GERMANY'S DEFEAT.
''THE ARITHMETIC OF KILLING." The " New York Times," in an editorial article entitled "Staring at Defeat," explains why the ultimate defeat of Gerraanj- is inevitable. "Germany now is in the plight of u chess player handicapped by having fewer pieces, whose brilliant 'and audacious attack lias failed. His adversary, evdn with lio plan of attack, can win the game simply by forcing an exchange of pieces until at last the advantage) of <i mere pawn is insurmountable. Germany cannot afford to exchange pieces; yet she will be obliged to do so. She cannot afford to compete in killing on equal terms: yet that is what her enemies now aro in a position to force upon her. "The elementary principles of warfare are very simple. You beat your enemy in one of two ways only; you kill him or you capture him. To besiege, to starve, to break him economically, that is only to capture him by rules_ defined. The arithmetic of tho position of Germany and Austria was clear from the beginning. With 115,000,000 people they challenged 235,000,000. That was oue against two in terms of population."a iS •
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11572, 16 December 1915, Page 4
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