WHEN WILL THE WAR END.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1917, Page 3

WHEN WILL THE WAR END.

f STRIKING WAR INTERVIEWS. (Received This Day at 12.26. p.in.) NEW YORK, .November 28. The “Now York World’s” London correspondent has secured some striking war interviews. Lord Sydenham said the recent evI entp on the Italian front would falsify the calculations as to the duration of the war No doubt Austria longs for peace, but the events an Italy had reversed Germany’s ambitions. -No thing but disillusionment, which failure bv land and sea alone can bring will force Germany, and her subservient vassals, to propose a basis of peace which the Allies can accept. Russia, temporarily has ceased to be a factor in the war. The best we can hope for is that the Italian line m the Piave will he held, otherwise she must fall back to the Adige line. It is the Allies duty to save Italy. The vast world issue may mainly depend on America’s efforts . The German’s economic position was bad Berlin regards the winter anxiously, and there is heavy mortality among the German civilians from maltrition, but wc must not abate our efforts. American represents reserves of tremendous potentiality, in the closing D hase of the war, when thousands of Americans aerop|nn)es /will reinforce the West Front and a similar number at the Italian end will be in sight. Viscount French was of the opinion that it: is essential that the Allies should forego all thought of peace and concentrate on the more vigorous prosecution of the war. Admiral Cyprian Bridge could see no prospects of the war ending in less than two years. Admiral Henderson said; In my opinion, no hopes of peace can he entertained prior to 1918.