IS GERMANY BEATEN?

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 180, 6 April 1915, Page 2

IS GERMANY BEATEN?

LORD SYDENHAM’S VIEW OF THE POSITION. "Germany. though still uncon(pieced, is beaten, and if - the Allies amain steadfast sparing no effort, grudging no sacrifice, forces already at work will complete what German l : ck of success on land and sea has ■pun.” writes Lord Sydenham, former Secretary of the Committee of Im peri j I Defence, to the “Times” in a review of the first isx month s of the war. fiis lordship ‘gives some intarciting figures about warg in ths past. “In 1354, by reason of the distance separating the principal belligerent :Ike mulitary operations had scarcely begun in six months, and the buttle ■I the Alma was fought a month later.

“fn t.ha American Civil War more than three years passed'before the decisive operations against Richmond 'in moused. “in the RusHC-Tnrkh-h war of IST' » ih e Allies, after severe fig at inere brought to a standstill befor improved defences of an nnknov-•-.in vii l fnv six rnontl : dloben had. only just c.ompie'ed t.i ' nvestment of ihe> na, which (iii no a'! till seven weeks hirer. "in the liussc-Japaafit! war of 190 s ’he battles of the Yalu. Kinchou "id Telissu were fougnt in the firs< I ■; months, and the investment c. •! ;t Arthur was completed; but tin capture cf thi s fortress, the occfc j:alien cf Mukden, and the battle o Tsushima were still four, six, am • ino an J a half months distant r<cerAivaiy." I Lord Sydenham discusses in detai | ‘he position in the several theatres o I nr, uv-,,1 ‘iuernir : v v.f it as a whole - n h■■ ? . ’ v f j i.y iwvisiij cf the verdict cf the past ,six months can be suggested. Rala. ivoiy, to the Allies, the Germans must grow steadily weaker in men duel material. Every plan of theii strategists has come to naught. “With the possible exception, of the Russian reverse—quickly retrieved—near Ostercde in August, the German armies have not won a single victory, and when the perfection of their preparations, enabling them to strike be fere aay one of the Allies was ready, is recalled this must he regarded as he most outstanding fact in six rnouthg of war.”