The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1915. A BETTER OUTLOOK.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 27, 30 September 1915, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1915. A BETTER OUTLOOK.

When the last English mails left there Was a spirit of'gfbat dptimism ■prevailing .ami the newspaper Press generally speaks very hopefully of the outlook, Recent events have fully justified the opinion expressed in one well-known journal l to the effect that whatever else was oh was not true, one 'thing was certain, and that is that every month, every week even, that the war lasts sees the Allies stronger, and the enemy proportionately weaker, and although the conditions . under which we are fighting render progress necessarily slow. Britain will succeed in good time if her people unite in devoting all their energies to the one object, and leave extraneous matters for future discussion. There is, of coursev a tendency on the part of some politicians and agitators to make unwise utterances and ask questions regarding matters which it would he dangerous to discuss, as recently happened in the House of Commons, and possibly there is too much pessimism abroad. But there is every reason to look at the brighter side, and to go steadily forward in the path of duty. One writer referring especially to what is happening in the Old Land says it is becoming quite fashionable to decry the enormous efforts which England has put forth during the past twelve months. Lulled into a false sense of security by politicians, some of whom have since publicly confessed that they were quite aware of Germany’s designs, the outbreak of war found Britain totally unprepared, a fact of which the enemy was perfectly wel] aware, and indeed reckoned that it would prevent her from actively participating in the struggle, but it did not. and in nine months England raised a voluntary army of something like four millions of men. an achievement not to be despised, oven by a self-deprecatory Englishman. In addition, it is now known that she supplied her Allies with money and munitions, and hy the aid of her Navy, that vast machine which-does so much and of which we hear so little, has kept the seas open for commerce, which without British protection would have long ago ceased to exist. No wonder the Germans hate England, and long may they continue to do so for Britain has no desire for any further German friendship. Recently Balfour, in a fine pronouncement on the situation, spoke with firm, quiet confidence. “We have not shot our bolt,” he said. “What we have done is only part of what we will do,” and again, “we see the German army gradually coming in sight of their last resources to keep up their numbers. We are not yet within sight of ours.” That is the spirit v, liHi j will win the victory for Bight and Freedom. , (