Though we are in no sense alarmed by the entry
of Turkey into the quarrel, and feel sure that any force she can bring into the field will be more than counteracted by the antagon- istic forces which her action has set in motion, the horror of the situation is no doubt greatly increased by the new event. It leaves so little of Europe and of the Near Eastern portion of the globe unaffected by the contest. It will also undoubtedly tend to the prolongation of the war, and to the need, which we have never ceased to preach in these columns, of taking tile war seriously and organizing the whole of our resources for militant purposes. It should be one more reminder to our people that we cannot run this war on the easy go-as-you-please lines which are instinctively dear to the British mind. We shall want the aid not only of every shilling and every ship, but of every man of military age, to finish the war, and to bring that peace which we all pray for—a peace not merely with honour, but with safety for the future.
