THE WAR GOD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 53, 4 March 1901, Page 2

THE WAR GOD.

(To the Editor.)

Sir.—l desire to ask the gentleman whose numerous and stnKing bpeecnet, are so oiten contributed to your commas, a question, per favour of the "Star," over my own signature. "Ho. chivairous Close Krson. a boon my liege, i claim;. you have liusszied ut. so sorely Lhai you cant refuse the same." In each speech that the worthy Doctor has made in his capacity as iviuyor oi One'ttungu lo our departing trooper*, hi has invariaoiy, vrjien thej were passing beyond the limits of his own more imaieuiate Jurisdiction, coniiclently passed on their further safekeeping to •The God of Battles," and on the sate return of any of our surviving brave boys (whom we one and all rejoice to welcome back), he reminds them how, betore they left his boundaries, he placed them under the protection of another power, and congratulates them, and presumaolj himself, on the great success of this forethought on their behalf. Now, what is troubling me is this, whether this God of Battles" of His Worship is the same "God of Battles" that Kruger has been invoking? Because, if so have we not great reason to be thankful that the mana of our learned Doctor has P™ved too strong for the mana of Kruger.' But my great trouble is as to just whom his "God of Battles" is? Is it Mars^ the great God of War? Or does he mean, perchance, the Prince of/«««.£»• Mount Roskil!.