WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3125, 4 May 1915, Page 7

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY.

LATEST VIEWS OF THE WAR.

DISASTER TO CIVILISATION.

Ihe mere fact that the Lord Chief Justice belongs to the race that, even in "cultured" Germany, is only halfemancipated, showy that in England justice is lord and chief, and that the downfall, or even the bare defeat of .Britain would be a disaster to civilisation. —Mr. Israel Zangwill. * * * "SINK OR SWIM." We sinl: or swim with Britain; her fate is our fate; we wish no other. The land which is the custodian of the stone tables oi liberty is our home centre.— Sir A. J. Peacock, Prime Minister, Victoria.

* * * PRUSSIA'S RUIN.

Germany is revolting against Christianity, but the weak will overcome tho strong, and Belgium will be the ruin of Prussian dominance.—hir Oliver Lodge. * * * AIR RAID DANGERS. The risk that the individual Briton would run from a Zeppelin bomb in tho even of a raid would be less than the risks he faces every time he crosses a street.- -The Abbe Moreux, Director Bourges Observatory. VICTORY OVER BARBARISM. We c ught now more than ever to be confident of victory, which will be the triumph of Latin civilisation over barbarism.—President Poincare.

* * * 'IF DEFEATED.''

If Germany is dereated it will be imposible to get any indemnity from her. because practically the last man would have fallen and the resources of the country would be utterly exhausted and the last penny spent. —Professor Persoval, in 'Cologne Gazette'. * * * GERMANY'S WAY. Sailing through the black night to drop bombs on a baby's crib is but a sorry use to make of war' 9 opportunities for valour and personal courage.— 'New York American.'

* * # WHAT WOMEN RECOGNISE

We women require very little teaching to make us' recognise that, as women, we have no use for the man who will not tight for his King and his Country.— Mi'-s. Flora Anne Steele. * * "#■ BEGINNING TO CRACK. Every sign points to the fact that the wonderful German fighting machine is beginning to crack.—Mr. Granville Fortescue, "Daily Telegraph' Correspondent at Warsaw.

THE CUCKOO CHICK.''

Germany is the cuckoo in the world's

nest; it wants to shove and wriggle every possible rival country out of existence. —Mr. H. G. Wells.

WORSE THAN DEFEAT

Tlier is something far worse than defeat to an honourable sailor —it is to skulk in your ports until ,vou can dash out, kill a few unarmed civilians', smash a few windows, and then run back to safetv as fast as you can steam. — 'Star.'

* * # "SOME FOOLS."

There were some ill-informed, misguided fools who thought that'when England was at war India would be in mutiny. . . There would have been a mutiny if we had not permitted the Indian troops to tight with us in the trenches. —Mr. Lewis Harcourt, Colonial Secretary.