New-York tribune., 1918-09-22

movement is somewhat different from the
one he directs, while the Entente Socialists
discovered that the president of the A. +.
Of L., despite his years, is considerable Of
a fighter.
britain is in the midst of a tremendous
social upheaval, and the unrest during the
week would give cause for the greatest
alarm, unless it is clearly understood that
the workers believe they arc fighting two
battles. First, against Germany, and, sec
ond, against existing labor conditions. 1t
is without the province of these dispatches
TO comment on the governments attitude
toward this momentous problem, but it is
possible to say that the Premier has no
heavier task
a widespread strike of cotton spinncrs
and threat of railway men are events Of
international Importance. Numerous other
strikes. such that of the Liverpool coal
passers, are bound to affect the prosecution
of the war The high cost of lvinc is
largely responsible for the unrest and
whether the crisis has passed it is diF;cnlt
TO say.
Militarliy. the developments are on the
same great scale as political -manoeuvr,s
though hardly so dramatic Foremost is
Pcrshng's push. If the Entente hasn't dis
played sufficient emotion over the splendid
achievements of the American army il is
not because the Allied peoples have failed
10 recognize and appreciate the skill of
the plan with which the operation was car
r'ed out. 1t IS the highest compliment to
the Americans to say that the st. Mihiel
victory was Just what the British and
French had expected. Even the most war
weary Europeans lelt a thrill when they
read that the Metz guns had come into
action.
foch has given fine instance of his
persistence IN the way in which he has
kept Mangin's army hammerinr at the Ger
man detenccs covering the Chemn dcs
Danes Here is a case whore he has in
vested heavily with the expectation of reap
ing big reward. Unlike the Somme oner-
a'lons, where he was satisfied with harass
ing the enemy and at once began to retreat
Foch kept General Mangin slugginr away
against powerful defcnces of the foe Man
gins blows were Ike those of = ,vood-
chopper who has cut almost THROUGH tho
tree, which is still standing. but which .
few moro blows viii. send topping down.
Aside from the Lorraine withdrawal the
past week has seen few mater,el CHANCES
IN position, but ways have been paved for
Dig developments, and German critics think
the Vcrdun region will be the scene of
new battle. Approximately six weeks of
good lighting weather remain After Oc-
toperFlanders is generally SO water soaked
mat extensive operations arc impossible.
Whlle the Somme country is also difficult
lighting country in the fall The weather
Is less likely to. influence the course Of
events on the Aisne Heights than elsewhere
on the northern half Of the Western front
p. The Franco Serbian offensive is a small
affair. compared with the Western battles
but 1t has great political possibilities
After months of inactivity the Allied sue
cess IN this theatre is bound to have
happy effect on Entente fortunes. and if is
calculated to depress bulgarian masses who
are ripe for revolution. A distant oh.
Jective might be Uskub, the kew to the
Balkans, which cannot be reached thronob
the narrow Vardar Valley, but might be
taken If the hills were captured.
Military developments are likely to over.
shadow political events next week.