WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

Observer, Volume XXXV, Issue 49, 14 August 1915, Page 3

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

ff N France to-day—and! it was the I great French revolution that gave modern Europe its freedom—every man is a soldier. In Italy, where liberty is a treasure hugged to the breast of every citizen, every man, and every woman are regarded as the servants of the State until victory is won.—London "Express."

Before the Germans are crushed and the nations of the world resume their normal life, all classes in New Zealand will be called upon to make sacrifices such as they nave hardly begun to contemplate, and we want no acrimonious political quarrels.— Chrietchurch "Sun."

At present it is unfortunately the case that the Coalition has not raised the nation's respect for its politicians. They have emitted highsounding phrases about national cooperation and the pursuit of greater unity; but the principal fact that they have so far submitted to. the public has been an elaborate division of the spoils of office.—London "Chronicle."

Germany is now fighting us by th© aid of money made in trading with us. In future this source of financial assistance to our deadly foe should not be forthcoming. — Blenheim "Express."

We remember to have somewhere seen a burlesque cartoon "The Tragedy of Mazeppa and the Wild Horse of the Ukraine." It consisted of a single horizontal line, with a few rays at one end, and a line of explanation said, "The Plain of the Ukraine—time sundown — Mazeppa having just passed." So we might have "The horizon of the ocean— time, sunset on the. last day of the war year—the commerce of Germany having passed."—Wellington "Times."

Kaiserism is a distinct "throwback," and a twentieth-century attempt to revive the supremacy of Might over Right. The Kaiser boasts that had he a thousand sons "he would send them all to death for the honouir of Germany.—Dunedin "Star."

But there is one good lesson which the Germans can teach us, and which we have hitherto- neglected to learn, and that is the lesson of domestic organisation. — London "Chronicle."

Considering that the award to the miners was made largely in consideration of the increased profits accruing to the owners, there seems no case for the owners replying to it by an increase per ton which would recoup them for a greater rise in wages than has actually been granted.—Manchester '"Guardian."

Mr Allen has made mistakes, but there is an immense preponderance of faithful and efficient work to be placed' by honest criticism to his credit.—Wellington "Post."

The optimists believe that the sky is blue, the pessimists see it grey— Mr Lloyd George says it is mottled. —Inveroargill "Times." * * * The lure of something for nothing counts, of oourise. Centuries will not eradicate that touch of nature, but the average mam who spends a shilling on an art union ticket puts the ticket in his pocket with little more thought than that he has given a shilling to a fund deserving it.— Cbristohurch "Sun." ...