The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-23
Christmas Messages to America
From British Officials, Ask That
Neutrality and Fair Play
be Observed.
WHEN PEACE WILL COME
Christ viii Come to Europe When
Evil Spirit Of Envy and Hatred
Has Been Cast
Out

by Ed L. Keen, United Press STAT
Correspondent
| Copyright 1914 By the United Press.
] ICopyright In Great Britain.l
| LONDON. Dec. 2s.-England's hope
OF Christmas cheer for humanity rests
upon the hope that Americas sympa-
thies are hers.
! This is the declaration Of Baron Ar
buthnol Fisher, FIRST sea lord OF the
British admiralty. The man upon
whom rests Great Brirain's confidence
in her naval supremacy. and who sue
ceeGed Prince Louis OF Battenburg as
first sea lord, made his first statement
since assuming command OF all Brit
AIMS naval forces, TO the United
Press today. He was one Of a num-
Der Of leading British officials whom
the United Press asked 10 comment
OH what Christmas vim bring Eng
land.
Baron Fisher has this immediate
reply to your telegram, this moment
received at midnight" the sea lord
wrote, yes, he has very close bonds
with the United States-in his domes-
tic relations and his friendships. He
happily possesses an American oaugh-
tcr.in-Isw and she is none the worse
for her name at birth being aorgan
and Philadelphia her home"
Baron Fisher has to say-he is com
PEELED To say-that the hope and good
cheer that the Christmas spirit may
bring humanity, almost solely depends
upon hundred million OF christian
men and women in America-and the
realization by this hundred million OF
what neutrality means.
THAT word neutrality comes
frozen on tie frozen spray
$50 / ask these hundred millions in
the United States TO read William
Watson's poem to America concerning
England. 1t is:
cart thou her child, born in the
proud midday
OF her large souls abundance and
excess;
Her daughter and her mightiest herit-
lowered with her thoughts, and lit
on thy great way,
By her great lamps that shine and
fail not? Yea!
And at this thunderous hour OF
struggle and stress,
Hither across the ocean wilderness,
What word comes frozen on the
frozen spray?
Neutrality. The tiger from his den
Springs at thy mothers throat. And
cans't thou
Watch with a strangers gaze? So be
it then
Tbv loss is more than hers-for
bruised and torn
She shall yet live without thine aid;
and thou
without the crown divine thou
might'st have worn"
Another appeal for American sym
patty was voiced by the nonoraDie
George n. Perley, acting high com;
missioner for Canada.
Christmas" he wrote, "hnds Us IN
the middle OF the period OF most Vita
Importance to our race. We Cana
dian. are keenly, actively interested
because we believe Germanys defeat
Ia necessary to our safety and Wouin
be Of great benefit.
Canada and the United States have
the same hopes, the same aspirations
Although having boundary line 1000
miles fin length. It Is without FORTH
cations OF any kind America and
Canada have lived side by side for
hundred years. in peace and friendii
mesa We have every confidence sucn
bappv relations will be long continued
1--WE are now fighting the battle Of
ALI who love freedom and the people
NJ the United States naturally sympa
thizs with us in the struggle. We
look forward with every nope 10 the
new year. feeling 1t will bring tn Us
IN. triumph Of democratic principles
ana the peace which We pray may
last generation.
Francis d. Acland. parliamentary
under.secretary for foreign e6airs, re
nIres as follows for Sir EDWARD Grey
minister Tor 1ofSlsu
| Sir Edward Grey is not IN Del
ter position than anyone else to draw
a nessage OF hope or good cheer IRON
: this Christmas. Every one should az
that for himself. II he can. We III
this country believe peace and goot
Will on earth can oniv be restored
when victory Of the allies snail haVs
proved that the crime OF breakini
: treatieg. devagtating innocent coun
tries and violating the code OF inter
national law IS inevitably followed d.
such judgment that no nation eve
will again le: itseIf be mishandled D!