Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-10
ALLIES HEARTENED
BYGEN. PERSH|NG
British and French Especially
Encouraged by Arrival Of
American Commander.
ENGLISH TAKING INITIATIVE
(speoial CableGram to The Sunday star
and New York Times.)

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LONDON. June s-With Gen. Per-
shing and his STAFF in London, on their
way to France, the feeling in England
today is that, in Brownings woras'
"Goos in heaven, alfs right Win the
world" or will be soon.
q. Gordner. writing in the Dally
News, almost goes to the length OF
predicting that the end OF the war may
come soon. recalling that W.
his second inaugural. in which he ven :
tured no prophecy as to when tne
scourge of war might pass away, and
that by the next month the war was
over and Lincoln himself had breathed
his last, among the noblest OF It's VIC
Tins.
BY receiving Gen. Pershing at Buck
ingham Palace today at the earliest
moment possible after his arrival King
George hastened to express British ap-
probation of the spirit in which America
was going to work in the common cause.
Other Engiishmen who have met the
American commander since his arrival
unite in paying high tribute to his
qualities. which has already made a
deep Impression. Consideration of vital
factors of the military situation gives to
Pershing's arrival in Europe the aspect
OF the dawning of new epoch IN the
war even in British areas, while In
France. whose endurance in the face of
her tremendous sacrifices, has ELECTED
the admiration of the world. the advent
OF the commander of the American ex-
psditionary force will bring high en-
Engagement and hope. such as can
only be measured by the depth of her
sorrows in these past three years.
All Looking to America.
Already the democracies Of Europe
are hearing the tramp of America
gathering legions which are to rid the
- ~
eral perception of the part that they
are to play may be diffused more slowly
in England. which before the war
breathed freely under the protection OF
her fleet. than in France. where the
rafting OF the German saber was ever
in the air. but among these here who
soonest came to the realization OF the
mighty weapon that kai:eri.m had had
been longed for as the deciding weight
In the scales.
The British public is not yet In a
hurrahing mood. however. for, although
the Messines victory was exhilarating.
there is a general realization of the
difficulties that still remain.
To summarize we'll informed opinion
II difhcult, for there are many points
Of variance, but in general 1t might be
said that the dominant view here is
there will be at least another year of
hard fighting and stern endeavor be-
fore the new army OF million men
which America Will put inc hctu Wy
means Of the draft will deal the Anal
crushing blow to Prussian militarism.
Factors to Be Reckoned With.
Factors which must receive consid-
Grafton are the strength Of the forces
which Germany can put on the western
front and the number of men which
England. with the manifold calls upon
her in other fields of warfare and her
International necessities, can employ in
France.
: Great Britain's Contemplate little
army is. in quality Of men and in ma
terial superior to the German military
machine. but. II 1t were possible to
know the figures. 1t might seem that
in mere weight of numbers the Ger
man organization still holds consid-
cradle balance on the western front.
The victory at Messines is remarka.
Bile for other things than the features
on which Haig has publicly commend
Cd The failure Of the German counter
attacks with heavy forces from their
reserves is a fact which demonstrates
the quality of the British fighting man
almost as remarkably as did the first
battle of Ypres. when a force infinitely
smaller in numbers than the German
attackers held the enemy at bay.