6 NOVEMBER 1915, Page 13

When the reason for checking the wicked onslaughts of Germany

on our friends in Europe was doubled owing to the attack on Belgium, we seemed to prefer to make war on that ground rather than on the ground of helping friends in a tight place. That was unfortunate. T-he invasion of Belgium was no doubt a ground for war, but, as we in these pages pointed out, we had a still stronger case in the attacks upon France and Russia, and a case taking, precedence in time. For us, at any rate, the causa causans of the war has been our determination that Russia and France should not be crushed till our last drop of blood was shed and our last shilling spent.