TOLD OFF.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 11 August 1916, Page 4

TOLD OFF.

The Hamburg Xachrichten, after a full consideration of the matter, cornea to the melancholy conclusion that the sole sentiment that the German nation can cherish towards their enemies one of “unspeakable and unfathomable disdain.” “What sort are those en,«|; enemies of ours. The Russians are bar* barians, whose sole idea of warfare ia to commit the most horrible atrocities The French, whom their Government for the moment holds under the knout, are, according to Voltaire, half tiger and half monkey. Dirty and ignorant in time of peace, they have distinguished themselves in the course of this war by savagely maltreating German women and children and innumerable prisoners. The Italians are an' absolutely putrid nation. The English are a people of hypocrites, liars, and ruffianly thieves. Now from for* eign countries there reach us peace insinuations of all sorts, and of those we must not allow ourselves to become the dupes. So long as our enemies have

not recognised without any reserve whatever in what a terrible situation* the German victories have placed them, and until they draw therefrom the right conclusions, we can have nothing good to expect from peace mediations, even though they be honestly meant, which in itself is a matter -’or doubt.