The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13

JOFFRE MTSER WITH
LIVES OF HIS MEN
WOrshipped by Soldiers Because
Of His Care fer
Them.
LIKENED TO ROMAN CHIEF


fTbe torotcino article tcns pytHtsd -
the "udtiH." headed "Our Jorrc" ard
marked az "Thc Roadside Notes Of a Sol
Hcr." undcr Whioh generft tile the editor,
". StcpbOBc Jdprdn-e. has been contrib
W'aq 70 his pCpcr some o. the best
sEetchcS Of tbc rdr that hare appeared IN
FrrRcc.1
Volumes have been written on him. and
vet ro.hinc has been said. or at least all
fr1s not been said, and that IS my excuse
FOR trying ls portrtiL The great diStinc-
ton OF .Ioffre is that he was perhaps the
only iran who foresav tho kind OF wa
which we are witnessing. can still hear
him saving TO fH,:
at - i., .oMgo~ the generals In chief
who viii IN future win battles Will
be tie culou"ls and even the simple cap
ta!uv B1ttlas viii bs engaged along
frouts "t 80 20 900 miles, and along s,ycn
= dletuuce the will % - single man has
scarcely any hold. one can make but
fSy combinations or use many ruses.
f. Mo general In CHIEFS ro,e then Will
no, almost illished when he hes brought
20 a determined po!nt on tire limo Of hat
tie oil tho armies which ought 20 take
part In IT, The role OF the cOlonels and
rnpt tifls will commence as soon as The
lr1iIs mas begun. 1t IL they who will de-
cids the fate OF the combat Tho troops
which will win will be those wihch hole
orr the ,o1crs. and have the most endur-
raacs, eucr.y ard faith IN final succsss."
To sild that 10 nc in August, 1917.
SIM" days Defor- going 10 direct the Grand
nLano'uNg'r~ in Touraine, where Gen. Gal
lieni for his part WIS TO snow some Of his
magnificent qualities OF GOODNESS and
method. Ne Eercralissimo's words, which
registered f. the Mdttr. nave remained
engraved on my memory. And oan stu
see In the half Light of his Office In the
superior Council OF War a. tho Lnvatihes
the man with his blue, Lmpid eyes and
hear hLs voice. GLOW and almost oASa
Never did Al eye look moro clearly INTO
te future or n voice utter q JropheGy
| more striking IN its fulfilment-
LiLened 10 Roman Chfefa.
Never, furthermore even in . country
which can pride Itself on having had the
great ~ leaders In history. has there
been figure moro pure The image e.
F.ln!us has been evoked. to whom the
Roman l'gions gave the name OF "Cainc-
tutor.' tho Dclayer,' but Joffre Ia more
and bette than Fablus.
Il j. tIue thai by his simplicity and
n,odesty II. recalls tho early chiefs OF
| Rome when the republic shone with is
austerest. most radiant brightness. But
he has also IN" qualities Of our avn race
| ne has magnificent powers for work, in
variable common sense and profound
/ taste for economy which make him D.
mser with the blood o. his soldiers. He
/ has also tAo clearncss Of the French mind,
suod fellowship of French life and the
unmovahle faith OF French souls IN tie
destiny % the country. He has. IN a word
all that Is good and superior In French
, .ntellI srroc and Thought AID g, IL =
IflI' that W.. his suhord'u1tss, have gwen
r. .. 40" c.,p'" that sums him M the bee
n or .Scs 10y CALM him our Joffr,
ics. ours because DE- really heiou-s 10
us, hccalsr ho Is really close 20 us tud
because he IS really what we wish hGu
10 he.
oh but do not imagine that ne has won
our affection because hn passed over
everything for Us and tolerated evcry7hins
IN US. Hearts OF soldiers, no more than
slopes OF trenches, are not be won by CIV
ing way. No, he passes over nothing and
puts up with nothing, Severe toward him
self, he believes he has the right TO be
severe toward us. Discipline has no mo -
unmanagca ble guardian.
/ L., me give m example When OF tha
evening ii 4 hard dag we bent down over
battlefield. ihore was one ching, one
/ only that we stopped down 10 collect: Il
: w1S 'He.r pO4!.:cd helmets because they
, seemed "a rs M emblem OF their bEu-
, ta!t'E vnich y" carried away with us
! Joflrc learned th's and by an order. Civoil
q 81 t"riHS 81 tho utmost severity, ne
+ htuci rs 20" Il and formally. absolute y
4 forbade l. Very good. Since Jorfre for
| bids I i must he bad. Now we pass by
/ lhe pointed hclmrts that strsw the road,
| ava trenches without even looking a;
| them.
.>uv:her oxaup... llttle moro d,rfcul'
! To- oNplaiH. bat no matter When We have