New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-18

London, Oct. 1s-John L. Garvin m
his editorial in "The Observer" to-day
says:
1--WE are going to see Germany UNI
der, but that task It is more evident
than ever is going TO take us all our
time. We fight not only for the nd
ertv and security of all Europe outside
Germany. but even for those OF the
larger part Of the Hapsburg monarchy
itself, which its Prussian protectors
/ have already held in thrall
I've fight for the whole of the Eng
| lish speaking world. Whether all
/ Americans yet recognize 1t or not, we
+ fight almost as much for the vital
/ ideals and interests Of the United
States as for our own.
"The events we have seen up to now
/ gigantic as they have seemed and have
/ been in passing, have been but the
vast preiminaries. The Introduction 10
4 the world conflict has been written IN
| the sight of men almost simultaneous
ly in the east and in the west and on
/ the seas. The first phase Of the nos
tilities is ended. As a Russian journal
truly put it the other day, only now
does the real war begin.
Situation Sharply Defined.
1.-THE distinguishing sign of the new
situation is plain and it is indeed i'm
peratively dictated by German teach
ing. training and circumstances. On
land Germany has again recovered the
initiative. whether for the last time or
not remains to be seen.
She has regained that position, as
we shall see, by an exhaustive call
upon her male population. She Is still
committed, exactly as she was at the
outset, to fight against time, just as
the Allies are still more determined
and able than ever TO make the central
empires the victims of their own ext
= gencies and to draw out the grim game
as far as may be wise.
Germany has obviously recognized
her plan Of campaign. distinctly
{ new phase of the conflict now begins.
The Germans once more mean TO try
to force the issue somehow. They IN
tend 10 resume the full offensive IN
the western theatre or the eastern, or
both. The former seems the more ike
" to be chosen once more as a decisive
, direction.
, German Boosting Renewed.
The boastings. which need not trou-
Bile us too much, are renewed that
Paris will be taken by the end OF DC
tober 1t does not follow by any means
that General Won Kluck's original role
5 will be resumed or that the Allies will
not have TO be vigilantly on their
guard against another method alto
gether. But in any case it must seem
probable to most good judges that the
l enemy's immediate aim is to hold up
{ the Russians behind the Vistula for
/ some period. while more weight is once
b. moro brought to bear in the west, IN
TIE hone that France will be crushed
after all and England shaken by
81 Christmas. ,
This is formidable programme. II
, is also an encouraging one. 1t dehnes
a i'm all probability, the nature and dura-
= ton Of the severest crisis OF the war
II limits the time in which the Allies
2 may reasonably hope TO see themselves
over the worst and to come withln
/ sight of getting back their own ana as
much more as may be needed TO maze
, an end forever OF such progecls OF
! world domination as we have sketched
, Critical Ten Weeks.
, II the Allies can do as well in the
b next ten weeks as they have done IN
the last eleven the back OF the German
peril will be broken for all offensive
purposes and the opinion among the
Kaiser's subjects will begin TO take at
, least another view Of the nature and
prospects OF the war.
. In the same way by Christmas We
md our allies will be able TO take a
much more accurate measure OF all the
possibilities OF the war and Of time
forces and methods required to bring II
10 the conclusion we intended.
The opinion in neutral countries
takes. on the whole, the view we eN-
plained last week. that Britain is
pledged more deeply than ever to fight
10 finish.
Waged with the whole of her re-
sources. the struggle may be length
cned. but the odds arc increased
against Germany.
Belgisns Still Potent.
This notably is the Italian view.
Even critics in Berlin observe that
though the violated nation now lies
prosirate under the heel Of those who
guaranteed its neutrality the youth OF
Belgium has escaped and IS still q
potent force in the world.
Britain, France and Russia would
l .o.;shy .ather than that Belgium should