The German motive in conducting these raids remains to 1.1g
a mystery. It is perfectly obvious from all the political movements that are happening in Germany that the Germans want peace. One would have thought, therefore, that they would not have considered it worth while to stiffen the determination of the British people not to agree to peace. Yet this is exactly what the air raids accomplish. Though they do not do very much material damage, and have no true military value, they annoy people enough to make them say that they will never make friends with the nation which resorts to such methods of warfare. The truth seems to be that when savagery takes possession of the German mind, it becomes incapable of arguing. It is not susceptible to any logic, or rationality, or sequence of ideas, as we imagine such things. But of course, while we may express our wonder at such a singular state of mind, we probably ought also to express our gratitude that many things are hidden from our enemy. From the point of view of maintaining the mood 'of 'a Skil population—a con- sideration essential to the mucceseful waging Of war—the mainte- nance of a constant state of determination is a very great military advantage.
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