DAY WILL DAWN.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 May 1918, Page 7

DAY WILL DAWN.

A MAN WHO KNOWS POCK SUPREME CONFIDENCE'- IN- ALLIED i CAUSE ' I "I know Foeh, monsieur. He will save us. For me, I do not despair. I hope. lam certain. If there bo any pity it is that we did not have a. Generalissimo one-two years ago. There is no man, no soldier, belter qualified to direct the fortunes of cur Allies; none- other m whom the army of France will have more confidence. There may be otliers equally well able to direct. There is your Uereral Ilaig J — a great commander, But the choice has fallen on General Fceh r aiid he will carry the terrible burden nobly." In halting English, and with many a lapse into his native idiom, Commandant Albert Garenne, the new Governor of the New Hebrides, thus declared his invincible, faith in the success of tiie Allied cause. Commandant Garenne'is one well qualified to speak with the voice of authority. With an extensive experience in French, colonial campaigns, he has seen the terriole glory of. the lighting about Verdun. Ho has fought through the French campaigns on the Somme. For his deed 3 he hears the crimson bar of the Legion of Honour of the second order, and that is but the chief among his decorations.' To-day he passes, through Sydney to take up the command of all the French forces in the Pacific. ' The news of the present fighting moves him, but does not distress him. Always before his eyes is the figure of Foeh. In the latter's genius he pins all his faith with a valorous patriotism. "You see," ho says, ''there has to be the one man in command. By other means wo court only failure, fighting a foe directed by the one man to the one end. This is a matter tipon which we musfe surely be now all agreed when we read the news the journals are printing. It is really the first news I b&ve had for some .little time. It is to be read with tears. Your English, your Australian, and your American fighting men are performing deeds of the highest valour. But the tears I feel will soon give way to smiles of joy. when we learn that the day has turned in our favour. When that does happen the wisdom of General Foch will be appreciated by all. The sacrifice maybe has yet to be great. Still we must be confident. And, monsieur, for what are we fighting? Is there no inspiration in that? t , Here this man of small stature but great faith pauses, draws himself together. Then I have seen it with my f.yes. It has been, it is my blood- Verdun . . . Verdun, monsieur. Yes, let us remember and let us hope. The day will dawn."