Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-07
Wednesday Morning November 2, 1917.
PIayi1g tue Game Of Wdr


 is strange thing, this psychology of war and na- tions couple of thousand years ago the Greeks were the best fighting men in the world They held this high place hundred more and then they deeri- orated until they easy prey for the Roman. For three hundred years egons ruled all of Eu- rope with relentless nvncble hand. As soldier the Roman in a class all by himself And then Rome passed into decay and the legonary only ory
 Neither the Greek the Roman could come back The fighting qualities their famed again The pitiful showing of the Italians against the Prussians recently is but another proof,
 A thousand years ago the of Norway were the scourge of Europe. Man for man, there one who could stand against the Northman These of Thor and odin smote the of France and England and Germany and made them look like children the stern game of war. But they passed Skos cham bers of death these men, replace them Norway could never back.
 Only few hundred years ago the Swedes, both un der Gustavus Adolphus and Charles XII, the fighters of Europe. For period of fifty Swe den held the respect and kings of Europe the light of Sweden went out at Pultowa, and no hand Sweden has been able strike flame in this cold empty lamp. Sweden could never come back.
 For thousand years the of France and England and Germany enterprising and stub born fighters they this day. The martial spirit pride and achievement the genius of organization. the pancy discipline and the staying qualities, the skill and craft the inherent ability glorious that raised the nations above the wreck of Rome and the ruin of barbarism more than thousand years ago, still burn with undminshed flame in the hearts their children
 Egypt, Persia Greece Rome. Norway, Sweden, Spain all these nations supreme for either brief tended periods time their strength glory de parted until they became weaker despised their ancient enemies of them could come back
 England is as strong and stubborn today in the game of she in all the thousand years she has played so well at this world-old game.
 France the proud and wayward queen of the nations has gone a hundred times in a thousand years failed to make a gallant fight against odds she is fighting well today she did Tours against Friedland in zenith of her glory.
 German tribesmen were the first the barbarians to ever defeat legion Arminius performed this feat by both craft and fifteen hundred years ago. and since then the German always made a good fight when he turned his hand He is bold and successful fighter today
 There is a psychology of in and it has do with entire nation. The misrule of nation unfit for for a period. but not for all time. Good with bad in the of the The people as a whole make break nation in the game Inf war The thoughts they think the life they lead songs they sing these things determine the strength their country when it faces supreme of battle with rival ambitious nationA
 When the hearts of people turn to worship pride and ambition and cruelty power and pleasure, that nation is ripe fall. when it falls from com bination of these causes it can rise again
 England France'h have had cruel and weak and