THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY TO-DAY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2489, 16 June 1915, Page 8

THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY TO-DAY

IMPRESSIONS OF A NEUTRAL OBSERVER "UNBROKEN IN STRENGTH AND SPIRIT" London, June 14. 1 A neutral observer, as a result of . a further visit to Germany, BuppleI ments the impressions formed by him i when ho visited the enemy's country i In February. ."It is no longer a case of 'We shall 3 n'ln, we cannot lose,' with the Gert mans; but there is a grim resolve that - all must strain every nerve and every - ounce of energy, resource, and intellir Eonce to establish the desired result. I" mdmg there is no enemy on their - soil, and the boundaries of their couh- - try have been pushed beyond their for--15|ne,!,"nnts J f ,e Germans claim that up - , Present they have won the war, i yet there is no slackening of effort. e Vast Resources. n. becomes more apparent that the resources of men and material are more vast than even the Germans themselves realised, and unless overj helmed by main force, they may ro--1 sist indefinitely. The Germans are unbroken in strength and spirit, but " thoir complete isolation is affecting tho a character of the people in two distinct _ aid opposite ways; first, the national • spirit, called imperial consciousness, becomes apparent; next, there is em--1 oitterod morbidity and brutal vindio. *" t'veness, warping their judgment, bias,lr opinions, and unhinging their ethical and moral senses. , o Uss of Poisonous Gas. - ti, '^ 1G n ' a i° r it.y of the people regard r p. s us « °f poisonous gas as a splendid tnumph of German genius. A chemir cal expert stated that gas is the oomn in? weapon of German warfare, though 0 it is still in a primitive state of de--3 ' ulopment. If. is certain to supplant s the high explosives. The phenomenal f successes m Galicia and elsowliere are B due to its use, and a- few tanks of t S ii niore work than a thousand j shells. The only bar to its complete 3 success was the finding of a r.uitable . system of distribution. a No Shirkers. t 'Throughout Germany there are no 1 shirkers: every man, woman, and child - is contributing to the nation's effort, s though many are beginning to realise 3 that the struggle will not bring any £ ultimate good to Germany, the ma--0 jority of the, people believe >n lie 1 righteousness of their cause and final r success." f STRIKING ARTICLE BY HERR HARDEN BRITAIN HAS AT LAST AWOKE. ; (Rec. Juno 15, 11.40 p.m.) ! Amsterdam, June IS. 1 ~v f r Harden, in an article in the - Zukunst," seriously reviews tho ro- - construction of the British Cabinet, and 6ays that Britain has at last' awoke, ? ' Never to slumber, again, except in s death.' .He warns the Germans ■ against underestimating and fflisundoistandinc their enemies, and insists that Sir Edward Grey did not promote the war. but rather strove for peace. The "Taglcblatt" suggests the formation of a special committee of foreign affairs with an advisory board composed of former Foreign Secretaries, Ambassadors, and Consuls. The paper 1 adds: "Our policy must do its utmost to t bring about a speedy peace, and above t all to prevent further additions to the ; ranks of our enemies."