The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-28

IN the foifo,ctng article the neutral
correspondent Of the London Times"
ums up hts tmpression Of Germany ~
a striking metaphor. Germany Is q
huge centrifugal machine dtschurginS sfs
energies at the periphery. The machine
sctl 0,rc out chen the central store Of
energy u exhausted, but every effort
Is made to conserve and Increase this
store, and IN this repcct Germany pro.
rides an Instructive contrast 10Th Great
Britain.
Looking at Germany from the outside
and trying to fuse my impressions and
experience into n single image, l seem
TO see n huge centrifugal Machine fling
ing forces outward. The longer 1t works
and the higher the velocity OF its gyra-
tions the more Is the centre depleted
and the more intensely are the forces
crowded along the circumference. There
they batter furiously against the walls
the military frontiers.
Between the centre and the clrcum-
ference there are many eddies and cross
currents. which become apparent on close
investigation. But they are scarcely
visible in the uniform movement set
up by the pressure OF the machine. The
centrifugal forces may break through
the containing human barrier and ex-
tend their radius OF action. They may
also make but a narrow breach and
cause "a leakage. Both OF these things
have happened. In any case, the work.
Ing OF the machine Is attended by
continual and terrible consumption OF
energy. not only by the machine itself,
hut by the wastage, hat cannot be re-
placed. among the units Of force which
Il drives outward.
Consequently. there are two limits to
the working OF the machine. IL will
slacken down when Il can no longer be
fed with enough units Of force. or when
the supply Of central energy itself gives
out. Both these factors come stimuli.
~taneously into play. These are, so to
speak. the physics of the problem. Men.
tai factors hardly count. They are In.
Guided in the machine itself, n are In.
herent In it's origin and purpose.
Protracted Tension Tells.
Against such a machine only well
organized material forces can prevail
True. the machine itself may breal
down.. In spite OF Its wonderful e,as.
ITCHY. A reverse may throw II tenn,
porarily out of gear. As yet there ar,
indeed few signs OF such a contingency
but occasionally Indications are vislbi,
OF the way tho protracted tension n
telling. One such indication has alread,
been reported in England, but | doub
derstood.
One morning the chief OF police =,
Berlin was ordered by headquarters I,
V ags hoisted In celebration of a,
important victory. No details wer
sfven; 1t was understood merely tina
IN victory had been won on tho Ga
lician front. Flags new everywhere: tn
school children were given q holida,
after patriotic lectures from their teach
ers. and tho press briefly ~nounc
treat triumph. without details. Relic
from tho strain OF waiting month afte
mont for a victory that never cam
resolved itself into excitement. Berli
went wild with Joy.
At the time I was staying at q hote
In q provincial town. In the earl
afternoon the landlord rushed into m
n saying hat the Germans hai
beaten the Russians in Galicia and ha
taken 10000 prisoners. I hear
bands playing In the streets n sa,
school children carrying the Germa
ana nagS In process
sion. The people crowded the centra
thoroughfares. Two hours later tn
landlord came again. He said he mu,
tell me at once. The prisoners take
numbered 10000. together with $500
horses. +Sl guns. al machine CUR
and IS armored trains. Tenrs streame
down his cheeks 70 he related thes
wonderful figures.
went out into the street. tt
church bells were ringing peals OF 10
and national airs were everywheI
played and sung. The shop window
contained placards quoting the figures
have mentioned on the authority of III
oflcial Wolff bureau. The hysterlcl
excitement Of the crowds which filled Il
roadways. the cafes and the restaurant
struck mo As q sudden reaction fro
, long pent up anxiety. from disauietut
carefully hidden. from hardship ar
. mental strain. II was as though Il
mental balance of the people had su,
denly collapsed after having been arni
y ctally maintained. Excitement gre
1 into disorder. The police were con
, PEELED to intervene and many arres
!. were made for grober Unfug (gross In
A propnety). Next morning the loo
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