The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-10-09

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writing. A conference for ten thai
evening was requested In manner
that left no doubt of Its urgency.
Curiosity made him little ahead Of
time, but he found the premier await
ing him in his study, free from inter
ruption or eavesdropping.
In the shadow Of the table lamp the
old premier looked his years. From
youth he had been in politics, ever a
bold figure and a daring player, but
now beginning to feel the pressure OF
younger mems elbows. Fonder even
of power, which had become o habit,
than in his twenties, he saw 1t slipping
from his grasp at an age when the
downfall Of his government meant that
he should never hold the reins again.
He had been called an ambitious dem
agogue and makeshift opportunist by
his enemies, but the crowd liked him
for his ready strategy, his genius for.
appealing phrases, and for the gam
bler's virtue which hitherto had made
him good loser. RI aEt
'"You saw our communique tonight
| that went with the publication Of the
Browns dispatch?" he remarked. WI
"Yes, and l am glad that had been
careful to send spirited commander
to that region" Westerling replied.
$50 you guess my intention, see."
! The premier smiled. He picked up a
long, thin ivory paper-knife and softly
patted the palm Of his hand with it.
Certainly" Westerling replied in
his ready, confident manner.
"We hear great deal about the pre-,
cision and power Of modern arms as
favoring the defensive" said the pre-
mier. II have read somewhere that II
will enable the Browns to hold US back
despite our advantage of numbers
Also. that they can completely man
every part Of their frontier and that
their ability to move their reserves
rapidly, thanks to modern facilities
makes a powerful fianking attack II
surprise out of the question"
"Some half-truths in that" an
Westerling. "One axiom, that mus
hold good through all time. is that thu
aggressive which keeps at 1t always
wins. We take the aggressive. In thu
space where Napoleon deployed a dl
vision, we deploy battalion today
The precision and power of moderl
arms require this. With such immens
forces and present-day tactics, the lin
Of battle will practically cover tn
length Of the frontier. Along thei
range the Browns have a series 9
fortresses commanding natural opeI
ings for our attack. These are almos
J impregnable. But there are pregnabl
!, points between them. Here. ou
method will be the same that the Jap;
nese followed and that they learne
from European armies. We shah col
centrate In masses and throw in wav
after wave OF attack until we haV
gained the positions we desire. Ono
we have a tenable foothold on tn
, crest Of the range the Brown arm
! must fall back and the rest will be
, matter of skillful pursuit"
The premier, as he listened. role
, the paper knife over and over. regar'
ing It's polished sides. which were lik
, Westerling's manner Of facile stat
!. ment Of q program certain Of fulfil
ment.
How long will it take to mobilize
LESS than q week after the raj
roads are put entirely at our servic
With three preceding days of scattere
q movements" answered Westerlin
\ Deliberate notifications are all rigl
. for diplomatic threat that creates
e furore in the newspapers and . d
e preston in the stock market. bu
which is not to be carried out. Whe
n you mean war, all speed and the wa
& fever at white heat"
G "You would have made q good pol
It tician, Westerling," the premier n
l. marked, with q twitching uplift Of tn
c brows and knowing CLEAN in hi
s. shrewd old eyes.
Q "Thank you," replied Westerling,
n man who is able to lead in anythin
o must be something Of q politician"
70 every true, indeed. Perhaps ha
IS that partly In mind In making 70
J. vice-chief of STAR" responded the pr
j. mier..
1t "Then 1t all goes back to the publ
N Ito that enormous body Of humal
O. ity out there!" He swung the pap'
ID knife around with outstretched ar
Al, toward the walls Of the room. II
In public opinion--as does everythir
ID else in this age-to the people---o'
st masters, your and mine! For no ms
can stand against them when they Sc
y no OF yes" n., ~
or "You know the keys to play o
10 though remarked Westerling with
q complimentary smile. mo one knoV
ie quite SO we'll"
I'd Sand you are sure-sure we CT
al VIM" the premier asked with len
It, tense look at Westerling, who W
NJ steady under the scrutiny.
ne "AhaoluteIviu ho answered. Ell