The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-03

and d~ebauchery and drink. Eat. drink and
be vicious; but above all drink and be
vicious: for this 10 the end Of England
That wal their watchword."
The result may DO thought. but Dick ID
qualified to help ue. He continues: Il
have no wish TO repeat Blackburn's terrible
storiee OF rapine and bestiality. Of tho frenzy
OF intoxication and the blind savsgery OF
these S~aturnalias. In their dreadful naked
ness they stand forever in the pages Of his
Great book, q sinister blur. a fiery warning.
writ large across the scroll OF Englis6 his
tory. l only wish to say that scenes ]
actually saw with my own eyes lone episode
In trying to check the horror OF which
lost two fingers and much blood) prove
beyond all question to ms that sven in Ice
most lurid n revolving passages Black
burns account is a mere record Of fact and
not at all. as some apologists have sought
TO- show. an exaggerated OF ~overheetod
version Of these lamentable events
Dreadful enough. We can well believe
all that is in Blackburn. and we are grateful
TO Dick for Withholding the poignant de-
tails while establishing his eloquent and
SUFFICIENT picture. But these sorrows and
all the sunerings OF England at that time
had a great and fortunate consequence.
The Germans ~subjusated the country in
unsparing and AVA fashion. They left
hardly a man alive out Of a small British
army that they encountered at Epping.
They sank two battleships of the Dread
nougbt size-waifs perfdiously separated
from the great feet bottled up In the Medi-
t~erranean. They demanded an indemnity
of El 900. o0o. 900 and occupied the Bank Of
England and nine seaports by way Of as
surfing it's payment. They demanded tho
withdrawal Of England from Egypt and the
Transvaal and the cession to Germany Of
Gibraltar. Malta. Ceylon and British West
Africa.
But England awoke. In quiet fashion
IL went TO work to make itself military and
formidable. Missionaries with q Message
(see title) came from Canada and the colo
MES east and south. The great Canadian
missionary. George Stairs, said once in the
course of a powerful address: But what
of usl What Of you and I. my friends7
How do we stand regarding Duty1" We
thought IL a queer construction. what OF
II" but we did not greatly mind. The Mes
sage itself was in the form Of a watchword
and ran: For God. our Race. and Dutyl"
III was WONDERFULLY ~NsCuVe. All England
went 70 work drilling and sharpshooting.
In a little while the country contained
$500. 900 soldiers trained TO high notch and
secretly and perfectly organized. At the
word they rose. In a twinkling. In perfect
military combination and effectiveness.
they stood manifest. Ofcourse the Germans
had TO ~rightabout. To say that the Kaiser
was cbagrined 10 10 specifically. Through
his own laundering he lost the navy. After
that he lost his empire. Germany became
a republic. with DIR. Car Moller for the
first President. America and England
went into an alliance. the Monroe Doctrine
(which would not have interefered any
way) not being permitted TO interfere.
Then England adopted the Dinsley tariff
and the business Of British rehabilitation
was complete.
An exceleut inc doubtless q surprising
story. but. in the memorable and manda-
tory words of DR.. Grimm. anybody who
does not believe II will be required TO pay
a half crown.