The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1918. "WE MUST WIN."

Taranaki Daily News, 22 May 1918, Page 4

The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1918. "WE MUST WIN."

President Wilson, in stating that "We must win tlie war," voices the sentiment that is universal among the Allies. The pronouncement is no mere idle boast, for it is based on the determination of America to send every available fit man to assist in the task as speedily as they can be prepared and transported to the main war theatre. Nothing but victory will achieve the Allies' aim, for aa Mr. Wilson points out, the Teutons cannot he trusted, therefore they must I n compelled by force of arms to give up the intolerable menace of despotic militarism. No greater surprise has tlic war yielded than the transformation ot .America's peace-loving president into an advocate of a liglit to a finish, with compete victory a? the goal. Apparently the supreme test i s about to be applied. According to the latest cables tlie Germans' preparations for .■> violent blow on the greater part of the Western front are now ready. They 1 are relylii" on a concentrated shock and a pushing forward of troops at all costs in order to breal; through the Anglo-French lines. This is only what was anticipated. It means a terrible sacrifice of lives, possibly the gain of a limited amount of territory, but General Foeh Is rtill confident and that eonffdwee «h«uld animate

Mho British Empire. Wh'lst the enemy has been preparing his plans for resuming the offensive, the Allies ha\e been putting tlicii- defences in order anil arranging tlioir reserves. These reserves have, been wisely nursed while the British were almost to the point of exhaustion ayuinst superior numbers, and that is why the Allies today control the situation. Tho enemy is 110 doubt, aware of the menace implied by these, reserves who are ready, at the proper time, to turn defence into assault- They stand between the enemy and the coast, and General Focli has all the plans prepared not only for meeting the violent onslaught of the Teutons, but also for initiating an oil'ensive. The Germans are feeling the result of their rashness in throwing ail their into the attack, wasting and demoralising the men, instead of husbanding their resources Time is with the Alließ, whose oibjeet is to act mainly on the defensive until the full strength of America is available, while it is vital for Germany to end the war this year. There is no doubt that the peace offensive on which the Germans are at work is intended as a last resort on the failure of the military offensive, for that failure will mean defeat, though not the end of the war. It is intensely gratifying to have a further proof of India's loyalty, as shown -by the resolve to raise another half million men. If we count also the 300,000 that Greece can put into the field as well as the increased efforts in Britain there should bo well over a million extra men supporting the Allies, outside America's conNibutions. Tho Germans are gnmbhng o n concentrated rushes, for they I>~ve no tinM ( 0 wear the Allies down. For this the latter are prepared, and we ™.v justly regard the coming cnemT offensive as an act of desperation that can and will bo effectually countered.