HINDENBURG'S CONFIDENCE.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 85, 12 April 1917, Page 5

HINDENBURG'S CONFIDENCE.

VIEWS ON AMEIRICAN INTERr

FERE^CE

TRUMP OARI> OF SUBMARINTSM

GERMAN BECURirTY ON ALL

FROiNTS.

(Renter's TFelegrams.) April 11, 6:5 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, Apriim Won Hindenburg, interviewed by the Berlin correspondent of the Spanish newspaper ""Vangum-clia, said tliat in deciding upon" xinvettvicted Submarining: Germany regarded the possibility of, American assistance to the Entente as without weight. Ho admitted that America's financial assistance could not be despised, 'but •contended that in this war money had hot proved most important for warfare. He was of opinion 'that the American '.'supply 'if <wa-r .-.itvaieriaj. to, the Allies was already so »;reat • that' any increase wnslmrcliy possible Oil" the .contrary, -were lik4ly to Siniihish in consequence of "Shei necessity for. America to own enlarged army. ■ . Hindenburg did rtol ttntJieipate" much material hoTp # from America -wibhin measurable time. Ik .was the •submarines' task to Sim'iritah it. He declared that in .view of the fact that j itho English, .issistcd by the Allied; floctvs. were unable' to overcome thei U-boats, the American fleet would not; succeed. \ffe boasted tirat tlie 'Entente j i was without weapons against the sub-i imai'inos. He referred •sTiglrtJingly to. I the possibility of tho American army's ! reacjmess to proceed to Enpo re -before > a year, while the Entente announced* that, the decision of the war would! •jfmia this year He asserted thafci Germany on the East fr,ont was so; stionc; that Brussiloff's most j-uthlejS ■ .sai-fifices were unable to make headway, lie claimed that the events in TlnVsia had promoted the German plans. "Respite the necessity to firmoe-n----trnfce forces last year to repulse BrmsSlotf, with Che "limited resmwees &hei>. ava^kblff in the West we repulsed the Anglo-French attack. Tliinps to-clav «re fundamentally different. Tlie West front has hecome so strong that the Germans can withstand ■every affcack." He spoke complacently of the Central Bowers' absolute security on all fronts, and 1 heir tmpreeedented s&rength and preparedness everywhere. The submarine tialcnlat'ioHs were tunning out correctly. Hindenhvir g concluded with an oxpresston of oonficl* nc«, b!\F.ed on the oonsidoratiori of all human possibilities.