Evening star., 1918-10-18
HUNS WAR POWER
FAR FROM BROKEN
London Accepts View That
PoIitica! Aspect in Germany
Is Pre-Eminent.
HOPE IN WAR WEARIED
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright. 1918, by the New York
Evening Post, Inc.

Copyright. 1918. by the New York
| Evening Post, Inc.
Something that the Associated Press
sent out last night from London evil
IDENTIFY rejecting the attitude of the
British government. is SO closely in
accord with the prevalent view here
as to how and when the war shall end
that it can safely be described as an
authoritative forecast, based upon
military and political information of
the most accurate character. 1t is the
most significant analysis of the situa-
ton that has come out of Europe.
Significant Statement.
| eff the war is brought to quick
conclusion" said the Associated Press
/ message, cit will be through political
was the opinion expressed in compe-
! tent circles today. 1t was pointed out
! that the German position on the west
ern front cannot be termed perilous, al
| though at certain points every chang
! ing front may render some small posi-
| tions dangerous"
In other words, victory by military
decision is not as close at hand as
the headlines have hopefully pictured
it and the military power. of Germany
is far from broken.
CHEEKY View Unjustifed.
Germany has made masterful re-
treat. The London dispatch points
out that the enemy has lost compare
lively few prisoners and guns for
such a large operation" and that the
startling transformation in the mill
tary situation in the past few weeks
might lead to the impression that the
German armies were faced with dis
aster and on the point of collapse.
but it was stated that there was MOTH
ing in the western front situation to
justify such a view"
| The above means to Washington
folks that those Americans who have
relaxed their support OF the war
either by apathetic interest in the
liberty loan or man-poWer measures
are being deceived just as much as
those who impatiently brush aside
President Wilson's efforts to encour-
age the socialists in the central pow
ers as empty and futile because
physical force alone will win an early
decision.
| Nobody in the American government
| with whom 1 have come in contact
| wants to see a compromise or any
SI1OTI VI d ulAAAId1y uSSlSlOIi llletl
| breaks the German military power.
but at the same time apprehension is
frequently voiced that chauvinistic
opinion in America, which thinks
| brute force is sufficient to bring the
war to an early conclusion, will prove
| far more dangerous to American NOR
ale than any other factor.
! q. S. Must Keep Up Moral Issue.
! ...;,oe. hoe MT eo;,a5 ap,ar
/ lea as it has taken hold Of some of the
| entente countries, where the suffering
| of four years of war is unimaginable, SO
while it is easy for some sections of
American opinion to decry any kind of
| announcement which may be sought to
be given by our government to the DEM
| ocratic movement in Germany, large
groups of people in the allied coun-
| tries look constantly to the United
States to keep the moral issues of the
war Qlainly in the view of the Ger
! man people.
! In order to preserve unity OF morale
| in the allied countries the President has
! adopted restrained language in his COM
pendence is great on the eventual ability
| of the United States to drive a wedge
! inside of Germany strong enough to
| force.the creation of a really responsible
and democratic government.
Dispatch Confirms Policy.
| The Associated Press dispatch of last
| night is regarded as confirmation of the
| policy of the American government in
striving to make moral force go hand
| in hand with physical force. Too much
hope cannot be placed on the successful
| outcome of either at this time, for as
official Washington sees it Germany has
| not been sufficiently democratized and
F.! Germany has not been sufficiently beaten
| on the field of battle.
| But the plain and unvarnished truth
! is that notwithstanding the successes
of the allied armies. the military ex-
perts here do not figure on a quick
ending of the war by arms. Rather
| do they believe that if left to the
armies alone the public should be
prepared for a much longer war than
the average man thinks is in pros
pect. Our own military plans for a
| huge military effort in 1919 and pos
sibly 1920 have undergone no -evia-
ion. in fact. they are planning for
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