The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-05-27
ASPECTS OF THE COMING STRUGGLE.

On the eve Of what is expected to be Gemany's su-
preme effort to overthrow the British and French armies
several vitality important factors assuming definite
shape One Of these is the question Of morale The Ger
army was never in better condition than it was
March 90 1918 when the emperor took command in per
son and issued the order which he firmly believed would
result in the SCATTERING of the British empire An inn
mense army had been shifted from the Russian front to
support the German army the west The forces
thoroughly equipped and fully victuaIed well differed,
fresh from conquests in Italy and Roumana and ami
mated by absolute confidence in their ability to run over
and destroy the British and French The point of attack
carefully selected and it not until the troops
uay went the top that the defending forces knew
where the blow was to fall.
No amount Of fasehood no cunning stimulating de-
vice possibly raise the morale Of the German forces
to the point reached in March After their terrible pun
shment in two fantically driven attacks the surviving
German soldiers know what expect They know that if
they escape death it will be by miracle Their com
rades who did not go through the attacks the Amens
and Ypres fronts may not be quite shaken but they
cannot be confident of the of third effort when
two have failed with frighfu losses The Greman rank
and file are fairly we'll informed regarding the influx of
Americans into France despite the efforts Of the general
staff to spread the notion that the Americans are neg
gbe The German fronts opposite the Americans have
felt the bite of fresh army and they do not relish the
idea Of taking on new and unwearied enemy of con
stantly increasing strength
On the allied side the morale was never before so good
Every soldier in the allied armies knows that Grmanys
strongest blows have been parted The armies of France
England and America, with their allies confidently
awaiting the moment when they will demonstrate their
superiority the enemy There threat of
luton at home to disturb the allied soldiers There is
no famine in their homes Reduced the food supplies
may be- they still far better than anything that can
be obtained in enemy countries The allied soldiers
borne up also by the inspiration of glorious cause They
know that hey right They feel that every blow they
strike is blow for humanity and freedom This knowl-
edge gives strength to their arms and endurance to their
bodies.
Since the subsistence of the German offensive on the
north end of the line the allied commanders have had
wonderful opportunities for improving their positions and
Strengthening their defenses They have not lost mo-
ment They have made raids which really battles
resulting in better positions and the elimination of dan
gerour saens They have made their secondary defens
vastly stronger than the defenses which were relied
upon in March The lessons of the March and April Of
fensve have been learned in detail and there need be
apprehension that the armies will waver or fail to seize
upon opportune advantages as they develop in battle
1t is to be desperate struggle The enemy is deter
mined to win flesh and blood overwhelm rifles and
cannons No thought of conomizing in human life will
deter the German emperor. All signs point to deter
minaon his part to fight to the point Of annihiIa
ton rather than fall back beaten into the jaws of of trap
that the allies have set and ready to spring But on
the other side stands Gen. Foch more rugged than
the German emperor, fighter who believes in fighting
la general resourcefu and more expert than any
commander on the German side Gen. Foch now has at
his command wonderfully flexible compact, and high
tempered army 1t is better supplied and better fed than
the opposing army 1t has the feeling OF victory the
eagerness to strike and make victory an accomplished
fact
In allied countries particularly in America the feeling
Of confidence is universal 1t is cocksureness resting
upon ignorance, but rather calm assurance that the
end be nothing but defeat Of Germany. This as
based not merely upon confidence in the proved
vaor of France and Britain but upon positive knowledge
that the United States has in France larger force
than the Germans have counted upon This force bet
ter trained than the enemy suspects 1t may put new
face te forthcoming offensive. Washington Post
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