The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-25
ny RrrHMoND p. ROBSON


New York, Nov. ?4-The CLOSING
weeks ef f4+. military seasons o. tbs
War have presented remarkable SINH
& lar5ty,
Each year the central powers, BY
strategic concentration Of superior
FORCES, have scored spectacular VIC
tories along the line OF least resistance
N Entente allies have been conten 20
pound away upon the line OF greatest
resistance. scoring smaller victories
Wrestling but small areas from the
sntmy.
These contrasted methods Of offense
spring from two widely different OBJ
iectives based on fundamentally diff
fRront war policies.
The central powers are uanifsStiy
seeking an early termination Of tha
var with the Teutons In the ascen
Aoncy. They seek. TO make the war
@nd In a negotiated peace where the
trading of territory would find them
In q position 10 get hack lost colonies
and have q margin left for sale or for
. reward fer war efficiency.
The entente allies are seeking de-
0tsion from which 70 dictate the peace
.arns The time for the distant Of
4ousives Of the Tautons has been saga
akcusiy chosen by their staff at the
eloss Of tina season of operations to
prewent the allies from taking any ex.
esnsive Offensive on the western front
and to provide for a return Of the
Tcuton forces TO the western front in
time for the SHOCK OF the spring Of
fensive OF the allies,
The Policy OF Attritiou.
Allied oTensives on the other hand,
confined chiefly TO the western front
have begun early In the season 10
rive more tune for their slow but
steady advance.
The Teutons have shown skill Of &
high order In the execution OF their
extensive, alwsvs bringing TO hear an
overwhelming force upon the weaker
Anemy, taking him Ivy surprise and
Scllowing up the initial victory by light
antng-liRe pursuit The strategic design
has heen t, dispose Of the allies I'm
ssssH. one each AsRson.
Where the victory in the field could
rot dispose of the fighting forces, in
triEue and subtle propaganda. pact
0stic and socia listic. have been or.
xanixed during the winter to divide
the enemy people and undermine their
will to continue TO fight and 10 break
tho morale Of their armies
servia, then Rumania practically
were disposed of in the field
Russia has been paralvzed by the
tcllow-up propaganda and the Internal
revolution
In these offensives nota bly, the ONE
agsinst Russia tia allies. on account
90 geographical conditions and hack
~ time, were nc werless 10 come 90
the rescue.
MnT AYcr Italian Peace
This is not this case. however. With
ITALY, the object o3 the latest and most
spects cular ~ al the latter year Of,
f~nsiyes. The Teutons win no doubt
4rsk> frantic efforts 70 dieuo~e ~ Itatv.
Tor a separate peace they vii doubt
less offer most generous terms Fell
ing TO get fl1is quicklr, they viii doubt
less try by superior force to break eff
rhe italian armies and by prop8 ganda
sn5ong the Italians reduce ITALY 10 the
rrtsent plight or Russia before next
sesson
Evidently the allies, 4n Joint council,
H~e developing Plans TO theart their
attempts
The continead retirement or Cen
ss@I cadorra. the approa ching arrival
- help from France ard England
should prexeut the NvarwtelrflnR of
fAar italian armies The yisu OF the
British ard French prime 7niniaters
IN Rome should bring comfort and st6p
Jni.eical intrigues The continued oc-
rnpat lion of Italian soil and 81 such
places as Nenetia must tend 70 arouse
The hghsing spirit Of the italian peonln
SIS IL has rot Yet been aroused TtnIv
VII not be a repetition Of Rumania or
sven o. Pussia
The Aust~oGernan armies n4ust not
he allowed To crush the italian armies
30 matter how far down the Italian
peninsula they may have TO retire
No effort should be spared to aver.
every possibility of separate Italian
reace
May Be German Tndninc.
Then the Italian inva sion. which an.
pears now in the light Of a great dis.
sster NAV he turned eventually into
weapons of the Tcuton undoing. Il
will become easier to send troops 10
The italian front from France and
-1fun England than 10 send than frnn,
Germany
No German troops or Austrian
troops now or the Italian front should
ever hss allowed 10 leave t.9t front 70
appear ON the eastern or western fronts
The great Teuton drive fnto ITALY
should be Developed into orc more
available Inc IN which to strike the
Teutcne power
Futhernore tho German strategy
frs' evidently relies 50 heavily upoo
the Psychological effect of their spec.
faeniar victories has NOT CORRECTLY
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