AMERICAN OPINION.

Thames Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 18487, 31 October 1917, Page 3

AMERICAN OPINION.

A PESSIMISTIC VIEW. NEW YORK, Oct. 30. Fapejna aa-ei pessimistic regarding thu Italian situation. The Herald says it isi now the duty of the Americans to grit their teeth, and prepare for a two or three" years' war. _, . ! The Sun declares that if the Italians are driven buck because of lack

of artillery there; is yet,time to nai>.' the Gernian advance. i The World saya the Italians have bum defeated, but it is not yet clear whether it is a disaster. Tiie lessor ■we must learn is that every war activity in" every nation must b*s speeded up to drive back the ruthless Hun. Mi' Frank Simmondsi, writing m the Tribune,-isays it is too soon to ba pessimistic, but we are seeingl the beginning of what might becom.o ona of the greatest disasters iv military hisitory. The Italian otfeubive has been ruined, but Italy may yet rally. ' The 1 New York Times comments on the Italian situation,, which nieans the deferring of peace. Italy has not received the full help asked foi. Circumstancos seem to indioate, « lack of perfect co-ordination betweeu the Allies, and the weed' for t supreme oonmand, keiepmg a. ng--lant ey« on all fronts. Ainowa. must supply the Allies with men, arnw, and foodstuff®, and f^P^ 6! * lougthy war of great magnitude. i Officials at Washington, aref d. > cubing whaflier Italy's p^t S™**America to declare war against Aus- ■ tria.-A. and N. 25. Cable.