The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
WARS END rs
NOT NOW IN SIGHT
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acts and talks more like an American
business man than any other EngllSn-
man in public life, now speaking reai
limited States with scarcely any trace
OF the usual British information OF &C
cent, continued:
"JJnder the circumstances, the
British, now that the fortunes OF the
game have turned bit, are not as
posed to stop because OF the squeal-
ing done by the Germans. or for the
Germans, by probably we'll meaning
but misguided syunpathizers anu anu
humanitarians. For two years tue
British soldier had bad tlme-no
one knows so well as he what Dao
time II was. He was sadly inferior
in equipment. On the average ne
was inferior in training. He saw the
allied cause beaten all about the
ring, but he didn't appeal to either
the spectators or referee 70 stop
the fight on the ground that II was
brutal nor did he ask to have the
rules changed. He took his punish
ment. Even when beaten like a dos,
he was a game dog. When forced 10
take refuge in a trench, when TOO
badly used up to carry the f1gnt 10
the enemy, he hung on without Wnln-
ing. fought off every attack, bided
his time, endured without winclng,
worked without tagging.
sBut what of France; is there the
same determination there to stick 10
the end, the same idea of fighting IN
til peace terms can be dictated by
Germany's enemies?" Lloyd George
was asked.
The war secretary carefully match
ed each finger Of one hand with eacn
finger of the other, and as he turned
his chair slowly to gaze out over the
khaki-dotted throng Of white han, II
seemed the interruption had Stoned
fine Aow OF conversation There was
a full moments pause and as the
chair swung around again, the reply
came in a voice and manner impress
sivly grave.
"The world at large has not yet
begun to appreciate the magnlhcence,
the nobility, the wonder OF France,
he said. II had the answer to your
inquiry given me a few days ago by
a noble French woman. She had
given four sons-she had one left to
be given to France. In the course OF
NV talk with her, l asked II she
didn't think tLe struggle had gone
far enough. Her reply without mo
m ent's hesitation was the fight Will
never have gone far enough until we
have made a repetition of this horror
That mother was voic-
ing the spirit of France.
yves, 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. 7 suppose you, too. re-
gard the French soldier as excitabie,
brilliant in attack, but lacking dogged
staying qualities.
Nothing was more unwarranteo
than the popular idea Of the French
man as a poor defensive fighter HIS
tory never justified this idea, out
there will be new appraisement.
new appreciation when the real
heroism, nobility and genius OF .he
defense of verdun is fully under
stood 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 it will be the
snoring spirit that will animate the
arny to the last, fair play the motive
fair fight the method. With the
French it will be that fiercely burn
ing patriotism that will sustain the
army to the end, regardless OF wnen
the end may come"
and Russia will go through
to the DEATH" interrupted Lloyd
George. Russia has been slow 10
arouse, but she will be equally SLOW
to quiet. The resentment OF the Rus
sian against having been forced INTO
war is deep. He has neither FORGOT
ten nor forgiven the fact that TINS
when he was ili-prepared
and unsuspecting. No, there are, ana
will be, no cutters among the allies.
never again has become our
.At home the suffering and SORROW
ts great and is growing. AS TO the
war zone. it's terrors are inoesc I.,e
able. / have just visited the battle
fields of France, stood, as 1t were.
at the door Of hell. l saw myriaos
rising into the furnace. ! saw some
coming out OF it. scorched ana muti-
lated. - "a.
.sThis ehastliness must never be re,
enacted on this earth and one metnod
at least of answering that end Is tne
inficfion of such punishment upon