WAR MUST GO ON.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 67, 18 March 1916, Page 13

WAR MUST GO ON.

SIGNOR MARCONI'S VIEWS.

NO "SHAY PEACE." ANOTHER YEAIR TO CRUSH GERMANY.

Upon his return to London last month fnom a month's trip to Italy and eltewher)e on the Continent, Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wireless telegraphy and now a. second lieutenant in tlic Italian army, expressed , the belief that there was no likelihood of the war being finished within another year.

While Germany seemed ready to make peace new, he eaid, the Allies we're bound to ignore any suoh overture, for the rea son that Germany wae not inclined to agree to any terms that would be I acceptable.

"The plain fact," he said, "i 3 that Germany, or a majority of the German people, is sick of the war. The people are tired of the slaughter of men, weary of a struggle that seems to have no end in sight. While that is the prevailing feeling in Germany to-day it will shift to one of bitter Teeolve to see the war won when all of Germany realises that the Allies are intent on beating Germany and that the Allies will not acceot any halfway peace terms.

"The bulk of Germany's population believe that Germany liae accomplished enough to enable iher to dictate terms advantageous to herself. They have the fake idea that the Allies ought to be ready to quit now. They will all pull together for German victory, even harder than ever, when the grim determination of the Allies dawns on their minds.

"So the war will have to go on, and ! fail to see any prospect of the end of it by next winter. From observation I've made everywhere I'm sure the conflict will be carried on, regrettable as it is, beyond next Christmas. Ultimately the eide stronger in men and finance must win, and that's the Allies.

"Germany cannot go on indefinitely with the terrific etrain on her financial resources, while everyone knows the drain upon her men is terrible. Britain has money to finance tine war, and upon her the financial pressme muet come hardest of all of the Allies. Russia. France, and Italy have men, while Britain is throwing her own into the field, too. Aβ the go by thie .bulk of men and money ie bound to be an awful drain on all the nations before victory comes. "The year drawing to * close has been a bitterly disappointing one for the Allies. Germany has made great headway, although not entirely in the direction she wanted to go. But eie's got Poland and she etill holds Belgium, while Serbia ie crushed. If Germany could make peace to-day I believe she would be willing to give up Belgium, but she would insist upon holding part, if not all, of Poland, and upon getting back Alsace-Lorraine from France and her South African colonies from England. Such a eilly peace never would be accepted by the. Allies. "To make victory cure tfoe Quadruple Alliance" muet move in .precise.r-aecori. until the end, each making a heroic eaCrifice of men and financial einewe. Political upsets only retard the concerted action so supremely necessary. There must be no more mistakes of" diplomacy. "Italy is throwing all her energy into the war. Already she has 3,000.000 men in arms. She will hold Albania and help Salonika, if need be. But I don't think Italian aid is needed for Salonika, for the British and French seem capable of holding their own. I don't believe the Germane will get into Greece. "Difficult times are ahead in the western theatre of war next spring and cum mer, with the Germans trying to push through the allied lines in France, but the Allies undoubtedly will be able to euoceaefully resist them."