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THE ALLIED OFFENSIVE- SOUND STRATEGY.

No feature of the Allies tactical offen- ve is more remarkable and moro reasur

of the outcome, than the proofs it has sed of sound military judgment. attack on the East was launched the Germans were still driving at dun. They had resources enough-ale Attempt their counter-attack from

BELGIUM'S

DARK HOUR

"WE INTEND TO EXACT

REPARATION."

THE HONGKONG DAILT FRESS, TUKSDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1918.

"The Germans knew the georgraphy of our country, but not the psychology of the people who inhabited it," said the Belgian Minister in London, M. Hy ans, at the Belgian Independence Day. demonstration in t'e Albert Hall. spoke of the King of the Belgians as the symbol of Telgian unity. "We love him; we admire hin. Vive le Roi!”.

ovel: Was our onset on that account aremat re? No. Had the Russians been forced back upon Luck the setback would have been manifest-and real. In order

Instantly there was a roar of cheer- to meet it Brussiloff would have been compelled to modify his operations inng, and the vast audience rose and took Bukovina. That was the German aim. up the cry Vive le Roil the cheering last-

ng for two or three minutes. lie was not so compelled, and the coun- er-attackexhausted itself without result. The Russian offensive, therefore, was not premature, and the judgment which had chosen the moment for it and had esti mated the extent of the enemy's decline, despite appearances, was a good judg

ment.

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GERMANY?

SOMETHING 13 BEING PREPARED.

ENGLAND PROUD TO FIGHT.

AN AMERICAN'S TRIBUTE.. PRESIDENT WILSON'S VERBAL BLUNDERS.

Mr. James M. Beck, the famous Ameri- can attorney and author of "The Evi

dence in the Case," made the following interesting statement to a representative of the New York T'ines, on the evo of his departure from England for France:

What I have Ben and heard in Eng- and during my four-week stay has died

ner than tae quist but resolute purposO a with admiration. Nothing could be of the English people to push this vital

The German public has been allowed now to obtain smething which is meant peep behind the scenes." to appear as a

Newspapers eitler directly inspired by Hethe Imperial Chancellor, von Bethmann Hollwog, or maintained by his sup porters in town and country, have de

the favourite molished one by ons theories on which the German public or great part of it has been taught to rely for victory. Most of the cherished illu- sons as to the character of the peace which Germany en hope to obtain haveed by defeats. Both are regarded as the mere eddies of a swift current, which is steadily moving to its appointed end. In en thrown overboard.

year they have equipped an army of Doast of the stupendous achievement or mplain of the equal burden of expense, I am persuaded that even if England were left to continue the struggle alone she would do so to the last man and to the last penny.

"Mr. Asquith said that two years ago peace of Europe was waatonly the broken, and Belgium was asked to become the stepping-stone, and therefore the ac- emplice, of the aggresor. She declined the insulting offer, and announced that

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zation to a conelusive victory. They are neither elated with victories nor depress-

Not less sound was the choice of theit, need be the would support her refusal doubt on the ability of the Germany ship over 4,000,000 men, and yet they never

moment for the attack upon the West, It was the moment when, having failed offensive, the i chck the Russian army's embarrassment on the East had become acute-the moment when he was under the sharpest temptation to relieve That embarrassment by drafts from his

Professor Delbruck opened by casting

yards to turn out enough submarines to "A more heroic resolve has never been affect gravely the present course of the

war. This appeared in the Toy, whic taken by a small nation since Athens and Sparta met the challenge of Persia and is an illustrated supplement of the Chau- the East," declared the Premier amid cellor's tame Lokal-Anzeiger. Professor Nernst followed by declaring in a sper cheers.

We now knew that the military operacialist paper, quoted and approved by the Western Front, the parent at which suctions of Germany were deliberately sup-semi-oticial Cologne Gazette, that be cessful attack on the West, by rapidly ported by, and in some cases subordinated new nobody qualified to judge who did reducing him to a tactical defensive on to, organised butchery and pillage of the oelieve that Germany could put enough all frouts, would not less rapidly and evilian population; the massacres of submarines afloat to bring England to evidently complete the initiation of men, women, and children; the sacking er kytes. new phase of the war. Considering the of industrial towns, and the deseeration gigantic male of the war the swiftness of The change borders on the astonishing.

Its swiftness, however, is no small part

The Germans and they of its effect. selver called upon to face this defensive Their phase literally without notice. military organisation was plamed for attack Their traditions were

BREACHING THE LINES.

Colken-

The North German Gazette even nn-

and wanton destruction of most preciousnounced that it was by no means cer monuments of the beauty and artistictain " that Germany could bold the ter genins of the past. This infamous story ritory she bad overrun, even if she want would never he blotted from the memory, ed to do so.

WORKMEN ENSLAVED.

The Premier praised the spirit of the Belgian people who had remained in their Their patriotism has

own country.

new sea-coast to

END OF THE LAST ILLUSION.

The masses of Englishmen, and, 1 imagine, of all the Quadruple Powers, feel a keen sense of disappointment at the negative policy of the United States. That the They cannot understand it. moral prestige of our country has suffer- ed' imieasurably cannot be gainsaid. In the theatres and music halls Mr. Wilson's "too proud to fight speech is a constant jest, and an American cannot fail to ap preciate that the average man accepts the implication of that stupendous ver bal blunder.

of Belgium or the escutcheon of Germany. The Wewer Zeitung made the unexpect

With its heroic King still at its headed admission that the only reason why

When, however, one speaks intimately the Belgian Army, which resisted inch by Germany continued the offensive against trated ion atlack, Their tactics, with inch the advance of an overwhelming Verdun is because she has got her teeth with the public men of England a better! weight of gunfire as the angin motive force, is after a lapse of nearly two years into such an uncomfortable pics of stick feeling is found than with the man in the still in Belgian, which neither the King jaw that she cannot pull them out again, the street. They sincerely want our On force, were driving tactics."

ror his gallant troops have quitted. The Weser Zeitung again was employ friendship. They instinctively feel, with elaboration of these tactics they had ex-

There they form an important link ined with the Hallesche Zeitung to explain out fully comprehending, that there must Such taetics of pended all their skill. defence as they have adopted in the the Allied line which holds Germany in to the German public that there is very be substantial reasons for our policy of They want to understand course of the war are essentially inamo- check-(cheers)-- well found in men and little likelihood of Germany permanently neutrality.

the reasons for the common welfare of bile inelice The territory they have in munitimis, and well supplied to cope occupying enough accupied east and west is looked upon with the latest exigencies of modern establish a system of submarine cables bath countries. They greatly appreciate

capable of rivalling the Allies' routes.

the sympathy of the great majority of already as a part of Germany. On that war."

An official statement sent ent by the the American people. Our neutrality point it is advisable to remain under no

Political News Agency (which was a will not affect the earnest desire of Eng illusion. This enemy's lines are fixed.

Chancellor agency long before the war)lish publicists to maintain animpaired a the informed the public that nothing must sympathetic understanding with With extended lines, lengthened corn- 11 thinued but defensive nunications, and

While the too proud to fight "speech force they night still have hoped to eh yielded neither to eajolery nor coercion, be said about Poland because the difficul- United States. through this defensive phase of the war though it has been abjected to a full ties of the discussion with Austria are

measure of both," he said, as he disclosed not at an end.

was incomprehensible to thein, yet RD- if the lines could not be breached. The

to the world a new example of German

other speech of President Wilson to the fact that the lines can be breached, and methods in Belgium. I hope it will be

Even the high hopes of a bumper har-effect that the United States had no con- in the causes and objects of on the East have been breached, makes, as

Vest are abandoned. Batocki has just er anybody can see. all the difference. In recorde everywhere," he asked.

As lately as last May a new decree was deed, it is a fundamental and vital differ

to the very heart. They sincerely believe ence. In face of that fact there is, what tasted against Belgian workmen who reissued an official statement warning the this war, cut our best friends in England fused to work for their oppressors. The public against exaggerated hopes of a over not be asserted to the contrary, no hope of fighting through this phase of the object was to enable the Germans to re-sudden refef; be dentes that German that they are fighting for principles of is also vitally, interested. They do not quisition Belgian labour for their own science can cure the damage done by in civilization, in which the United States. war on the basis so carefully schemed.

military needs. Governors and military cessant rai, and he admits that some

ask car co-operation on the field of battle, Other defensive tacties have, in conse

but they do want to feel that in their quence, to be thought out, and beyond onmandants could now order that reexpectations will be disappointed. Loubt al this

very meant they are being calcitrant workmen should be taken by thought out.

Ant defensive tactics in force to the places where they are to work

willing sacrifice of life and treasure for

which the main reliance is placed upon

In other words, they are to be treat

the common welfare of civilization they this reason Mr. Wilson's disclaimer oc heavy artillery have never been heard of,ed as slaves," cried Mr. Asquith indig

have our appreciative sympathy For behalf of our country of any interest in and never will be. In defensive tactics auntly. This is the climax of a policy in the field the essential element is which has already resorted without suc

the causes and objects of their sacrifices cess to larvation and deportation to

bas undoubtedly deeply hurt them. superior mobility. Heavy artillery is, course, the fenat mobile part of any force quell the doruitable spirit of those When, therefore, the chief strength of a force is at the same time the slowest, ve men who refuse to become accum either that chief strength must be abandoned, or the force as a whole must In either submit to be outmauenvred, event i will be defeated every time it is compelled to fight.

of

plices 'n the spoliation and oppression of their native land."

Finally, the Cologne Gazette throws overboard the last Gerruan illusion, that of the Central European Economic Union. The semi-official paper publishes a long article by the well-known Profes sor Wygodzinski, of Bonn University, in which he explains that the idea of the Central European Union is a phantasm. It not only cannot be realised, but the maich harm, especially with neutrals, mere chatter about it has done Germany. who have been casting affectionate eyes in consequence towards the other Econo- m'e Union, that of the Allies.

"We here in Britain are taking note," he continued impressively, and we do not mean to forget. We intend to exud

The cheers rang out The professor asserts that he knows of This is the enigma the German Higher reparation for it.

cases in which British firms have already Command has thus unexeptedly been rapturously.

Tell your compatriots turning to let thee old German business acquaint- called upon to far. Are they to fight through this phase of the war on the M. Hymens" that when the hour of dances know la roundabout ways that fronts as they stand, or are they to at-liverance concs-and it will come befun they propose to resume business with If they adopt the long--(core)--it will be to us here in them after the war, and he suggests that tempt retirement) first alternative their fronts, breached by Great Britain a proud and ennobling this is not likely to be a one-sided attack, will be rolled up section by secmemory that we have had our share in arrangement. tion. That result is by this the really resturig to them freedom and independ foregone. It is a question simply of how ence." (oud cheers.)

If, on the long the process will take. contrary, they chose the second niter- native of retirement step by step_the sult is foregone equally. There might have bren a doubt about the demonstra Tion had the assalt upon the German positions on the Somme failed. It might Then, and with me force, have been said that the Russians had broken through on the East because the lines were held by Austrians. Indeed, in Germany this was said...

conclusive.

A CONCLUSIVE TEST."

1

Allied

Nevertheless they prefer to think that for this and other equally tactless state- Irants there must be some explanation, and I have found a real eagerness on their part to reconcile these and similar statements with the respect which they had at the beginning of this war for the courage and honour of the American nation. They earnestly wish to remain our friends.

IN GERMANY AUTUMN.

BY

BERLIN WRITER'S FOREBODING OF DOOM.

** ENEMY

If in addition to all the features of tho German campaign of remunciation " outlined above be it noted that the Chan- cellor's papers are now allowed at inter- vals to hint that fag-wagging victories must not be capected in the future as in The Schleswig newspaper Heimdal the past, and if it be remembered that the

prints from its Berlin correspondent a German Ge eral Staff has seen fit to aplong article appearing in the Berlin pal to civilian Germany for unquestion- Press urging the Germans not to listen who of those the

propagada ing confidence and support by means of a circular addressed to all the news- are going about the country demanding Empire Theatre, London, WC, in aiders, it will be seen that there is some general strike.

ground for those who, coming into nen

MR.

RUSSIA'S SACRIFICES. CHURCHILL ON HER LOYALTY

TO THE ALLIES.

Mr. Churchill at

matinée

at

the

to

On our vast fronte," says the writer, "the Russians, the British, and the French are standing and they will be They are Then Germany by the autumn.

of the Anglo-Itussian Hospital, paid a tral countries have asserted roundly warm tribute to Eussian valour and within the last two weeks that "some- sacrifice.

things happening in Germany." question is, What?

TWO PARTIES.

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two to one, and across the seas from Japan come enormous masses of ammuni- tion and food, while we have to depend on what we prace ourselves.

The seven days' artillery fire of the British was murderous, and German re- ports admit the superiority of the Bri fish artillers. What is left for us, and what confidener can we have that these furious attacks upon the gateways of our Empire will all fail? It is essential now that nothing should be due to hamper

But the battle of the Somme has proved that lines held by Germans can no more

In all the darken days of the war Rus resist the onset of efficient troops that ́ lines held by Austrians. Nay, the demon-sia had always ce to the front. We The knew the reckless, snerifices, the herole stration is Taneb more emphatic.

I believe (says the Daily News corre positions attackul on the Somme were impetuosity by which, regardless of risk, por merely reckoned among the strongest regardless of slaughter, regardless of despondent in Amsterdam) that the actual the ty's front; they were defend foat, Russia succeeded in relieving the political situation in Germany is roughly as follows:-The Agrarians, Junkers, ed by specially mustered ant picked strain on the western front-and con- body of his bul Troups, atded to the gartributed to the decisive and probably Pa Germans, frontier-expansionists, rison on the pot. Nothing could be more fatal sun of the German original plan.big-Nevyites, and those in general who were most distinguished before the war Next after the retreat from Poland w But the battle of the Somme

for their Anglophobia, are not less is significant on offer grounds, besides Russia rally wadaunted, unconquer- preting that the German raniparts are able, around their national lender, and troubled by the general outlook than the not impregnable. It affords a test of the under the Imperial ensign of their more moderate people who now support the existing organisation, so that Ger the Chancellor. But they do not agree many would had herself fighting not only Comparative efiries of the

Sovereign, arrest and url back the on

with the Canelor as to the steps which against enemies from abroad, but against aruirs and the German army. The posi

ward march of the destroyers and in- tious seized by the Allies north and south

Te Grand Duke Nicholas in should be taken to remedy the situation. enemies at home as well." of the river are at least as dificult, and vaders.

as those which the the depth of winter, in spite of prodi- They believe that frightfulness night re- twice as extensive Germans have been able so far to seize gious difficulties, stormed and battered verse the position."Sink every blank at Verdan. The operation, of course. down the forts of Erzerum and restored at sight, neutral or not; hurl fifty Zep-chance to try to cause one or the other and revived the prestige of the Allied pelins at London; burn and massacre was carried out, in the one instance. in

everybody that locks either English or Powers throughout the Asiatic world. In the other instance il Bistre days,

a friend of England. Last, and greatest of all, at the moment may possibly be neempied five months The losses of the

lies on the Serie live so far not been when the struggle at Verdun was in its England is the enemy, and if we can a fifth, and the expenditure of gumami deadliest throes, when the Austrians bad drag her down by any means we have won the war anyhow, and if we do not auth of this lusses and the ex broke into Italy, before the British penditure of the Germans in the Verdun offensive had been launched, a most gloridrag ber down we have lost it anyhow." Rehling. The eenparison in arresting. ous and signal Russian triumph heralded In plain words, Roventlow and his large laat hour he may yet persuade the Allies party of supporters realise indeed that to relax their efforts. His newspapers The Allied forces have done double the the concerted onslaught of the Allies and

General Brusilof shattered the Austrian closing time is approaching, and they are, I am convinced, being employed now work in a tenth of the time.

Nor is tural bravery along that armies, rescued the fair province of Buko want to make now the big throw for to encourage, if it is possible, the weak- which Germany's Zeppeline and sukkued and weak minded elements among has done it. I is emphatically the vina, and changed in a single stroke the effect of skill. We all know the qualities whole aspect and fortunes of the world-marines and possibly her transports have the Allies. He hopes that British work- been saved up. Warnings that some men will, say to themselves and others: of the French array and the brilliance of wide war once agai' . its leading. Not everybody was prepar- There is ever present in our minds thing is being prepared" have floated in The Germans are beaten and they know ed for the

that the British discovery army is a homogeneous force of equally the feeling of the sombre and formidable the a'r throughout Holland in these last it. Let's knock off and call it half a of our through which we are passing. The days: they have reached Scandinavia, day"; he hopes that the faddists will Art class fighting - mėn.

whatevy it costs; and he hopes that the were the Germans prepared for it. They stream of British wounded is broadening and I make little doubt that a quick ear again raise their cry for Free Trade.

out into a river. Denth is not inconstant- would catch them in Zurich.

But Betawaon Hollweg is averse from Potsdam party in London will eat like hare, not thy, simply to devise, if ther

an, effective tactics if defene cegaiustly in every street. Our race, our people,

are suffering casualties or a scale they the gambler's desperate throw. His rats through the Allied wainscoting troops equal to their own, though strong.

We motto is: "It is lunacy when you have which excludes the German draught. Bever suffered before. erin numbers; they have to devise tactics ve against troom strikingly superior to have still a long way to go, but, faring lost all else to saurille your return And most of all he hopes that the Allies ticket." Bethmann hopes that "some will be weak enough to hold their hand ." He wants one more just when the blow stands a chance at their own. No spirit of boasting need along on our road in such good company,thing will turn up."

(Continued on nezi Column.) ast of being driven right home.

enter into a statement of that kind. It we are sure we shall reach its end in is the level truth-Westminster Gazette. triumph.

of the Allies to weary of the waste of lives and treasure, and in any case he hopes that he may be able at least to get the Allies to accept the status quo ante; he hopes (and his papers say so that the Russian supplies of ammunition may give out; but chiefly he hopes that at this

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