TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-12-18

pays a glowing tIlDule 10 LIOyC
George, the little Welsh law
YER, and remarks that Eng
land turned to him in her dark.
est hour. The Englishman in
question is sorely mistaken
when he regards this as the
darkest hour of England's hi
story. Darker and more dreary
days are in store for England.
A second Gallipoli, more damag-
ing to Englands prestige than
the first one is developing in
Greece. The day on which the
Entente must leave Saloniki un-
der the pressure OF Greece and
her future allies, the Central
Powers, will be darker than the
day OF the present crisis. But
the darkest OF all days for Eng.
land will be the day of the final
reckoning, the day Of peace.
Lloyd George, no matter how
strong and resourceful he is, is
not strong enough to turn the
tide. No man is.
There are, in facts, two
crises, for the crisis in the
ministry is but a reflection OF
the crisis Of the war. The
crisis in the war amounts to
this: That the progress Of
events and succession of bitter
experiences have at last brought
home to the minds of most men
the fact that we are not win
ming the war, and the further
conviction that with the present
methods of waging the war we
shall never win it."
Thus did the conservative
and sober-minded Manchester
Guardian, the leading English
provincial newspapers, express
itself recently editorially on
Great Britain's military situa-
ton.
More might have been said.
For instance, the question might
have been asked in view Of
what advantages have been
thrown to the winds and what
the present situation actually
is, whether it is not too late for
any methods which can now be
adopted to recoup these lost adj
vantages or to retrieve the COM
promised situation.
The London John Bull
Bottomley's organ, in a recent
number, prints a letter from a
member Of Parliament, which
so completely confirms the
views concerning the effect that
Germany's submarine campaign
is having on Great Britain's
sea supremacy, which have been
expressed In these columns that
it is impossible to resist the
temptation to quote the mate
rial parts thereof. 1t says:
This fact we must bear in
mind. If Asquith continues as
premier for one more year the
Germans and not we will dictate
the peace terms. At the present
tate of loss in ships it will not
be long before England will be
incapacitated to serve as the
chief support Of the Allies. The
Germans know this and are
fastening in making gigantic
efforts to paralyze our shipping.
Our losses are multiplying
at a terrific pace and a cata-
strophe is unavoidable unless
we, regardless of neutrals, arm
cur merchantmen. Everything
is at stake, the fate of Egypt,
where one and a quarter million
men must be fed"
It really matters little who
shall be at the head Of the new
British government. The only
question for Great Britain to
consider is how to extract it
self as gracefully as circum-
stances permit from the mess
in which it finds itself today.
TIE chances for doing so seem
TO be rather slim, for we an
not believe that Germany in
lends to let John Bull get away
with a broken finger. Sly old
John will have to give at least
some Of his heartblood before
lie again will be able to sit down
on his easy chair. He will have
TO eat Of the mantle piece for
a long time to come.
5 The question for John Bull
to decide whether the val as
) Stands today is still a good
business proposition which he
imagined it would be when he
entered the war-contract with
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