MORALLY AND MATERIALLY WEAKER

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2447, 28 April 1915, Page 7

MORALLY AND MATERIALLY WEAKER

MRi BALFOUR ON GERMANY'S POSITION London, April 26. Mr. Balfour, speaking at the Becb'3 stein Hall, said: "it is clear that the enemy's position is far less 6trong mof ally and materially than at the beginning of the war. It is a great thing to have checked the tide of invasion, but until the final consummation is reached the efforts of the mechanic at homo and the soldier abroad must not be r<y laxed. * "Our gratitude is due," he added,' "not only ,to the leaders of the troops bnt to the unnumbered and nameless heroes on wliose work ultimately d&< pends the efficiency of all that has beea done in Flanders and France: to whom, in truth and ?eality, we should owe our freedom from the military nightmare under which Europe and the world has groaned." THE EOONOMIG STRAIN. GERMANY CANNOT HOPE TO WIN. London, April 28. Sir George Paish, editor of the "Statist," in an article in that journal dealing with economic questions arising out of the war, says: "I cannot think that if men in Germany have any weight in the council of war the struggle will be continued indefinitely* They will have realised clearly the disadvantages of. a . long war. ; "Judging from increasing eoonomic in- • dicationgj Germany cannot hope to win, and business men will bring all the influence possible to bear on the governing classes to recognise the situation! and minimise tie consequences to their, country. It is evident to'everyone out* sido Germany that the country cannot stand so long a war as can the Allies, in proportion to population. The Allies - suffer little loss in purchasing power,Whereas the German loss is very serious. "It is evident to the German business men, as to everyone else, that the longer the . war the more onerous the terms jof peace, and the more seriouß the permanent consequence to the German nation." . ..