On Wednesday night Mr. Balfour addressed a great patriotic meeting
at the London Opera House in a speech which will not easily be forgotten. After dwelling upon the
great services of the British Fleet, not only to ourselves, but to all the Allied nations, he declared emphatically that " we are determined to see the war through to the end, and that deter- mination is shared by every party of the British Empire and by every one of our Allies"" We 'are specially glad to note that Mr. Balfour dwelt upon the magnificence of Russia's sacrifice. Was there ever heroism greater than that which has been shown by the Russian soldier, power of resistance more splendid, power of attack more brilliant ? " Do we not know," he went on, "that when the day of retribution comes all that Russia has suffered and is suffering now will be repaid by her final and overwhelming triumph?"
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