The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-13
Last Message of Lord Roberts, Revealed Here
 Says War Is Necessity
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 Directly a country's press becomes full of articles. putting forward anti vivisectionism. peace at any price, the criminality of corporal punish ment and hysterical petitions against the taking of degenerate life, 1t Is time for the wise men to take stock. Anemia has set in and tonic is badly needed-iron being the best of them. .f
 With anemia comes the disinclina- tion to look facts in the face, and oliticians-imitating the policy of the ostrich-commence to hide their heads SO that they may not see the approach of trouble. Then, inevita- bly, the labor market becomes unset tied, denagogues seize every oppor- tunity to show their strength and la bor is organized against capital Trades unions, finding weddings against them, commence to bully. All the tendencies of effeteness, pervert- ism and national carelessness set In one after anotherA Politicians demand pay for work which should be patri- otically given to the nation; men, women and children sneak out of con forming to the religious observance of a former generation; all men begin to live above their incomes; a gro- tesuue extravaganza in women's dress follows; school boys and undergradu- ates think 1t necessary to begin where their fathers left off; finally a political corruption begins to be the smart thing, The nation has begun to live for the moment and it refuses to look hA fpr
 ..Even at this time, when men are still out of the habit of looking truth in the face, howl of indignation will be raised from all sides when I have the temerity to assert that Ger many is the Allies best friend. But this is true, because Germany has supplied the tonic which England, France and Russia urgently needed. By making war, Germany has forced these countries out of degeneracy ana has obliged them to set their houses In order, Germany has awakened the na- tional spirit and the sense of patriotism which politicians had almost Killed and which generalization had GOV cred up with thick veneer of laisser:- faire. Germany has almost put some semblance of sense and strength into the government of the Allies; and if she has not made every politician hon. est. at any rate, she has forced them to withdraw their heads from the sand.
 .'It is this insensate Germany. with her lust for power, with her care fully constructed death machinery, her fundamental incapability of fighting fair. which has brought back health to the nations arrayed against her tn self-protection. With amazing un- consciousness Germany is at this mo- ment performing a deed which Will have it's effect on the future Of the world and paradexical as 1t may seem is rescuing her opponents from sul- eide.
 Therefore, I assert that this war was necessary; that it came right psychological moment; that it found the Allies unready and demanding of them the most tremendous effort; rescued them from the dire effects of seif-indulgence and has brought out again every good instinct, every fine and simple element which first of all made these nations great.
 History repeats itself with the most monotonous reiteration. The present is the past entered through another gate, and war is as inevitable as death. It is not, and never was an accident. In every instance from the beginning of time it is well-de- served punishment, worked up to and earned. It will come again with the swing of the pendulum. It is salu- tary, necessary and is the only nation tonic that can be prescribed.