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Show HINDENBURG DECIDES. Field Marshal von llindenburjx, chief of the Gorman general stafl', is said to have come out unequivocally against a resumption of unlimited submarine warfare. war-fare. Tho significance of his action does not lie altogether in his powerful ' influence. Undoubtedly his -word will havo much weight with the German peo-" peo-" pie and will largely offset the influence of Admiral von Tirpitz, but perhaps the highest significance of his action is to be found in the fact that he has definite-. definite-. . ly decided in favor of one school of mili- - tary experts and against another. German military opinion is divided into two chief factions. One favors con- - contrating the forces of the empire for a conquest of the British; the other maintains that Kussia must be vanquished van-quished first. Those who believe that Germany should crush tho czar's armies first have 1 several lines of argument. They contend con-tend that by gaining a complete decision over the Russians it will be possible to ! make a separate peace not only with ' .Hussia, but with France, for they see Franco "bled white" and unwilling to continue the war after Russia is com-" com-" pietely overcome. With France and Russia out of the way the Germans could turn upon the English with cer-' cer-' tainty of success, they say. It is pointed out that if too much energy is consumed in an attack on Great Britain - the Russians will be given an oppor-- oppor-- . tuuity to arm and munition her inex- i - haustible millions of men. Better to i j - strike hard and fast at Russia now and 1 force her to lay down her arms than to strike at Great Britain and neglect - Russia until she becomes uuconquerable, they maintain. ' Tho argument for an immediate attack' at-tack' upon Great Britain with all pos-. pos-. Bible resources is stated by the Berlin; Deutsche Tageszeitung as follows: "England is by far our most tenacious tena-cious enemy. Up to now she has real , ized all her menaces. By compulsory service she has created an army of mil-'lions. mil-'lions. She has introduced compulsory-labor compulsory-labor for producing war material, and , w she has cut us off from the sea, and v, forced neutrals into her service. With her money, through American and Japa-. Japa-. ncse industry, in 191 (3 she transformed- . the inexhaustible Russian masses iuto gigantic armies who are .better equipped . and stronger than heretofore. Thanks to the co-operation of America, "England will continue doing this till we are exhausted. ex-hausted. She is firmly determined to destroy us, and will do everything to realize her aim. The hope for an understanding under-standing with mi conquered England is a delusion. Therefore, down with England: The history of the Jast three centuries shows that England can only be conquered on the sea. Eng- : land is not only our most dangerous, ; but aJo our most vulnerable enemy, be- j cause an island lives and dies with its . shipping, i. an wq conquer England on i the sea Yes. The deeds and experi- ! - cn-es of our navy up to the present give j a sure guaranty of this.'' Von Hindenburg has been opcnlv the '..'advocate of the anti-Russian school of military opinion, but until now he ha? not come out so decisively against the other school. It is reasonable to as- - 'sumo that in opposing & resumption ot suhma rine warfare on an unrestricted scale he is seeking to make it clear that lie does not believe German v should concentrate her military power on Great Britain to the neglect of the Russian campaign. A year ago ho tried to t:niu a complete decision over Russia so as tn put the German army in a position t it strike mighty blow? acaint Era nee and England, lie still believes that his programme of a year ago can be car-i car-i ied out. ' All that is necessary is to bold the English and French in cheek '- while Rusin brine overrun. |