Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-09
LAW lS CONFIDENT OF
 FINAL RESULT
English Chancellor Declares Spirit of People Solid Be- hind Government; Does Not Fear Hun Offensive.
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LONDON. March S.-ln ms address to the House of Commons yesterday Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequcr, speaking of the military situation, said the dropping out of Kussia deeply affected every theater Of war except that in the German colo nies, out of which the Germans had been driven.
 Turning to the west, MT. Bonar Law said it might have been expected that bat for the Russian collapse the war V oulG have been over a year ago in favor of the allies. What had hap paaed in Russia was terrible blow to the allies, but he asked that it be looked at for a moment from a Ger Ilsn point of view. When the war br1be out, he continued, Russia was laihtarily the strongest enemy Germa- ny had to face. Now Russia had drop ped out, but despite this. Germany was net a step nearer the victory for which she was looking.
 Capture Many Guns
 ES to Russia herself, the chancellor | thought that from every point of view there was justification in thinking Germany would not be able to exploit her. The way Germany was treating her. he continued, could not fail to create an intense feeling of hostility throughout Russia. while the victory of the Central Powers would mean the 5bsolute loss Of any hope of a free Russia. He said:
 ''lt is obvious, we find, that the Ger mans, having captured so many guns, have great superiority in guns; but the power of their arms has been limit eG to a great extent by the supply of ammunition and I believe it is need less to fear danger of superiority in guns any more than in men on the western front Moreover, our over wheiming army superiority will go far tc neutralize the superiority in guns.
 In referring to the air service Mir. Bonar Law mOmentarily broke down, remembering that his own son had been killed in the flying service. The house cheered in sympathy with the chancellor. Quickly recovering him. self, Mr. BOnar Law resumed
 No Offensive Likely
 He sopke Of the splendid organiZa- ticn of the allied forces on the west erB front He prOfessed some skepti- c;sm concerning the much-advertised German offensive and declared that a member of the government who had hcen with the troops in France had tod him that while headquarters ex- pected an offensive when he got lower down the line and talked with British brieadiers and lieutenant commanders who were in daily contact with the en- emy. he found that these men did not believe the Germans would attack and that the British officers were confi- dent of their own superiority.
 50 far I have considered the posi- tiOn without taking America into ac- count" said the chancellor But Am erica is the last factor that should be let out of account. Its value depends uron the success of our operations at sea, which will enable those resources to be brought to the use of the allies.
 We have been disappointed with the results of ship building this month. There is nothing more vital in this .Gar than what is done in two direc- t'ons-the building of ships and the destroying of submarines. It had been anticipated by the admiralty that there would be at the end of the second quarter of this year new construction ludl NOuiu IlOIt lnGu eQudllZe losses There is fear that this is not now possible si soon, but it is not doubted, think, that it is coming"
 Gain Each WeeW
 Mir Bonar Law said that, from the viewpoint of staying power in the war once the equilibrium was established, every week meant improvement in fav- CT Of the entente allies and increased their ability to bring American re- sources to play an important part in the war. Looking with what he be- llcved to be the facts in the situation. he said he had no doubt whatever that 1T thu allies held together they would bc able to secure the results s.-, sought to achieve when the war began Unless peace and security for the fut- UTC were obtained and the German people were taught that war did not pay. peace, he said. would be defeated for the allies.
 Tt was said to me by an ally recent ly that he had been told the spirit of England is weakening. but do not be-