The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-10
THE CRISIS PASSED.

THE CRISIS PASSED.
When the fifth great hurled back from
the Marine july the crisis in the great
world war passed. AS the battle of Gettysburg marked
the high tide of the strength of the Conederacy in the
broke the backbone Of the rebellion so
does the repuse of Hndenbug from the Marine salient
mark the turning point of the German initiative. General
Lee lost the troops the awful charges
Cemetery Ridge and Little Round Top and after
able replace these valent veteran fighters But
the defeat Gettysburg, which occurred in JULY 1862
did mark the close of hositie for the carried
with vigor for than year afterwards.
Nor will the German at the Marine pocket ter
inmate the present gigantic struggle compared to which
"ate unpeasantness indeed trivial by COMPARE
in magnitude and slaughter. Won Hindenburg has
conducted mastery and has by this time prob
ably strongly enrenched his forces in we'll fortified and
previously prepared positions along and the Asne
river He VIRTUALLY challenges the Allied forces pitched
battle at time and place of his own choosing He knows
that it would require tremendous sacrifice of the Allied
forces disodge him from the ground he occupies
by frontal attacks and he would he thoroughly pleased to
have General Foch and the enthusiastic Americans fall
into the trap of making such foohardy venture The
civilian pressure behind him, which has been deeply
intensified because of defeat him hold out all
possible inducements for general with the
Allies But he dealing with strategst in the person Of
General Foch who is too willy and alert to be caught in
the Teuonc pitfalls The French miltars is not
in the habit of investing in few miles of real
estate when the cost in human lives would be tremen
dous His policy to his until the Ameri
increment has reached the desired degree of strength
and efficiency Then will the psychological time
for his major offensive. Then he will strike, the
Germans would like but according to his conception
of the ecacions plan of dealing the death blow to
the enemy. Time is fighting his side and against the
desperate Teuons and Foch has already demonstrated
his ability to utilize this element to the best
tage
The crisis has passed General Haig has said, but
there many sanguinary clashes with the enemy yet
to On the part of the enemy the future fighting
is quite likely to be chiefly defensive in it's With
the of the Allies reinforced the extent
two million OF the "fghtingest" kind of Americans it is
hard to conceive of the Germans launching another
tensve drive unless they contemplate wholesale suicide
How long then will it take sabreratters
their strongly fortified defensive positions
war carry on until this Hercuean labor is Accomplishment
In the light of experience the Civil would
that many important battles remain fought
before the final victory is achieved there
desperate engagements after the Crucial one
Gettysburg and until the date of Appomatox Barring the
accident of great "bow-up' in Austria sudden
resucitation of Russia Allied power and the rees-
tabllshment OF western 'front.' both of which we'll
within the of possibility may predicted there
fore that months of hostiltes still u.s.
and that must steel ourselves against
big casualty lists
But the vista success of the cause civilization
and democracy is clear definite The superclious
and arrogant tone of Hohenzolernsm notably
changed to that anxiety Explanation" which are
the of defeat and disaster these
indications of decline in the morale fighting
forces and the civilians will be intensified as result
of the giant of the American crusaders will be a
parent to those familiar with Teutonic discipline and
temperament.
And finally the Kaiser has stated according Davis
that the who brought this catastrophe the world
should he strung the neck He has thus
Judgment upon himself the world should cheerfuy
put judgment executonf the earliest possible
opportunity.
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