THE ONE BIG FACT.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 October 1917, Page 6

THE ONE BIG FACT.

'HUNS MUST STAND UP TO IT. (From. Captain C. E. .Bean, Australia]? Press Representative). London, Oct. 18. The significance of the five great battles which have just been fought before Ypres, and in which Australians and New Zealanders have taken a really great part, may be lost sight of by attaching too much weight to the fact that the last two were not completely successful. This makes not the slightest difference to the one all-important fact, which is, that we know the method which, given sufficient preparation and decent weather enables us to beat the German every time we decide to attack him. The following broad view is worth keeping in mind by Australians in order to understand the present series of battleß.

The German cannot foil us by any evacuation or retreat here as he attempted at the Somme. He is bound to stand up to every knock-down blow we give him, simply because any retreat on a considerable scale on this part of the line opens up the way to Lille and the Belgian coast. He must either give them both up or fight holding on at any cost, whatever his losses. That is why the German correspondents are warning the Germans that they are fighting for existence on this battlefield. The 'position has never been so hopeful before during | the war because the way is now clearly seen by which, sooner or later,'we wiil win through.