly accepted the new order as an improvement over tine old and have shown a willingness and leadership 10 work with il. | Non Tirpitz. by the way. showed good judgment in recent years by Gpholdins the new Republic and re- fusine 10 join in the cxcrcscences Of
 tho Nauonalsts for q return 10 d monarchy. After all it was inc , monarchy hat brought disaster. Tho