GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 4 September 1918, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

NO VICTORY FOR GERMANY. AND GEEMANS KNOW IT. DECLINE OF HUN POWER. INITIATIVE COMPLETELY LOS. Received 9.5 a.m. NEW YORK, ScpL 3. Mr Cyril Brown, the World’s Berlin correspondent lately at Stockholm has returned to Now York- Interviewed Mr. Brown said, quite six months ago Gem any was at the zenith of her fighting power, today she has''definitely, passed the zenith .and;her powder shows a continuous downward'; tendency.'!,.Germans arc now giving , up all hope of victorious military decision,or an early peace. For the first time in wiar Germany has . completely. lost the initiative all along the line, and the German people know “it.. The arm'ies’ morale has suffered relatively more than the people’s morale, and only picked shock troops retain,, the old spirit. The morale of the greatbulk of the army is affected by fear of impending defeat. Food additions are no worse than six months ago, but will be much more serious in the late winter and early spring, when acute stax-vation conditions will increase. Pessimism- is caused by continuous military reverses.

POOLING ALLIED RESOURCES APPEAL BY LORD ROBERT CECIL Eecieved 8.45 a.m. LONDON, September 3 Presiding it a dinner in London on the occasion of the conclusion of -thc : Allied .Maritime ' Transport '" Council, Lord-. Robert Cecil, made a second" appeal .for common Allied control of all -Allied- resources, which, he declared, would : make the economic ■ power of the Allies overwhelming. A great deal had .already been done, for example, the Wheat Executive, not only removed the danger of starvation and guaranteed fair distribution among the Allies, but it immensely economised shipping by securing that each ally got supplies of com from the nearest Allied source, for example, one ally got supplies frm India while Britain got hers from. Ameica. After referring to the Allied Committee’s dealing with food, munitions and raw materials. Lord Cecil emphasised the magnificent results of the united command on the battlefield. It might not be possible to have an economic generalissimo, but the strength of the Allies would be prodigiously increased if only the Allies could be brought together in some similar fusion of the whole of their economic resources. He concludes by suggesting that this groat economic alliance might be turned to the uses of peace after the war. French Italian and American delegates supported Lord Cecil's appeal.