OPINOION AND THE WAR.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15465, 18 December 1915, Page 7

OPINOION AND THE WAR.

~vl, » $ THOUGHTS OF LEADERS. .§ JOFFRE'S CLARION CALL.

;- (rr.ou ocn own\ coitBESrONi>ENT.) LONDON. October 22. General Joffre. in orders before the .(great battle, said:— "Supreme Headquarters, .September . 23rd, 1915. General order No. -Hi. Soldiers of the Republic!— After nion ths of waiting, which has enabled its to *-trengtben ojir forces -and our resources whiio our adversary has been wasting his,, the hour lias come to -'attack and to conquer, and to add fresh , of glory to those of the Ma rue, FJandere t Jhe Vosges, and Arras. Tho < last hail of iron and (ire has been poured down, thanks to the labours of - jib* French workshops, where your , brethren aro working day and night for i '**- V°u wilt go to the assault all together along tho whole front in close t -TmK^-iritlitho armies of our Allies. 4\ Yony dash will bo irresistible, and it r - t TBI carry you in a single bound as far »- as tho adversary's batteries beyond the i linea which face you. Give •■ him noithcr respito nor repose, for tho , deliverance, of our country, and for tho ;_irinmph of right and liberty.—Joffre." After the advance, he said: "Sui prem© Headquarters, October, 1915: * Tho Commandcr-in-aiief addresses to , tbo troops under his orders an expression of his profound satisfaction nt the result* attained up to to-dav. ]n tho <'attacks 25,000 men and 350 officers' v were taken prisoners, and 150 guns and i «n unascertained quantity of material . We the trophies of a victory the magni- , tndo of which may bo gauged by "tho s&ect it has had in Europe. No sacrifice was in vain. All knew how to the common task. The prei • «ent is a sure guarantee for the future, j t The Commander-in-Chief is proud of , £ commanding tho finest troops that ' franco has ever known.—Joffre." "LOOK AT THE MAP." - 1 Der^. v ' explaining his recruiting at the Mansion House: " m "AH of us are clamouring for more , wornation. To all these demands as --to otfl- situation, I think there is one * answer, and it is one T am gohv to J «rvo to you now. It is: Look at~the *»p—that will show you our position. JjOok at where wo are now. Look at Jfttere we were a year ago. »s that not information enough as to tie gravity of the situation? (Hear, tear.) Wo hear of victories here'. -.-and victories there. To all of these, -^say: Look at the ma?.. [ «av this > " SUV' Bp,rit of I aiii wr- , "Ctly certain that in tho end all will .. come right, but tho end will come w? Cr ' a tslc cnd ,vill be moro satss- \ lactpry, if cverv man in this countrv recognises that a portion of the Em- - -Pire s duty rests upon his shoulders. 1 want to drop niy official position as ' ' of "Recruiting, and to *Poak only as a man to men.' This is the last effort on behalf of voluntary -service (Hear, hear.) Tt is not the Jt* v an It is the effort °t a body of men representing a'l *wad*s of politics. It is an appeal to i po people to recruit for tho people. It is the final appeal, and it is the appeal _*Wt gives overy man his chance to "©ve h:s servicer to his King and his wuntrv. There aro people who seem about the spirit of tho i I am not. I believe that I »je heart of tho countrv i> right, onlv j .•*, »e heart of the countrv has sot to be touched. 1 believe wo can do iti I, wtneve if men can onlv realise that bv weir individual effort" now they are £omg to secure for their children and their children's children a lasting and •enduring peace, they will bo T>rcparcd t-o make some Sacrifice, and oven ~ "*"J sacrifice, becauso none is too great wmlo their country thus call-?. I believo implicitly that if wo can get the country at the back of us now, we arc j going to make this voluntarv system :''-an unqualified success; but the sands. Src running out, and there is no timo ;.'-«*> lo*c. If we all do to the bo-st of ..; .our ability that which comes to our hauds then by voluntary means we will Allies in the field men equal iu bravery

to tllf.-if V.'iii) iirr NOV.- r.\\ v h;u'■b-, Illcii in ->Ul'iiric!,t lnililbfTH to i;;:|,,il(l i»v nil lirne a in- hon >:;r ;u,ul {! h - v.-('ll';uv '•!_, the Kin- urd his Doniinidtiv. if. uo'-rv.i" WIIEKK ALL YOKXG y\\\\ SriOl'LlJ JSK. Tito Arciibi.sln-p «>t' Y.■•;••;. :u the ( JitirHi Di Eifihiml ?,len's S.x-i.dy: "[ it in --!ir<- thttt r.f'tic o. us f.nifl^ 1 thai ilu- l)o>i nan c.i !.!•<• vomit; niuiiao,nl r;f Mi-t M-'Vs Sofiftv shuulil Im .if this moment wlnnv c-. my yoiiiiy; nr.il ithlc-hodii'tl man V.i'hc. I.t-t < very man's r oimcit n<-,-> 1,». <-!ca:- that ho is .<-oi'viny h.is cctmtry when- his country :r.os{. ik'oc] s his scrvif-0.-. I ho]nthorn will no: lio ar.yono v,h,> is a iiicmU'-.- of t!to Alo])',' Sociorv who. if ho <-<>uhl ;;o, uill wait until he is fontj)o!!c<l to go. Aro you yoin.o; to allow our '.urn to poison No. Aro vou it> itllow. or thin!,- it possible, that our soldiors would commit crimes against innocent women ii' tliev rotteh i.'if. land of tiio enemies 'r A thonb.'infl times no. Are yon !<o:!i'i to vdlow in- s.'rictir.n our i»irmrn to drop l.'onil),, on innor-out women and cltild- : ren 'i No. Attain wo must bo p:o----pared to snv 'No,' because, if you nre to adop! !• polioy of renrisals, and froi'ij; to follow it out vitii stioeo.ss, you v. ill h" etiibarUint; this country upon r. career on which I pray (Uid il may ucve,- enter, and in whie]i, reuiemher. int!e.-N wo pun-huso foy ourselves everlasting v.-t' aro hound to ho beaten in the end." JAPANESE INTERVENTION. Baron Kato, formerly Foreign .Minister in Japan: some iwliticians Japan's participation in tho earnatio in _ Kurono is advocated, but the realisation -of such a course is a plain impossibility, to s.-tv nothinp; of Ihe coruplet'j absence of a proper casus belli. The expenditure ' required for -ustaininsi Japanese reinforcements in Europe would amount to thousands of million yen per annum. How is this enormous sum to be raised:-' In order to maintain the authority and honour of the State, wo must put- out of consideration all idea of fighting at others' charges. Japan's participation in the actual hostilities in Europe is impossible both in practice and principle. How is the Empire, then, to assist tho Allied Tho best and only way is to suopiy them with munitions of war. It will bo beyond the powers of tho Empire to undertake Mich huge rsunplies as completely to satisfy tho Allies' requirements, but what Japan can do sho will do. As to tho future development of the European situation, the fact is indisputnblo that Germany must suffer final defeat. It is ako" to be admitted that, having lived in tho comfortable atmosphere of peace for so many years, Great Britain seems to be ;i little slow in bringing her power into full play. While tho aristocracy are voluntarily going to tho front for tho sake of -their country, the majority of tho peoplo are apparently quite unconcerned. It is when Englishmen really rise to the, occasion tJtat the country will oonio to play the most significant part in the war. Among some sections of the Japanese public. Germany's power is over-estimated. Tho impression gains ground in «omo quarters that tho Germans will win the finaj victory, and will then wage a war of revenge tmoii this Empire. It needs no great wisdom or foresight to see that such fears aro entirely groundless.'' HALF YOUR INCOME. Mr E. S. Montagu, Financial Secretary to the Treasury (in the House of Commons): "I think it absolutely necessary to repeat that the expenditure on this war would have to ! be home by the nation almost entirely out of its own pocket, cither in the form of taxes or loans. It follows, therefore, allowing for any loans that can be. raised abroad, that every citizen should be prepared to put at least half his current income at tho disposal of tho State either in tho form of tax or loan. If we aro to continue to finance the war for ourselves and our Allies— and nobody doubted that mu3t be done —it can only be done by the civil population severely stinting itself and rearranging its whole life on quite a different basis in regard to tho consumption of goods and services. There is no direction in which tho public can stint itself without exercising a beneficial effect on the national finances. If the country refuses to stint itself, or it continues to lend, money to the Government by borrowing operations, then in the long run it will be compelled to stint itself by tho consequent rise in prices. The money left in the pockets of the community bv this Budget will have to bt; got later by loan or taxation. Yet those who dispense luxuries over the counter are doing a roaring trade. The consumption of alcohol has increased, and the makers of expensive pianos tire enjoying it considerably increased demand. The Government has oledgrd the resources of the country to tho utmost. It is for the peoplo to see that their resources are ready and arc not dissipated on private extravagance.'' ONE FOR FERDINAND. The Duke of Orleans, to King Ferdinand of Bulgaria: ••Sire, —The attitude which you have taken in this war imposes upon me the painful dutv of begging you to adopt steps to take back the insignia of the Bulgarian Orders with which I was invested. I said 'adopt steps to take back' these insignia, because I cannot send them to vou myself, but your Majesty- has only to address himself to your ally, who occupies mv castle, and from whom my safe must no longer hold any .secrets: I authorise him to return to your Majesty the insignia of tho Orders which I will no longer be able to wear. Your Majesty will understand that in the circumstances f am obliged to warn yon that the moment your arms aro lifted against Franco your name will be struck off ihe Chapter of the Knights of the Holy Giiost. Your Majesty lias striven since childhood to link Yourself with Franco and to wear robes of the Knights of ihe Holy Ghost has alwavs booo vour ambition, out. now another ambition has arisen: tho Tsar of the Orient and the son of a Princess of Orlett'i-s lias renounced his origin ard his alliance to throw himself into the arms of our worst enemv. Tdo not ask vou to civo back tho insignia of the O-dcr of the Holv Ghost which were officially bestowed upon you in the past. I wish", on the contrary, that these memories of which you have betrayed should forever pursue you as ,-i living remorse."