The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-08
A REAL SCARE is ON
IN ENGLAND.
Morning Examiner }

Englands excitement over the pos
sibillty Of invasion by the Germans
has been looked upon as nightmare
inspired by agitators resolved upon
manufacturing public opinion TO sup
port a campaign for a larger naval
program. involving the expenditure
of millions, but Golfers Weekly
throws a new light on the excite
ment. solemnly declaring that the
English are alarmed and go about
dreading an evil which seems about
to come upon them without mo-
ment's warning. The English have
become convinced within the last few
months that the Germans are secret
ly planning TO attack the snug little
island
Golfers evidently is not writing
from hearsay, but a representative
of that weekly has been travelling
through England. studying public
sentiment. and the conclusions drawn
from these observations are here pre-
Sented:
For centuries the British have en-
loved a reputation for phlegm. They
are supposed never 10 get excited eX-
cept in telling other peoples how to
keep cool Even now II does not oc-
cur to them that they are hysterical
Haven't they been living in a state
OF siege and suspense for six months
They think OF themselves as exhibit
ing stony StolciSm in the face of con"
ditlons which would make the mer-
curial Frenchman. the vociterous Ger
man and the emotional American col
lapse.
Every foSGy morning, with lace
blanched. but Sternly set. the com
muter starts for London, which he
knows may sink before his eyes under
shower of dynamite from an aerial
flotilla secretly made In Germany,
Every foggy morning, undaunted, the
mllkman enters the streets OF Dover
expecting to encounter a dozen Ger
man army corps landed overnight
When the weather Is fair. Englishmen
feel reasonably safe They know that
the Germans are too nsportsmanli6e
to strike on clear day,
Let no one ask such a foolish ques-
ton as why include the army corps
when the hotilla will do the work so
quickly and thoroughly? The more
thrills the better All suggestions for
the destruction of the British empire
overnight are welcome. a farm hand
who imaglnes he sees a dlrlgible is
good for columns without any editorial
inquiry as 10 how much bitter ale he
consumed the night before
1t Is easy for the outsider TO take
this, the humorous and satilical view
and it Is difficult for him TO adapt his
imagination 10 such a staggering pos
sibiiity as a war between these two
great nations The trade relations OF
all the world would be disrupted
Every stock exchange would know a
panic Millions without end would be
given to powers of destruction. The
naval struggle on the North Sea would
eclipse the battle Of the Sen OF Japan
as Trafalgar ecllpsed the duel OF two
buccaneeTing trigates.
1t is safe to say that eVcry human
being on earth would directly feel the
result in his daily life Ii Germany
won. four million people might change
their sovereignty
India and all her other great colo
nies might be lost to England, which
would be plunged into debt and re-
| duccd to the rank of Italy among the
powers. Ii England won. Germany
would lose her trade, and her people
so dependent upon exports, would SUI
| fer dire poverty,
Sounding opinions as you travel in
| England and on the continent, you
, find few men who do not believe that
war is inevitable, sooner or later. Nc
rules except those of force will apply
| to such mighty disputants, you are
told. England stands at the gate oi
| her possessions and Germany ad
yauces The people are being set
against each other like terriers for a
mill; and 1t Is the responsible states
men of England who are trumpeting
the alarms which the music halls and
the newspapers echo.