WHEN THE TIDE TURNED

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 62, 7 December 1918, Page 7

WHEN THE TIDE TURNED

•BRITAIN TOOK A SPORTING CHANCE. "The turning-point of the war was in the middle of July," said Mr. Bonar Law the House of Commons recently. '"Ihe Germans had arranged a greuf offensive in. Champagne for July 16. General Foch, as it happened, knew their plans—and he know them accurately. Tho attack, took place, but infitcad of concentrating his troops in front of the attacking forces Focli carried out a prearranged plan-put all his' reserves on tho right ilauk of tho advancing army, and took tho initiative out of then , hands. -. "But there was something more. At that very moment, concentrated against the British front was an overwhelming tnnss'of German troops. s In the face of that threat British troops wero moved down to assist General Foch's plan. To take such risks and to take them wisely is.the sign of a great commander. ■ "In an Allied army tho carrying out of such plans would have been impossible but for tho consent and the courage of tho field-marshal commanding tho British troops. And may I, though a member of the Government, venture to sny something more? A meeting was held in the Prime Minister's house on July Hto consider that question. It looks a simple thing now, but picture to yourselves what would have been said'of the British Government if they had sanctioned the removal of those troops and thff&threat in front of them had. come oft', and our troops had been overthrown, "he decision, required courage, and our Prime Minister showed it."