The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-28

man sympathikors when the few
thousand British citizens who never
expected to be soldiers. whose mill.
tary education started only few
months previously. went out To be
battered. bombed aud gaHssd. to re-
cciye ten shells for every one they
could tirc-Nent out. fought like
sportsmen. without even n rrumble,
Nothing Worse TO Come
Il repeat. that there was no whln-
poring then. and the people who
are now moved 10 tears at the
thought Of what is TO come. watched
tho early rounds OF the unequal
contest dry-eyed. None Of the car
maze and suffering which is to come
can be worse than the sufferings OF
those allied dead who stood the full
shock OF the Prussian war machine
before Il began 10 faitor,
"iut the British determination
TO carry the fight 20 decisive
finish there 10 something more than
the natural demand for vengeance.
The inhumanity. the pitilessncss OF
fighting that must come before a
lasting peace Is possible. Is not
comparable with the cruelty that
will be involved IN stopping the
war while there remains q POSSIBLE.
ity OF civilization again being men.
! aced from the same quarter.
Peace Must Be Permanent
Peace now. or any time before
the final and complete elimination
OF this menace. Is unthlnkable. No
man and no nation with the slight.
est understanding OF the temper OF
this citizen army OF Briton's. which
took It's terrible hammcring with.
out a whine or grumblc. viii at.
tempt To call n halt now
But how long do you figure this
can and must 30 on" Lloyd George
was asked.
There's neither clock nor calen.
dar In the British army today.
was bis quick reply. Time IL the
least vital factor. Only tho rcsalt
counts-not the time consumed In
achieving Il.
Il took England 20 years TO de.
feat Napoleon and the first 10 OF
those years were black with British
defeat. IL win not take 20 years 20
win this war. but whatever time ID
required. II viii be done. and | say
this. recognizing that we have only
begun 10 win. There IL nc dlxpo
sition on our side to finish tho
hour OF ultimate victory after the
I first success. We have no delusloa
that the war IL nearing an end We
have not the slightest doubt an 10
how II IA TO end"
But what OF rranee7
But what OF France: is there
the same determination there "a
stick 10 the end. tn. same idea ot
fighting until peace terms can BE-
dictated by Cermanys enc mics y
Lloyd-Georgo was asked.
The war secretary carefully
matched each finger OF one hand
with each finger OF the other. and
as he turned his chair slowly "a
gaze out over the khaki-dott.d
throng In whitehall. II seemed the
interruption had stemmed the fio~
OF conversation There was full
moments pause. and. as the chaii
swung around again. the reply
came In a voice and manner i'm
pressively grave.
Mother Voices Spirit ef France
The world at large ha. not yei
begun to appreciate the maxnifl
cence. the nobility. the wonder Of
France" he said.
II had the answer TO your In
quiry given ne few days ago
1 BY . noble Freneh~omsn. She
had given four sons--she had
one left TO be given to France.
In the eovrse Of my talk with
her. ! asked ~ she did not
think the struggle had gone
far enough. Her reply. with
out q moments hesitation, was,
The fight will never nave
gone far enough until we have
made . repetition Of this nor.
ror impossible That mother
was voieins the spirit Of
France.
Yes. France win stick to tn.
end. I suppose Americas concep
ton OF France aud the French sol
der before the war was az er
roneous as the British idea. I sup
pose You. too. regard the Frenct
soldier as excitable. brilliant in at
tack. but lacking logged stayins
qualities.
France VIII Hold
Nothing was more unwarrantec
than the popular idea OF the
Frenchman as a poor defensive
fighter. History never Justified
this idea. but there will be- a new
appraisement. a new appreciation
when the real heroism. nobility and
genius OF the defense Of verdun Il
fully understood. France has
fought the longest wars OF any ma
ton OF Europe. and her history IL
self In assurance enough that she
will hold to the end.
With the British. II will be the
sporting spirit that will animate
the army to the last, fair play the
motive-fair fight the method
With the French. II will be tina,
fiercely burning patriotism that
will sustain their army TO the end
regardless OF when the end may
come"
Russia Fully Aroused