Evening journal., 1918-02-28

sal conflict; and II Is his greatest
strength.
The German loudly proclsims him
self. Let him win slight advantage,
and he boasts TO the world that he Is
already vlctorlous
Even as he does so, he discovers
that the French. entirely undlsturbed
by the reverse so far as their plans are
concerned, are steadily treadlng 20 the
front, are steadily marshallng their
resources, are steadily facing the line
OF living flame.
Let the French obtain a slight ad-
vantage, and the German boasts 10 the
world that he has laid strategic
trap, and that he Is already victorious.
Even as he does so, he discovers that
the French. entirely undisturbed by
the advantage so far as their plans are
concerned are steadily treadlng TO the
front, are steadily marshallns their re-
sources, arc steadily facing the line OF
living flame
II we have correctly read the psy-
chOl0gy Of events, 10 worries the Ger
man, that calmness Of the French
lt IS apparently a reversal OF racial
characteristics, that the German should
be nervous and the Frenchman phleg-
matte.
But there is a reason.
The Germans started this horrible
saturnalla Of murder as a game, and
they are playing 10 as a game, In which
they hope to win all they can, and
keep all they get; or, losing. which
was a later thought, give up the least
possible.
There can be but one end to a con-
ilict between the cold trickery OF greed
and the passionate conservation TO
high purpose; for on that day when
honest men determine 10 be no more
under the domination OF a murderous
bully, the days Of that bully are mum
bered
This one knows Il.
When the German proclaims his be-
lief In an ultimate victory, shifting his
guage OF the extent Of that victory
with the shifting occurrences Of the
day, according to his warped judgment
of how the occurrences OF the day may
affect other peoples, he lies, and he
knows that he lies
The handwriting IS on the wall for
Hohenzollernism and that fact may
best be known by the size OF the scare
crow which the German attempts 20
haunt before the world for the louder
he shouts .he more he Is scared. His
only hope is now. before his next re-
verse shall come. 90 so frlghten the
world by hts brazen busierinss that
he can fnish his game with as much
as possible on The winning side
The same German blindness
The same German deafness and
4 dumbness II the French were playing
a political and an economic game, as
/ Germany Is, il they were trying 20
/ pretend. as Germany Is. that they
/ hold royal 1ush in place Of only a
/ pair OF deuces. then they might be
frightened out by a stack Of blue chips,
or a misunderstanding chuckle Of pre-
tended confidence; but they are not
playing a game.
The French are pouring out their
hearts blood because they are flled
through and through. with a rage
against war. and they are determined
that there shall be no more OF i'll
Let Russia collapse. and let the Ger
man loudly proclaim that now the war
Is over, since there Is no need to wait
4 for America; and let him loudly cell
that now his beaten foes may come "a
the peace counter and haggle for such
scraps Of peace as may still be bought
No answer from the French. except
that their original purpose Is un.
changed. They will nght on unit
France is saved, and until the worll
/, is safe for humanity They are flleC
with a rage against warl
Let the German assiduously circulate
blood-curling reports about the grea
, offensive which, before America cat
get into the war. is 20 be conducte'
with the troops released from Russil
and the answer Is the same.
The French viii meet The offensive
r and they will tight on, for they en-
filled with q rage against war, au
they are determined 90 end &c, once AM
for all
Let italy meet a terrific reverse, am
? there Is but one answer 10 the blalan
, growing OF Germany, anxious 90 NAL
Z peace before America can get iu, {
4 quit while the quitting is good Onl
! one enswer; the French Svin Tight or
for there is I'm them a passionate rag
: against war. and war must so out Q