The correspondent's analysis of the conduct of the German Press
Bureau is valuable. He says that it creates rather than suppresses news. The result is that, whereas we should expect Germans to become depressed by the deferment of their hopes, they continually replace each falsified hope with a new one—supplied by the Press Bureau. When the writer was in Germany before the talk was all of Calais—from there Germany was to block the Straits and dominate London. Then came a new phase. Warsaw must be taken first, and Marshal von Hindenburg could then spare a million men for
the march to Calais. The Warsaw hope failed, and the sub- marine blockade was substituted for it. Now there is an inclination to think lightly of the submarines and to empha- size the importance of the fighting at the Dardanelles. Never- theless, in spite of this hopefulness, which, like Antaene, rises refreshed each time it touches earth, there has never been so much criticism of diplomatists and generals. Finally, we must mention the remark of a Professor who told the corre- spondent that Germany had Paoificist friends in England who would see that Germany had some reward for her losses and that German culture was not annihilated. We trust that the Pacificiats will make a note of this. What the Professor really believes, of course, is that British Pacificists will make it possible for Germany to have another try I That, indeed, would be the result of their efforts if successful, but we have little fear of their being allowed to try their patent humanity tabloids on the gospeller, of hate.
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