CONFIDENCE IN GENERAL JOFFRE.
“The people in France live in absolute and supreme confidence in General Joffre,” said Dr. Martin in an interview. “Anything that he says is law to the nation to-day. The famous leader has said, ‘Perhaps for two months, perhaps for three months, perhaps for a year, France will be the anvil. One day she will be the hammer, and it will only be necessary to hit once.’ ” Ur. Martin paid a tribute to the wonderfully successful manipulation of the railways by General Joffre, which had been a feature of the war. The French army was now equipped to the last button, and bad any amount of supplies and guns. Indeed, they had never failed in munitions, but at the beginning the disorganisation was terrible. There were traitors at the head of the French army, and there was incompetence. Joffre got rid of the traitors and the i incompetents, and now most of his officers were young men. At the present time in England there was a great deal of talk about the age o f some of the senior officers, and opinion to day were in favour of bigger commands for young men.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1417, 29 June 1915, Page 2
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197CONFIDENCE IN GENERAL JOFFRE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1417, 29 June 1915, Page 2
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