New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26

months for decision in their year. they
appreciated the that the avoid disaster
keep their coalition unbroken
Navalism Vanqushes Miitarism.
was however, one field in tremendous
victory judgment overbaang the local victories of Ger
campaigns The British feet finally
demonstrated supremacy by meeting abhg the submarine
PERIL her allies the of the
and Germany which revealed
IN all German newspapers
not accurate to say that Germany starving, may be
possible for the blockade bring about German starvation bu' had
been able isolate Britain British starvation would
have Immediately and Germany will feel the hard
ships dscomfos bockadmore and there
will patn; addition complete stag
She sell the world
Her fields and her mines unable to
tribute through export trade to the costs of
power the NapOeonic
protected Britain and thus nation inn
muny invasion defeated in the field and
compelled make Napon but Britain kept on fighting
and and again made coalitions which in the end weakened Ma
poeon and brought his downfall
Reading looking the all impressed
greatness and the vasness of her
quests Yet all her hardly Of greater value than the
the If she holds Belgium and Northern France these
Of value Germany than would be the ability
the and they not dpropoOnae price " pay for
British her merchant fleet again Germany cannot
compel abandon the blockade she will have ultimately TO
persuade only hope persuade her by evacuatins
Belgium and France.
The effects power be the
student of history mis-
take the lessons Of the past The triumph miarm
ing by splendid military machine Of the Germans
fallen far short of the completeness of the success of British navasm
Germany's Third Bid.
have upon past because desire
regarding the German campaigns
failures Twice Germany has undertaken with
her fullest military decision Had she won in either case
she hoped and expected and she winning she
could hoped the Having failed she did, now
left military leaders devise method for ending the war
losing absolutely losing all Of the things that had been
things that did the permit her to win absolutely but left
population and with far better prospect for
the she had in August 1914
longer possible Wilma to win the by complete
tactical or strategic success would
persuaded by pongaion of the series Of
make thus giving the idea of imposing
upon Germany Germany could defeat the Allies but she
them that she be beaten and that
craftsmanship to abandon the idea Of victory by
exhaustion and make terms
would include German
ton Belgium portion of French territory. To such terms
would could On the other
possible that neither France Great Britain would care to
the terrible struggle merely restore Poland to Russia France
might Metz and the Frenchspekng portion OF
Belgium might be Unidentified by purchase price for Belgian
Congo, French Congo being the quid quo for Metz
German point view there might be general
boundaries Of 1914 for the eo of the
Trentino, Gorilla and Albania to Italy.
part Germany Austria could find compensation the
would still be real reward for the great
sacrifices Germany place the would be assured
But first of all necessary obtain physical
control Accordingly Germany made her third bid this
peace, conquest