The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-03
THE TWo KINDS OF war.

AAG AWO AANnc OF WAR
The month Of July, 1918, will be forever memorable
because Of the demonstration that the allied powers had
reached the point where they could take any blows which
enemy mighdelver and return them with suchsstag.
gerng effect to drive him back toward his own from
tiers. Considering the accumulation Of German forces
and the imperOus need the emasreEs part for VIC
tory it wonderful triumph when the allies turned
the enemy offensive into retreat If the victory has
not been Overwhemngit is because the allies have not
yet reached th degree of strength which Germany
reached whenit began the offensive in March But now
that the allied superiority is becoming more patent daily
there need be fear that the victory of July will be
Offset bya German victory. German superiority over
the allies the western field of battle has become
thing Of the past
This fact, however, does not that the war is
brought to point where the termination can be fore
seem Thisas the most uncertain Of all wars and all
uncertain. The hostlities are not confined to
five fronts they are universal in extent and mani
fOldin method Germany may be winning in one place
while losing in another and the allies may lose battles
and vet win the war.
The two great battle fronts are in the west~and in
Russia One is cleancuta struggle sOf armed forces
where political factors are subordnated to brute force
The other is complicated stuaOn in which brute force
is subordinate to political strategy The allies have
gained the upper hand in the exercise of brute force
but it cannOtbe tthfuy said that they have been the
equals Of Germany in the exercise of political strategy
IS weapon. If they had been equals, they would
not have stood by impOtently while Germany disnte
grated their great ally in the east They would not now
be wasting precious time negotiating details among them
selves while Germany is preparing to make the conquest
Of Russia permanent
The allies agree that it is not colossal army that is
needed to reclaim Russia 1t is another agency entirely
something impapable than bullets and requiring
higher degree Of skill than the turning Of machine gun
crank
# the allies had lit to do over again, would they insist
1pOn concentrating all their mental and physical power
IN the western front while Germany was disabling Rus
a? Would they not make earnest endeavors organize
political council its equivalent, and command
to evolve plan for preventing the collapse of Russia?
The danger of INSTRUMENTATION upon the western front
great now it when Germany was left unhin-
Tered in the work of amputatng the left of the allies
operations in the field designed to keep them absorbed
the western front Gemanys salvation now depends
lpon in Russia The German cOnspratOrs know
This. They in position to apply political and mill
ary sraegems to the situations for the purpose of gain
ing time in which to execute their plans in Russia
If the allies permit this summer to pass without hav-
ing undertaken to execute definite and welprepared plans
to Russia, they must expect to the pro-
onged and the difficulty Of defeating Germany increased
| by at least so per cent.
If Germany is permitted to utilize Russian resources,
whc hshe will surely unless checked in Russia ITSELF
the United States must be prepared to face the necessity
If maintaining millions Of in Europe indefinitely,
with prospects of victory not as unclOuded as they
should be.
The allies doing nObly in the domain Of brute
force But what they doing in the domain Of political
strategy? Can they point to any great ally torn away
from their enemy BY sklful political strategy? Or can
they point to great ally of their recovered and
rehabtated after having been stricken by the enemy?
Washington Pest.