The Daily News. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1916. GERMAN MALEVOLENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1916, Page 4

The Daily News. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1916. GERMAN MALEVOLENCE.

Ie There can be no surer sign of Germany's recognition of inevitable defeat than the strenuous and malevolent campaign on which she has now entered, with the object of bringing about a separate [ peace with Russia. It is an implied admission that the forces against her are' too powerful and too determined on a final victory to allow the slightest hope oi Germany emerging from the struggle other than as completely crushed as a military power. Unable to avert this catastrophe by force of arms, the wily Huns are vigorously endeavouring to ,s . split up the Entente coalition, and are exercising their powers of intrigue to so grossly and wilfully misrepresent Bri- - tain's object in the war, as to arrest Russia's attention, for coupled w;th the grossly malevolent insinuations against Britain are to be found implied concessions that would he granted to Ru.-sia i S ii only she would cut adrift from the ie friends she ';nows she can trust, and le leave Germany to wreak her vengeance L on them. As usual, Germany has two iir strings to this bow, the other being the )f spreading of false rumors of Uvi!:?; and "j- risings ir. Russia, with the object of [' stirring up strife and creating i constat state M t»''.rnr thai wmiW jui#

minute in, a. widespread clamor for peace. Tile (London) Daily Chronicle's Pefcrograd correspondent has exposed this evil intrigue,, ivliich- stands mealed in all its foulness. Moreover, in a later cable, appearing in this morning'* news, we are given an insight into the' •ical motive of Germany's efforts to alienate Russia. It will be remembered that Germany lias 'thrown against Roumania all the strength she could spare, and far more than the exigencies of the other -fronts justified. Ostensibly this was to be a punitive expedition, but in reality Germany knew only too well that the success of the Russo-Roumanian offensive would speedily decimate the Austro-German forces, cut off communications, and in a short while entirely put Austria out of action, besides;: placing Constantinople at the mercy of the Kntente Powers. Although Mackcnsen gained an advantage at the outset by a rapid descent on Constarcza., he has' subsequently been unable to make progress in consequence of the heavy" reinforcements sent from Russia. The correspondent mentioned above points out that unless Roumania can be disposed of—an event which can hardly take place if the full resourcps of Russia are utilised, as promised by the Czar—Germany will be compelled to hold a. new front oi 035 miles, which the Roumanian frontier represents. To avoid such an enormous task, for which the enemy has not the men and artillery to spare, the Austro-German-Bulgar efforts are being devoted to straightening the line in order to reach across Roumania to Constanza—a distance of only 250 miles. That plan necessitated a converging movement between von Falkenhayn and von Mackensen, and the Russians have blocked the way. What Germany cannot gain by force she is striving to obtain by the most contemptible means known to the most depraved of nations. Russia may be relied upon/to treat this malevolent campaign with the contempt it deserves. The German intrigues in Poland and Lithuania (will only serve to hearten up the Russians to greater efforts than ever to put an end to German machinations. Russia, has at last felt her strength, and realised that by adhering to the Entente she can work out the great and glorious destiny that awaits the country by pacific development and the possession of an outlet by sea to the markets of the world at all seasons of the year. Russia has everything to gain by adherence to the Allies', and everything to lose by trusting her future to German sufferance—and she knows it. Teutonic desperation is reaching a most acute stage, and such flimsy tactics as these which she is now adopting only serve to accentuate her hopeless position in the eve 3 of the world.