The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-07-25
BY ED. L. KEEN

DS Ell. II. nL@AN
Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent
Copyright 1918, by the United Press
London, July 1.-You will find my
text in the gospel OF war according
to Lloyd George. 147th speech nth
paragraph. sth sentence:
"Hammerb blows crack and crumble
poor material: hammer-blows harden
and consolidate good metal"
Epigrams are often misleading.
Metaphors. even when coined by Brit
ish statesmen, do not always stand
close analysis. But the Prime Minis
ter of England never uttered truer.
nor an apter, phrase.
Lloyd George is somewhat Of con-
noisseur in hammer work. Not only
has he done good deal OF It himself
In the course OF his turbulent career.
but he frequently has played the less
agreeable role Of anvil. His expert
ence of the subject runs all the way
from the tackhammer blows OF Ram
say Macdonald and Philip Snowden
to the trip hammer blows Of Luden-
dorn and Hindenburg. So. any obser-
vation he may make as to the effects
of hammering when applied TO certain
kinds OF material. is worthy OF thot-
full consideration.
MANY HEAVY BLOWS.
Heavy blows have been borne by
the Allies in this 4th year of the war:
the collapse of Russia; the driving
back OF the Italian army to the We
netian plains: the loss of the imagin
ative on the western front. Cumula-
tive in their eject. these blows might
well have cracked and crumbled bas-
er material. But what has been the
resultg
From the Russian debacle grew the
supreme war council Out of the Ital-
Ian reverse came very practical ap-
piication of the principle OF coordin-
ated effort so aptly illustrated in the
recent Austrian defest. From be-
meath Ludendorn-s gigantic hammer
blow of March 81 emerged Foch. gen.
erslissimoi And amid the din of sue
ceeding blows was heard the voice OF
Pershing. speaking by order OF Presi-
dent Wilson-"America win be proud
to take part in the greatest battle OF
history. All we have is yours Dis
pose of us as you wish"
Interpreting the Lioydgeorgian met
aphor In its wider sense-he was re-
ferring especially to the British na-
tion-the hammerings OF Isi7-ls have
assuredly hardened and consolidated
the Entente. .AB.tiies arn1ies of the
West have been welded and anneaied
under the terrific pounding of n num-
erically superior encmy; so has the
popular willto-victofy become streng.
thened and toushened. '2's Fe
PRussIAN PSYCHOLOGY
SHOCKED. @
Admittedly designed to enforce a
decision before the weight of Ameri-
cas- military power could be applied
effectively. the German super-offens.
i've into which were poured the hordes
of troops released by the Brest-lit-
ovsk treaty. produced an effect little
expected by It's managers. Prussian
psychology takes small account Of the
quality OF seIfsacrIfice. Doubtless
Potsdam was as much surprised at
the alacrity and cheerfuiness with
which Sir Douglas Haig acceded to
the arrangement whereby he and his
armies were made subordinate to the
command OF a French general. as II
was at Americas renunciation OF ma
tional pride in splitting up her forces
and allowing them to be brigaded
with the French and British armies
where they might do the most good
This action OF President Wilson's
gave the knockout blow to such lin
gering popular sentiment in Great
Britain against the generafssimo idea
as had not yet been thoroughly ham
mered out by the Germans themselves
| The British people as d aiwhole have
shown their confidence in the policy
OF unified interailied command. 40
strenuously fought for by Lloyd
George In the ffacei Of persistent op-
position on theHparU Of certain mili-
tary men who happened to have the
support of certain amateur stratcgists
OF the press The eommonsense-nes
OF this policy appealed, to the popular
mind. and the dirernecessities OF the
situation. coupled p with ~ Americas