HOW LONG?

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1732, 30 June 1917, Page 3

HOW LONG?

DURATION OF THE WAR. How long will (lie war last ! This has been the paramount question throughout the world for almost the past three year.". The Prime Minisicr, "peaking at: a function .in Wellington, said ho was of opinion that the conllict would have to go on for a considerable time yet. There were people who thought it might finish this year —and this was quite possible —but he thought that Germany could carry on for a very lung time yet. Sir Joseph Ward, in touching on the same subject, expressed the view that the man we relied on for bringing about the termination of the war successfully was Sir Douglas Haig, whom Mr Massey and himself saw at his headquarter,". Sir Douglas Haig laid no doubt a" to what the outcome of (lie war would be. He bad a "pirit of detcnuiiu ■' lion which could not be misunderstood, and all he required were I ho nece-sary reinforcements. He had everything that was wanted in the way of munitions and transports. Sir Jo"eph added he wa" of opinion that next year —and early next year —might see the end of (he war. It was the view of many in the Old Country that (lie enemy was coming to the end of his ability to hold out, even on the bluff side. (Applause).