The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-18
Reaching the Turn.

ian and American forces. These forces have fought
magn6centy The fifth attempt to break down France
and England has been checked and is apparently fail
ure, although it has not yet been abandoned.
There was no curiosity concerning the fighting quail
y of the French and Italian troops scattered along the
Marine front The world knows the mettIe Of those lads
They have been fighting for four years. many Of them
and the more they fight the reluctant che
emys assaults The worlds interest turned naturally
World who were suddenly placed in utterly strange
roundngs and called upon to fight according to methods
foreign to their training
From commanding officer down to the last private, the
American army has met the test, The officers were
watchfu and resourcefu working with good teamwork
The men fought as Americans should always fight When
they found themselves in places where their withdrawal
would have given the enemy advantage they fought
to finish, and died rather than withdraw When out
numbered they did not finch. They made the enemy
bite the dust. When military advantage was to be
gained by change Of position they changed with stead
iness collecting toll from the enemy wherever he at
tempted to interfere The result of the opening srug
many prisoners and the expulsion of the enemy from h
places he had gained.
1t is the quality of the allied armies that long age
spelled the defeat Of Germany. Absoutism cannot
mand the sublime courage and intelligence that are uni
versal in the allied ranks The German armies are supe
Or in numbers and in training but they inferior ii
spirit and nothing in the equipment Of the German EN-
pire supply the deficiency There is no good subst
tute for the spirit Of liberty It is not replaceabe b.
guns drill staff work. The spirit that nvgorates tn,
allied soldier boys Of France Italy, the British empire
the United States is war weapon that Germany canno
manufacture herself steal from others. All German
substitutes such false promises threats brutality ap
peas to greed and lust and deceit have been unsasfac
tory and unavoidable. The best fighter in the world il
the man who fights for liberty.
Gemanys greatest effort is doomed to failure 1t ii
almost demonstrated failure now The hours are few
in which Germany's military prowess will arouse III,
worlds apprehension. The German mailed fist will mo-
terrorize Europe much longer Germanys game is los
she does not crush Frances and France is
able.
Soon the allies must consider hostites from new
angle They must prepare for offensive operations Th
moment the German makers beconse convinced tha
their machine cannot go forward they will assume the de
fensive the western front and cast about for othe
points from which to make savage thrusts. They will
also strain every nerve to consolidate their gains in Rus
STA and the conquered territories as well as to ward Of
any allied attempts to break down AusriaHungary Bull
garia and Turkey.
If the allies should make their plans for an offensive
the western front alone they would make great mistake
Germany should be attacked at every vulnerable point
a the time; not always by armed forces but always b.
some effective force Of intelligence muscle or machinery
THE allies possess superior resources in raw materials
They must prove that they possess superior resources
uch finished products intellect and the ability to con
centrate divergent intellectual gifts upon single prob
lem The enemy the nation that detested by the who'll
world has demonstrated that it possesses intellect ant
he ability to use it IN the making of war; Wheneve
the allies concentrate and unity their efforts and the
utilize their superior they beat Germany
Wherever hey rely upon resources without concerted
ton without keen intellectual comprehension of the
task they are worsted
Obviously, the allies reach the point wher
The enemy takes the back track their duty to strike hin
hard and quickly at every vulnerable spot shatter
ing blow at Austria Jars the German armies in France
When the bloodsmeared temple Of brute force begins
tOtter it will crumble in dozen places and its worship
pers in their panic win multiply every avenger by thou
sand. Washington Post
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