The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-28

the result counts-not the time con-
sumed In achieving II.
'It took England twenty years TO de-
feat Napoleon. The first fifteen OF
those were black with British defeat. II
will not take twenty years to win this
war. but, whatever time IL required, II
Will be done, and say this, recognizing
that we have only begun to win. There
IL no disposition on our side to fix the
hour Of ultimate victory after the first
war Ia nearing an end. We haven't the
slightest doubt as to how II Is to end.
but what of France; is there the
same determination there to stick to the
end. the same idea S 81 n,shhtipg until until
many's enemies?" Lloyd-George was
The secretary for war carefully match
ed each finger of one hand with each
finger Of the other, and as he turned his
dotted throng In Whitehall, II seemed
the interruption had stemmed the flow
OF conversation. There was full mo-
ments pause as he swung around again !:
the reply came In voice ana manner
impressively grave.
France Not Appreciated.
1.-THE world at large has not yet be-
gun to appreciate the magnificence. the
mobility. the wonder Of France" he
said. II had the answer to your inquiry
given me a few days ago by noble
French woman. She had given four
sons-she had one left to be given to
France.
I asked II she didn't think the struggle
had gone far enough. Her reply. with
out a moments hesitation, was: The
fight will never have gone far enough
until we have made a repetition OF this
horror impossible
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 British idea.
1 suppose you, too. regarded the French
soldier as excitable. brilliant In attack.
but lacking logged staying qualities.
Nothing was more unwarranted than
the popular idea OF the Frenchman as
a poor defensive fighter. History never
Justified this idea. but there will be a
when the real heroism, nobility. and
genius Of the defense OF Verdun Is fully
understood. France has fought the
longest wars OF any nation OF Europe.
and her history itself Is assurance
enough that she will hold to the end.
with the British II will be the sport
ing spirit that will animate the army
to the last. fair play the motive--fair
fight the method. With the French II
will be that fiercely burning patriotism
that will sustain the army to the end.
regardless Of when the end may come"
"To the Deathw
And Russla-"
"will 20 through to the DEATH in
terrupted Lloyd-George.
Russia has been slow to arouse. but
she will be equally slow to quiet. The
resentment of the Russian against hav-
ing been forced into war Is deep. He
has neither forgotten nor forgiven the
fact that this happened when he was ILL
prepared and unsuspecting. No. there
are and will be no cutters among the
allies.
Never again = has become our battle
cry; :.
great and IL growing. As TO the war
zone, its terrors are indescribable. !
have Just visited the battlehelds OF
France. I stood, as II were. at the door
OF hell. saw myriads marching into
the furnace. saw some coming out OF
II, scorched and mutilated.
This ghastliness must never be re-
enacted on this earth and one method
at least Of answering that end is the
inhiction Of such punishment upon the
perpetrators OF this outrage against hui
manity that the temptation to emulate
their exploits will be eliminated from
the hearts Of the evil-minded amongst
the rulers OF men,"