DAY WILL DAWN.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1821, 2 May 1918, Page 3

DAY WILL DAWN.

A MAN WHO’KNOWS FQCH.

SUPREME CONFIDENCE IN ALLIED CAUSE. “I know Foeh, monsieur. He will save us. .For me) I do not de-, spair. I hope. lam certain; If there be any pity it is that we‘ did not have a Generalissimo one-two years ago. There is no man, no soldier, better qualified to direct the fortunes of all our Allies; none other in whom the army Of France will have more confidence. There may be others equally well able to, direct. There is your General Haig a great commander. But tire choice has fallen on General Foch, and he will carry the terrible burden nobly.” . In halting English, and with many a-lapse into His native idiom, Commandant Albert Garenne, the new Governor of the New Hebrides, and Commandant of the-French forces in the Pacific, who passed through Sydney recently, thus declared his invincible faith in the success of the Allied cause. Commandant Garenne is one well qualified to, speak with the' voice of authority. With an extensive experience in French colonial campaigns, he has seen the terrible glory Of‘the fighting about Verdun. He has fought through the French campaigns on th§ Somme. For his deeds he bears the crimson bar of the Legion of Honour of the second order, ami that is but the chief , among his decorations. ' ‘ The news of the present fighting moves him, but does not distress him.- Always before his eye’s is the figure of Fpche. . In ' the latter's genius he pins ail his faith with a valorous patriotism. “You see,” he says, “there has. to be the one ihan in supreme’ command. By other means we court only failure, fighting a-foe directed by the one man to the one end. This is a matter upon which we must surely be now all agreed when we read the news the journals are printing. If is really the first news I have had for some little time. It is to be read with tears. Your English, your Australian, your American fighting men arc performing deeds ?of the highest valour. But the tears I feel will soon give way to smiles of joy when we learn that the day has turned in our favour. When that does happen the wisdom of General Foeh will be’appreciated by all. The sacrifice maybe has yet to be great. Still, we must be confident. And, monsieur, for what are.we fighting? Is there no inspiration in that?” Here this man of small stature hut great ■’faith pauses, ,draws himself together. Then, “I have seen it with my eyes. It has been, it is my blood. Verdun, . . . Verdun, monsieur. Wes, let us remember, and let us hope.’ The day will dawn.” ■