SHAKING THEIR FAITH.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 15 August 1917, Page 4

SHAKING THEIR FAITH.

Hitherto hath their bombast sustained him, but the Hun has received a glimmering of the truth, so that Fritz, at home away back in the Fatherland, begins to tremble. When the enemy weakens, he wavers; and he who wavers is lost. A message that comes across the cables via Switzerland tells us that the Volks Freund, recognises that it is impossible for Germany tocompel her enemies to pay indemnitiesand surrender territory. '' The continuation of the war will lead to the complete exhaustion of all nations. If the results enabled our enemies to demand indemnity and territory, it is too terrible to comtemplate. Pan - German aims are the sheerest madness, leading to inevitable ruin of conquered and conqueror. It is time the majority of the Eeichstag urged peace by reconciliation. " Only the other day the whole German press writ large , across its front page: What we have we hold - Kow that Fritz is learning the mind of the Allies he turns and' rends his Junkers. When Fritz realises that he will ; have to foot the bill for'all the damage j he has done, who would change places witE the Kaiser ?