REPRISALS.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2691, 10 February 1916, Page 6

REPRISALS.

Sifj—As you are in your leadors supposed to voice, as well as lead, public opinion, I would like to put forward another view of "retaliation" and your quotations from the "Tablet." Do you remember, during the Irish trouble, the wholesalo resignations from the Army, in view of the war upon their kinsmen in Ireland and the strong remonstrance of Lord Roberts against the "war"? Thank God for it I Our sailors and soldiers have proved their high ideals and nobility of soul, even to giving their lives to save the enemy when weak and wounded. They have won such a high place in tho world's opinion that even the Germans seem to expect it as natural for our "common" sailors (whom they have murdered wholesale) to risk life in saving a murdering Zeppelin crew! They are the sons of their mothers! What good mother could find comfort for the loss of her children in spreading the agony to other mothers? • There is no denying that "Love your enemies," "Do good to those that hate you" is highest othic6, as well as strongest common-sense, in its results. If we raise the flag of justice and right,' we must follow the road of "Right" as far as we can, and not betray our noble olncers, and ask them to do impossible, degrading deeds, and lower them to German level. Can the world show nobler, or braver men than our Christian Generals—Gordon, Roberts, and too many to quote—and our God-fearing Admirals? In our own strength and by retaliation we shall fall. In God's strength and through His servants, we shall win; and Admiral Bcatty has pointed out a way for the nation to help—by national repentance and prayer. "We are behind both Russians and French in this matter. No one can improve upon the Admiral's cogent advocacy of this urgent matter. Must not add more. —I anij ctc., 'A PATRIOT.