GERMAN OPINIONS

Evening Star, Issue 19779, 1 February 1928, Page 5

GERMAN OPINIONS

BERLIN, January 31. Neither President Hindenburg noi Marshal Ludendorff could be induced to comment on Lord Haig’s death, the latter’s reply being a curt refusal. Several newspaper comments were uncomplimentary, and almost insulting, the ‘ Achtufblatt ’ entitling the obituay as “ A field marshal who could not win victory,” though it admits that

Lord Haig's iron,calm enabled the British to resist the Germans’ attacks. The ‘ Allgemeine Zeitung ’ expresses the opinion that the record of the dead soldier is hardly worth mentioning. A leading German commander concerned in the offensive of March, ISIS, however, said: “Haig I honor .nid respect.” s LONDON, January l 0 The Berlin correspondent of the ‘ Daily News ’ . reports that President Hindcnburg was greatly moved by the news of Earl Haig s death. The President declared that Lord Haig_ won the war; firstly, because the British grit shown in continuing the offensive m 1918 gave the French new courage, and enabled them to overcome war wearU ness - secondly, by the subordination of himself to Marshal Foch in the crisis of 1918, whereby the control of personal ambition rendered possible th“ great combined offensives which .Infinitely overthrew Germany. Marshal Lndendorff telegraphed: “f am not in a position to give a persona! opinion of Lord Haig’s merits.” Previously, however, he had declared that ho shared the German official view that victory was duo to Lord H.ng, " who was typically British; not brilliant, but tenacious.” . The newspapers emphasise the point that Lord Haig was content with leading tiie troops to the Rhine, after which he went home, not seeking more glory,—Sydney ‘Sun’ Cable.