THOUGHTS ON THE WAR.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11509, 4 October 1915, Page 5

THOUGHTS ON THE WAR.

Ihe enemy must be crushed, for without that peace is impossible. The Czar. A I>AILYTIGTORy. Even if . n »r- is no sensational news m the papers, every day might he called a victory lor the Allies. Time lights for us.—Sir William Crookcs. We must put an end, not only to war, but to the cause.4 of war—the intolerable burdens of the uncertainty of an armed peace.—Baron d'Estcu niches do Constant. LITTLE ECONOMIES. 'Cue lump of sugar which is not consumed, tho bread which is not waited, tho cigar or cigavetto which is not spiokea, means so much less imported goods, which, while our exports are restricted as thev are at present, we can ouluy pay for by bending gold out of the country or hv borrowing.—Mr M'Kenna. NO HYPHENS. ' The United States has no GermanAmericans; they are either Americans, or Germans.—air Roosevelt. PEACE TEEMS. I observe that the German papers ,i,) 3 talking o'-ont, peace. Let us have no such talk until wo have brought the war to an end by crushing. German militarism-. I regard everyone who ; uses the word peace except on such terms as doing a wrong to our cause and mischief to the country—3l r T. P. O'Connor, 31.P. THE IRISH SOLDIER. The Irish soldier throughout the campaign has been, in the van. and whsn. this long agony is over, and_ at last liberty is restored to tho nation. Ireland wiLl bo there. Sir John Sirnou. HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. Carry your mind back to past wars, aaid in every one the cry tor more munitions has been tho most striking feature.—Professor Vivian. Lewes. A WAR WEDDING. ■Those whom war has joined together peace must not bo allowed to put asunder. If that bo, as we hope, the result of all that we are now going through, it will indeed be a compensation lor all that both nations (France .and Britain) have suffered ; it will bo the supreme vindication of our efforts; and we hope that it will bo our final reward. — t.arJ OUTZOLL. , DEEDS, NOT WORDS. 1 believe the country is very tired ol protestation speeches, and is very anxious to .see something done. -Mi' Y\ alter Long. WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING. We are fighting to-dn-y not only an enemy counted by the million, but an entire racial organisation arid effort trained for the specific purpose of war, —Mr Austin Harrison. HUMBLE, BUT NECESSARY. It seems a. humble task to cut down our expenditure, to deny ourselves all luxury, to teach others how they can best, spend their incomes, even how t'h-ey should cook their tood,_ how they sh-onld economise in their living—it seems a humble task, but it Juts become vitally necessary.---ib - M Kemia. A WAR OF .PEOPLES. Other wars have seen huge armies Napoleon a hundred and threo years ago crossed the .Nienien at the h.ead oi <IBO,OOO men—but this one alone lias witnessed some 20,000.000 men under arms. Other wars have boon in the main wars of solders: litis is a war of peoples. Mr Sydney JJrooks.