JOFFRE'S CONFIDENCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1621, 7 October 1916, Page 4

JOFFRE'S CONFIDENCE.

General Joffre gave an interview jfo a number of American correspondents on the occasion of the jsecond anniversary of the declaration of war. He said: —“Although pur enemies are fighting to-day more latterly than ever,‘yet, in view of the unify of action of llie allies, Hie /entire world sees and understands Iclearly the destiny which is .shaping tinal victory for ns. The characteristics of the present campaigns is the unity of action on all fronts {which is bringing ever-increasing pressure to bear on the enemy on all ,sides. While it was the French‘sacrifices in the early par) of the war which enabled the allies to prepare this unity of action, .at the same time I am now proud to pay public homage to. the.manner in which our tallies to-day are discharging their obligations... Russia, profiting hy the time, we were able to give her through being first prepared, has made increasing efforts towards drawing

ever more and more upon her inexhaust ihle resources i>f men and material until she is ip'H r aide (o pour on io the eastern front armed masses which have attained the recent glorious achievements in Gali(Ciiu Our preparedness has, at the . ,same time, enabled England to reorganise. her full power of mobilisation, the actual lighting valour of jier men having now been fully demonstrated on the Somme. Italy lad a more difficult problem and a more limited sphere of action, but her splendid accomplishments are now well known. The newly-organ-ised Servian army has displayed the unbroken lighting valour with which it is ready to resume the campaign. Although the enemy is still fighting desperately, yet the German plan of quickly transferring reserves to various fronts is ho longer possible, owing to the steady, action of the allies on the whole German front. JWctory for us is now certain. It 5s not for me to say how long the struggle will last before the final breakdown of the enemy’s strength jeomes, as come I am absolutely certain it will.” _