THROUGH GERMAN EYES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144711, 21 June 1915, Page 8

THROUGH GERMAN EYES.

A DIPLOMATIST’S SPEECH? Herr von Uintze, Hie retired German naval officer who was for some years Gorman Minister in Mexico and lias now been made Minister in China, delivered a remarkable address to tho Gorman colony on his arrival at Shanghai. IVhat the Cologne Gazette calls “the main points” of his speech occupy a column of very small print. Herr von Uintze, in a passage describing the course of the war, seems to have suggested that the reason why tin 1 Gormans did not reach Paris was that the enemy ran away too last. He said ; This is the most brilliant campaign which the history of centuries and of thousands of years has ever known. After six weeks our armies stood before one of the enemy capitals. The enemy had to retreat so rapidly that onr cavalry could not ditch him up. . After five and a halt mouths we were in possession ot Belgium and of the 10 richest and most productive departments of France. We are making full use of them, and we are m possession of tho largest and best parts of Poland, and arc using its main resources tor the continuation of oar war. The phrase “our war” does not seem to have been an accident, for Herr von Hintzo also said : Tho preparation of Germany for this war was silently completed, and in such e wav that even our enemies have said: “The superiority of the German war machine is manifest.” KAISER'S SON AS' DRUMMER. In another passage Herr von Hintzo paid a tribute to the German princes, and especially to tho Prussian lamiiy, saying;— One of the Kaiser’s sons has been severely wounded. 1 spoke to him myself.' The Crown Prince is leader of the sth Army. Prince Kitel Friedrich is loader of the Ist Regiment of Font Guards. At M this regiment was more than decimated, and had hardly any officers left, one battalion having none" hut a lieutenant 20 years old'. Prince Eitel .Friedrich took tho drum and sounded the charge, and the brave men followed him. We can he very well satisfied with our princes. They do their duty and risk their skins like common soldiers. They are not in the background or mere spectators, hut they are in the front, whore they belong. Our Kaiser does not sit in Berlin, hut is the German Army King, and the princes are tho dukes.