UIKMAN NAVY ,
By CARL W. ACKER MAM J
(United Press Staff Correspondent) J
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BERLIN, August l. — The fall of j
Grand Admiral von Tirpitz was the |
chief event in the German Navy dur
ing the last twelve months of the war.
The changes this event brought in
the personnel of the navy, in the
navy’s influence in politics and in the
giving up of the submarine war
against merchant ships amount to a
revolution. But the chief thing von
Tirpitz pounded in to the thought and
action of everyone connected with the
navy remained. That was his aggres
siveness. “Strike first and strike
hard” was his motto ami although the
chief has fallen, this motto remains.
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Von Tirpitz was the originator or
the submarine warfare against mer- j
chantmen. His chief opponent was the
Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg. I
When the original change in the sub
marine policy was made last Fall, von
Tirpitz, who wanted to resign, re
mained although all his friends as
section chiefs in the navy were re
moved. The successors were suppos
ed to be “anti-Tirpitz.”
One of these new officers l knew
very well through personal contact
every day in the press department.
He came inspired with many of von
Tirpitz* ideas, but because he was
brought in by a new regime he was
not overly friendly to the Orand Ad
miral. I.ast March, when von Tirpitz'
resignation was accepted by the Kais
er, 1 was in the navy department
talking to this official. Non Tirpfta
telephoned ami asked him to go fo.'
a walk in the Tiergarten. A few
weeks contact had made the two inti
mate friends. The next day 1 saw
von Tirpitz. There was nothing to
indicate he had been defeated. He
held his head as high as ever. He
walked in the same firm, confident
way. The same cheerful expression
was on his face. He had fought hard
and long, fifteen years for a principle,
—a strong, aggressive navy; and he
had been successful. He was confi
dent that the spirit he had hammered
into everyone connected with the navy
would remain.
It would be a mistake to say that
because von Tirpitz fell the navy fell
with him. The navy is as strong
and aggressive a weapon :w ev**r. A>
political power it is not so prominent.
Tirpitz. since last March, has been in
the back ground. His friends have
been fighting the Chancellor so far
without success. Tirpitz’ fall cleared
the political atmosphere of Germany’s
internal affairs. It placed von Beth
mann-Hollweg firm in the saddle as
the Chancellor and right hand politi
cal adviser of the Kaiser. It did not
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rob the navy of Tirpitz’ inspiration.
This is indicated most by the fact that
the Kaiser congratulated von Tirpitz
among the lirst naval Officers after the
battle off the coast of Denmark. The
Kaiser and Germany know that Tir
pitz made the navy and they are
proud of both.
As a military weapon the navy was
prepared. Being the second largest,
it could not be expected to control the
seas or any great part of the oceans
against the united fleet of tx Mlies.
it could, has and does torruci.l Cite
Allies control of the seas.
In three ways the navy has been ex
ceedingly active during the last year
of the war.
1.—Submarines have destroyed
more merchant ships than any navy in
any previous war.
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Recently 1 have talked with two
high admirals in the navy department.
The chief points discussed wrere the
policies of naval activities. One of
i thc?t* olllcers remarked that the object
of the raids on the Britsh coast was
to “suck out the British tleet” While
Kngland maintained her control of the
North Sea. German ships frequently
made cruises north ward only to find
I no British warships. Because of the
submarine danger they kept to the
harbors. But as the admiral pointed
out. these raids were at last success
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I said to one officer one day that the
Knglish were claiming the sea victory
because the German fleet returned to
its harbor.
“The first lesson in naval strategy/’
he replied, “is to strike first anti strike
hard anti then retire before a stronger
enemy. We would have been fools to j
remain after we had won the battle,;
to wait until the enemy could bring up
reinforcements and defeat us.”
Germany does not expect to wrest
the control of the seas from the Alin**
during the .war but she will damage j
the British fleet whenever there is. a
chance. Naval authorities bo.ieve
Germany will come out of the war
with the second largest 'navy in the
world. So Germany’s navy, as long
as it is not destroyed, is one of Ger
many’s greatest reserve trump cards.
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Tirpilz always will be recognized
jn Germany as tlie man who put ag
gressiveness into the navy. And the
chief point in all Germany military
moves has been “He on the offensive”.
It always has been said: “A nation
cannot win a war without fighting,
without striking before the enemy is*
ready.”
This was Von Tirpitz’ policy in the
navy and, despite his downfall as the
chief, the policy has remained.
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