The Robesonian., 1917-12-03
NO VIRTUE IN GLOOM
Whatever Obtacles May Confront
the Allies Now or Hereafter,
Germany's Situation is Worse.

New York World.
Nothing could have been more
timely than the smashing drive of the
third British army through the Hin
denburg line. The Allies. needed
victory and need it badly. However
great the praetseal military advant-
ages. of Byngs achievement, the NOR
al effect is still greater. 1t may be
not inconsideraEe, but 1T was worth
paying.
The clouds of pessimism are lift
ing. Russia is out of the war, but
that was long ago discounted. In.
spite of the deplorable consequences
of the Italian disaster, the routed Ital-
ian armies have gathered themselves
together and are fighting with a new
spirit. Italy too has learned lesson
from defeat. The French cabinet cris-
IS and the attack upon Lloyd George
have cleared the air in France and
great Britain. 1t has again been made
plain that the United States is in the
war to crush German autocracy and
that none of it's resources are to be
held back. The plan of cooperation
has revived confidence, and while the
original scheme of supreme war coun-
Gil left much to be desired, a begin
ing has been made and from this be-
ginning it will be possible to evolve
an organization that will coordinate
all the activities of the Allies.
Lloyd George, in his address to the
Brltlsh-American war conference in
London, spoke of the necessity of
sending as many American troops as
possible to the front, and said: 81 am
anxious to know how soon the first
million men can be expected in
France. They can be expected in
France just as soon as the ships car
carry them. We have the men, anc
the only question involved is the mum.
ber of ships that can be spared fol
transport while the new ships are
building.
From the beginning the American
people have been ready to do any
thing that the Allies wished, and tha
has been the attitude of Washington
But one week they have been told tia
men must be rushed to France ait
another week it has been explaine,
to them that if troops were sent to-
rapidly the Allies would be deprive
OF food and ammunitions that wer
vital to the troops already in tn
tICuShSS. IL IIlc Supreme w at COuI
Gil will decide what the United State
should do, it will be done, whethe
the demand is for men or money Q
provisions or munitions or ships.
This country cannot promise to
everything in minute or to accom-
plish in one year what the Britis
and French have taken three years |
do, but there will be no Stacking {
shirking. If any man ever made tt
position of a great government cles
In crisis, that man is President Wi
son, and no time need be expended
worrying about the United States.
The German submarine campaie
has broken down in its most ami
tious undertakings. The British ope
ations on the western front reveal
military establishment of marvelo7
effectiveness. The Italians are cor
ing back and French courage has ne
er weakened. 1t is time that pes:
mlsm again gave way to confident
Even Russia may escape from t
German and anarchistic conspiraci
In which it is enmeshed and cont.
butte something toward the ultima
victory. 1t is worth while to reme]
Der that whatever obstacles NAV CO
fron1 the Allies now or hereaft
GermanY's situation is worse. The
is no vftkgle "a gloen.