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Iheres neither CLOCK nor calondAl
in the Brltish army today was IN,
quick reply. Time is the least vita
factor. Only the result counts--.no
the time consumed In achieving Il,
/ 1T took England twenty years Il
defeat Napoleon. and the iirst tfteei
of those years we're black with british
defeats, II will not take twenty year.
TO win this war. but whatever time !,
Required Il will be done. and I say
this recognising that We have onl,
begun TO win. There Is no dfsposl
ition on our side 10 finish the hour oI
ultimate victory after the FIRST sue.
cess. We have no delusion tha, the
lwar Is nearing an end. We have
no, the slightest doubt as to how 1,
lis to end"
But what Of Frances Is there
the same determination there 10 stick
TO tho end. the same Idea OF fighting
until peace terms can be dictated by
Germany's enemless" Lloyd-George
was asked.
The war secretary carefully match
ed each finger OF one hand with each
finger OF the other as his chair sank
back. There was full moments
pause, and as the chair swnng round
again the reply came In voice and
manner impressively grave.
The world at large has no, yet
begun TO appreciate the magnincence.
the nobility. the wonder OF France"
he said.
II had the answer to your inquiry
given me few days ago BY a noble
French woman, She had given four
sons--she had one lats TO be given 10
France. In the course OF any talk
with her. | asked II she did not think
the s,raggle had gone far enough.
Her reply. without q moments hest.
taiion, was, The hgh, will never have
gone far enough until we have made
a repetition OF this horror impossible,
That mother was voieing the spirit
OF France.
Yes. France will stick to the end
| suppose Americas conception OF
France and the French soldier before
the war was as erroneous as the Brit
ish idea, suppose you. too, regard
the French soldier as excltable. bril-
liant in attack. but lacking dogged
staying qualities.
Nothing was more unwarranted
than the popular idea OF the French
man as poor defensive fighter. His
tory never justified this notion, but
there will be new appraisement. a
new appreciation when the real hero
ism, nobility and genius OF the de-
fense OF Verdun Is fully understood
France has fought the longest wars
OF any nation Of Europe and her his
tory itself Is assurance enough fha,
she will hold to the end.
with the British 1t will be the
sporting spirit that. will animate The
army to the last. fair play the mo-
tlve--fair fight the method. With
the French II will be that fiereely.
burning patriotism that will sustain
the army 70 the end. regardless oil
when the end may come"
And Russia"
Russia will go through TO th,
DEATH" interrupted Lloyd George
Russia has been slow to arouse
but she will be equally slow 10 quit
The resentment OF the Russiani
against having been forced into wal
lis, deep. She has neither forgotten
nor forgiven, the fact that this hap
pened when she was ill-prepared ant
unsuspecting. No, there are. and vii
be, no cutters among the allies.
Never again, has become oul
battle cry.
"At home the suffering and sorrow
Is great and Is growing. As. to III,
war zone, It's terrors are indescribable
have Just visited the battlehelds o
France. stood. as II were, at tn,
door OF hell. saw myriads MARCHING
into the furnace. saw some comlnI
out of 1t, scorched and mutilated.
This ghastliness must never b,
re-enacted on this earth, and on,
method, at least, Of assuring tina
end is the Infliction of such punish
ment upon the perpetrators OF thi
outrage against humanity that III,
temptation to emulate their exploits
Will be eliminated from the hearts o
the evil-minded amongst the rulers
of men"
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