New-York tribune., 1916-07-18
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..her Of liberty and nations Eve"
.sost critics Of our own affairs
OUT -, driven to the conclusion that
''' .,ontrv is not only sound to the
''' -. Greater as whole IN the pres
COW, ,han in any former struggle
O.. .h,se who doubt turn back TO the
10 IDS Of faction and muddle re-
g.. 60 hy character or genius.
''x.,,r,beless. this society, which
60 correct in its own eyes and SO
"a N al others. remains IN fact
". ,,.~ nation both in its faults and
..,li,ies. In England it is notori-
" sad thing TO be suspected Of
s-.., -..rsm. and if you have new idea
,,,ll do we'll TO convey 1t IN rather
W ,,or5s 4 YOU wish 1t TO have
chance tuho
I-.se some study Of the interaction
TEN and eastern factors IN the
v.,,so " situation endeavored for
...,ony Of argument to convey our
=, ,brsscs. We urged that BEL
w w, might be redeemed in the Balkans
u,.,s.Iorraine soonest recovered
:, cons,antinople.'
Linking of the Fronts.
-,,, vay Of putting it carried no
,,-sussion, but great is the convincing
- of events. The deadlock in the
w,,, proved 10 be as stubborn as the
..,or,tv forcsaw, reverses in the East
.. rreiudicial Now every one sees
hat Venice has been preserved on the
n-;es,er. and hopes that Ncrdun may
,s saved on the Pripet, while the Rus
ss-s in their turn, expect that they
v,N be helped TO get Lemberg by the
action Of the British army nearer Lille.
However that may be, there Is no
more dispute about theory. All the
Allies know in earnest that the war
i, won. and soon 1t viii come to the
climax so long prophesied and so often
postpored. We had thought II would
come last April or May; then that 1t
might not come until next year. Now
ve assume that We are on the eve of
events which Will mean the supreme
sg5itramenL
Allies Hour at Hand.
The British army. well knowing that
II has the most formidable task Of all
in.front OF IT, has been biding Its hour
and pilng up its ammunition. It's
guns are cOod-in quantity not all that
ihey will be later, but good. More thar
half the Cars equipped troops have
yet 70 be engaged. General Brussi-
ioif has been communicative TO inter
viewers, but no one thinks that the full
Russian plan has yet been revealed
any more than the full Russian
force In this death-birth Of Europe /:
IS ;he mid-hour of travail
What are the prospects! The gov
srnments of the Central Empires pro-
isss hopes. So far as the hopes are
real. will they be broken in the next
few weeks when the war enters on its
third wear at the beginning of August!
We do not know, but We look confident
ly for a change n the spirit OF their
dream. ,.
The change Of feeling on the Allies
side is very remarkable. Yet IT IS dlt-
hcult 70 say how il came about IN BRIT.
am II happened almost III spite OF
ourselves. Adversely and endurance
had brought Us long since TO a very
hardened and level temper. We had
learned 20 keep our souls in custody.
We had got into such a habit that
when things went III we were secretly
slated. when they went better we IN
stnctively fortified ourselves against
renewed disappointment. Dead-set on
the main end, we were little moved by
episodes either way.
British Stoicism.
When the fleet won what was IN 1t
self a most respectable and vigorous
victory, We asked ourselves chlehy by
What means We could apply that eX-
perience so as to gain trafalgar
next time. Nelson's own temper was
The same-"Had We taken ten sail and
but allowed the eleventh TO escape, l
could never have called it well done"
So with the Russian advance. IL re
joiced our hearts immeasurably, but
our heads refused 20 admit anything
more than a cautious enthusiasm.
How far would the Russians go? That
had vet 20 5e seen. We were deter
mined beforehand to be proof against
any possible disappointment. In short,
the whole country had got itself into
the mood Of a man in action who must
think Of the efficient execution OF ms
duty, and cannot afford to have feel
ngs until afterward.
Jellicoe's Demeanor.
When Sir John Jellicoe went through
the sea battle the few who were near
him were more impressed by their
~ A~rt. - LrfaVa Ae tho 4
sages, good or bad, came IN during
those tense hours. he saIu nothing and
gave no sign. The Queen Mary was
sunk; the lndefatigable vas sunk.
The admiral noted il without ripple
o. expression. The only emotion he
showed that day was once, when the
Iron Duke passed through drowning
men and they cheered him before they
went down. In Britain's heart OF
hearts Jellicoe's demeanor is her ideal,
and through disappointment and en-
eouIagement she keeps a check upon
herself.
ie: IL is not 10 be denied that in the
last fortnight something has happened.
Inere has been thaw of this reserve,
dno ,he thaw has been caused not by any
warmth Of emotion, but by a sort OF sun
snine Of reasoning. The more closely
We look into the matter, the more solid
seems the ground on which we rest our
expectations Of a steadily increasing
and at length decisive improvement in
,he land situation, even If progress
should not be swift, sweeping and un-
interrupted.
See Wars End in Year.
There is a confirmed belief that wha.
mas already happened Will shorten the
war BY six months. and that the Allies
within a year from now will have in
sufed the attainment of their funda-
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