New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-15
For Gods Sake, Hurry In
No Doubt About Victory if We H.,
Choate's Appeal
To the Editor Of The Tribune.


the late Lord Kitchener a prophecy that -
war would end in three years and on a.
basis classes Kitchener among the s.l.'
prophets Kitchener did say the war vorl,
last three years, but that he contemnl,,.s
that it would last longer is proved by A..
statement that he was willing to assume -
responsibility of Minister OF War for th,.'
years. but that at the end of three Year, \
direction would have 10 DC handed over ~
younger man.
Kitchener did not underestimate the ,.
sources Of the enemy and emphatiesp,
warned us that before we could end the ~,
the Allies must put into it every ounce 4,
their resources. This has not yet been don,
but as soon as it is victory for the cause o,
liberty. for which the Allies are fghus,
will surely be in sight
The late Lord Roberts, who had studied
the German preparations for war for forty
wears, warned US that we would be bea,s,
unless CONSUMPTION was adopted. ConscrD.
ton has been adopted by Great Britain
France and the United States and by Canad,
and will. | am sure, be adopted soon bv
Australia.
Others have warned US against waste. On.
Chancellor of the Exchequer in the esry
DAYS of the war used an illustration which
the simplest could not misunderstood name.
iy. that any one who used two Jumps Of sug,,
yhere one would suffice was helping The
enemy.
Lloyd George declated that waste would
have to be paid for by blood-the blood 0,
heroes.
These warnings were not and, indeed. s,s
not yet needed by many, and the eons,.
ouences of the waste and extravaganza which
prevailed during the first three years Of II,
war we're and are unpleasant. This enabled
demagogues to make trouble. The world BE-.
fore the war is ended will surely be mst
safe for democracy, as President Wilson
eloquertly said it must, but no one has u,
devised effective means OF making demosa
cies safe from demagogues.
The Germans have been swift TO take al.
vantage of the mischief created by such IA
Russia, Italy and elsewhere. Even in Eng.
land and in the United States men are found
willing TO grasp, at the Stockholm Confer.
ence, which is plainly German trap, the
bloody and polluted hands of those who mgr.
dered Edith Cavell and Captain Fryatt, who
enslaved the men, outraged the women and
massacred the children Of Belgium and
Northern France, and there is now no doubt
to grasp also some Of the gold stolen by The
Germans from the banks they robbed in Bel.
gum and Northern France. Lincoln had
such men sent within the lines of the enemy
and if similar course were now adopted Il,
delegates to the Stockholm Conference wosl
be nut on RATS in the middle Of the Atlanta
ard the North Sea- 10 be looked after b.
their friends, the pirates on the Germn
submarines.
Victory Assured Since the Marine
While it is true the German agents ri
their dupes have created serious troubles q
the Allied countries, certainly Ktchee
cannot properly be held responsible for tn
present difficulties. The army he organiza
has proved its worth on many a stricSea
field Since July, 1916, the British have not
lost a single gun and have captured many
In France, Palestine and Mesopotamia he
British army showed such q superiority u
science organization and artillery, as vel as
/ in men, that victory is assured on the ore
condition stated by Sir william Robersoi
the British Chief of staff, that the people a.
home shall not fail in stamina and stsyrg
power On this condition, indeed, victory
was assured when the Battle Of the Name
was won.
When one reflects on the victory at he
Marine, and on such facts as that the Ersneh
did not let the Germans pass az Verdsr'
that the Canadians did not let them pass %
Calais, but later themsc YES gloriously forced
passage over Vimy Ridge agains, the co.,
centrated might Of Germany and the cor
pleteness of the British victory az Nesslsss
Bellevue Spur and Passchendaele, and ina'
so far the British navy has been able s.''
stantially TO protect the freedom Of the seas
and the coasts of America. there Is no Vaha
reason for doubling, as your corresponde''
does, that the Allies will achieve mi~p
victory.
do not disguise the seriousness o. a'
reverses caused by the Socialists OF Kuss'
and Italy and their farreaching COZ"
quences. The Socialists have been playns
the German game not only in Russia az
Italy, but also in the United States, Cans~
and Great Britain, and have prolonged %
war and greatly increased the loss OIL y,
necessary to achieve liberty. For this los"
life they and the German agents in the A-e
countries should be sternly held respons'@
The German plots will, however, not SO
ceed Indeed, many OF them have are.
been frustrated, and | am confident 70"
military victory will certainly be senS's.
shortly after the United States throw: :
full weight into the struggle, as will be a's-
On the other hand, when one thinks o. ~
agony of Belgium and Of the sufennC .
Northern France, not to speak OF other eO..
tries such as Serbia and Armenia, u ~"
never be forgotten that there are urgent !"
sons for needing the appeal Of Mr. Chos"
For Gods sake, hurry up!
J. MURRAY CLAkA
Toronto, Canada, Nov. 10 1917.