17 FEBRUARY 1917, Page 1

Finally, Sir Douglas said that if the war were not

finished this year, the Allies must not hesitate to continue it. We must regard the question of an inadequate peace " with a square jaw " :- " For the sake of our own tranquillity and for the security of the world, there must be no peace without victory, without complete victory ; for an incomplete victory, a lame and premature peace, would leave military Germany the possibility of preparing a terrible revenge in the very near future. After having attacked England, you would see her back again on your frontiers more greedy than ever of blood and of conquest. Let us beware of the suspicious manceurres of an enemy who feels that he is lost, whether he speaks of peace or whether he seeks to divide us."

And so say all of us.