The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
LORD ROBERTS IS
BIG 'FUSSY-CAI'
ABOUT INVASION
With Nothing to Do Since
Retirement, He Talks OF
German War
LONDON OBJECTS
TO MOIORBUSSES
The Traffic Inteiferes With
Their Sleep-walking, But
Lord Mayor Is Ar
dent Adv, cate

LONDON, Nov. 1s.--No one VIII de-
ny that little Lord Roberts Is an ex-
cellent soldier who has done his coun-
try most excellent service. but since he
retired from active service he has
COME in for much criticism from per-
sons admitted to be level headed. one
idea only has predominated In ms
mind--the conviction that Germany IL
forever planning TO attack this coun-
try.
AS his active nature does not per-
init him to sit down calmly and BROOD
over this impending disaster Lofa
Roberts spends his whole time III
fruitiess endcavors To popuiarize the
idea Of general CONSUMPTION. rushing
from one end of the country TO the
other. and making infiammatory
speeches against Germany, "Ricn
create n very bad feeling abroad,
s,.-.. Reeem&is. he~ vas nepE0ssd by the
lord mayor of London. because NJ
had chosen to make particularly
violent jingo speech against Germany
IL u time when German councillors
were the honored guests OF the city
Of London
Prepare For Invasion.
That the influence of Lord Roberts
In powerful in the war department. Is
evident from the fact, SO far not very
widely known, that the department IS
gradually reducing the number of the
troops encamped at the old military
center OF Afderxhot. and concentrating
In the eastern command at Colches-
ter.
In very short time General French,
particular friend and protese OF
Lord Roberts. will DO placed In conn
nand OF this military district. which.
will assume much greater military linz
ncrtance than Aidershot and stimuli
taneousiy the number 81 naval ves-
eeis stationed at Harwich few miles
away Will be greatly Increased.
II Ii at this point that Lord Rob-
erts thinks Germany w.ii land her
iegions, when she comes to conquer
England.
Londoners Are siespwsikers.
If there il anything the Londoners
love II is sleep. Take q walk through
the streets Of the city. and YOU will
and them as crowded with people as
IN Broadway. in New York, but II you
look at their faces you will see that
they are asleep and uruve about Ike
automatons. This is true even In the
financial district, which Londoners are
always fond Of describing as veri,a-
Bile beehive of activity. and IL II were
not for the watchfulness OF the big
irish policemen who regulate the traf-
&c and guide the sleepwalkers across
the crossings, the number OF accidents
would be even larger than II Is.
Nothing therefore worries the Lon
doner more than the increasing street
traffic, and the motorbusses come
tn ffx ha IN
his Indignation. Thanks to the mo-
torhusses Ii is now possible to get
around London at q fair rate OF
speed without having to go down
the foul air of the tubes underground
and also OF reach your home in the
suburbs after having spent an even
ing at a theater without having to
go to the luxury OF hiring a taxicab
the driver of which in most cases
will refuse to take yau there, any
way.
Oppose Motorbusscs-
Every American who has visited
London and who did not stop at one
OF the big Americanixed hotels will
know how impossible IL is to get
anything TO eat after leaving a thea
ter, but II one live In q suburb your
fellow sub1rbanites do not want you
even to visit theaters. but TO go to bed
as they do themselves at 10 o'clock.
: possible for you to visit the theaters
and will get home cheaply, the mo-
torbusses must go, for they disturb
the sleep OF the natives
petition has been sent to pariia-
ment asking our Legislators to make
1t crime for any motorist to be
found In the street after III p. NJ. The
people OF the village OF London do
not want to be robbed OF their sleep
and II the crazy foreigners object to
xotnr 10 bed With. the chickens, they
can 60 somewhere else.
Lord Mayor FavOrs Them.
I know only one native Of London
saw OF the motorbusses. 1t Is Sir
Thomas Crosby, the lord mayor. who
In eighty-two years old, but consid-
erably younger In mind than most
Of hts fellow citizens.
Almost daily, when he can snatch
few minutes respite from his round
of duties, he jumps on to a notorious
nj the Mansion House and rides to
Charing cross, from where he makes
his way into st. James park or the
Mall for q quiet stroll.
why are you 40 fond Of the mo-
torbus?' a representative Of The
Daily Citizen asked Sir Thomas
because. he replied. am lover
iof fresh sair Before l was lord
mayor / vas alwsys about In my
carriage, attending 10 my protest. onal
duties az 4 medical man. Since
have been at the mansion house I
have been unable TO know just when
j shall find myself free from my ofii-
ciai duties; and accordingly canrot
keep my carriage and horses waiting
indefinitely.
Takes Penny Rides.
Quite by accident l hit upon ths
idea Of : pennyworth to Charing
Cscss on notorious. after my niorn-
3nsH work ut the Mansion House
cos,rt Wa mashed; ana aver since
havo indulssd In Il Just Whenever !
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