Arizona republican., 1917-06-25
When Will the War End?

'.The war, in my personal opinion, gathered by much experience the front, is but beginning. said Lord Northcliffe Saturday The length of the war is of course only subject of conjecture. It may end as suddenly it began but there is no one more qualified by study and opportunity to observe the circumstances which may prolong the war than Lord Northcliffe. He may not know what the Central Powers may have in mind though from his position competent to attempt an interpretation Of their intentions from their conduct and the uatte- ances of their statesmen.
 He certainly knows, the maker of the present efficient British ministry what the allies intend to do perhaps what they do but on what terms and other they will accept peace unless it should be forced upon them on other terms These terms such as Lord Northciffe is Germany will not accept so that the go to exhaustion of
 
 It is generally known, in fact, no other infer ence be drawn from the admissions of British and French statesmen that both these nations were rapidly approaching the point of exhaustion of re- sources and men the United States intervened The collapse of Russia then foreseen. The wealth of France had already been thrown into the and man power steadily and rapidly declining. Great Britain which had borne the financial brunt of the conflict almost at the end of its resources. The war probably much nearly than commonly believed, with the submarine net being drawn more and tightly about the British Isles.
 Then entered the United States with the needed and unlimited financial help and with millions of men capable of being trained for the conflict So far the allies concerned the point of exhaustion moved backward, out of sight.
 As to the state of the Central Powers and their proximity to exhaustion may well disregard all wild conjectures and allied stories concerning that It is certain that the offices and the states of the allies and the United States count ing anything on that now. There was time when even statesmen and strategists believed that Ger many might be starved. or the blockade would not have been established. But that belief has been abandoned It long ago became patent that the Teu- tonic powers be conquered by fighting and by famine
 We quoted not long ago from letter by MT. Roger W. Babson who knows much of world conditions any statement that there is why Germany could not continue the years longer Germany has always been intensive farmer and Granny is cultvating much more ground. nearly twice much ground, than before, section of Russia nearly half great the German empire the great Wallachian plain, the richest section of Ru- mania, Serbia and Belgium
 Germany be dspossessed of this substance giving territory only by fighting It is unlikely that it can be dspossessed in the and the opera tons in the west now carried a.most daily for year and three months have released only very narrow strip of Northern France from the Teutonic grasp If the retirement of Germany should be tinued it would naturally proceed more and more slowly as 1t approached the German frontier, unless the man. power of the Central Powers should become exhausted. That is matter concerning which conjecture only wildly. Evidently Lord Northcliffe is not counting that to win the but is count ing only the superior strength and the of the allies and America.
 And that i. what Americans must count on, cwi strength and determination and not the weak ness of resources will of the adversary No doubt full fight, contest of any kind, big or litte was ever won in that way.
 In the beginning some strategist, recall, predicted that the would be by the side which succeeded in effecting the most appalling saughterof the enemy by whatever means he could. There would be Sedan Metz in which great armies would be taken for the operations would be too extensive The strategist foresaw the operations on the western front where great advantage might be gained at some point but in the nature of things could be pressed decision without the certainty of disaster The operations far flung for maneuvers. There can be only incessant hannnering and the side which hammer the long est will bring peace