From Rumania the Chancellor turned to the Somme, and declared
that, though heavy sacrifices must still be made, the German troops would certainly keep their line unbroken. " Still another and still another village may be lost, but the enemy will not get through." The Entente was moved by a sheer lust of conquest and by nothing else. That was the explanation of the rejection in 1915 of the German suggestion of peace negotiations. M. Briand appeared to think that " by hatred and destruction " the ground could be pre- pared for the future freedom, honour, and dignity of nations. At this point the Chancellor's appeal to pity al moat suggested in advance the abject words afterwards used by the German' Crown Prince. As peace was not entertained, " every available instrument of battle " must be used against the Entente. We should be less than human if we did not appreciate chiefly the Chancellor's tribute to Britain. "Great Britain is amongst all the most egotistic, the fiercest, the most obstinate enemy." It VAL scarcely be possible for Germ an statesmen after that to tell France that Britain is not doing her best to make full use of her qualities, s, such as they Ana
