Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-12-29
Lord Northcliffe States
EngLand's Position in War

4,
the war cannot begin until we get our
men to the front. The first of our new
armies cannot enter the fighting until
spring and the task of driving the en-.
trenehed Germans cut of France and
Belgium will be slow. TIE invasion of
Germany itself must Of necessity be a
task of vast dimensions.
You ask me if | believe the neees.
sary army can be raised by voluntary
service. Personally [ do not. You will
remember that YOU could not do so in
1861.
Ny personal belief is that we will
be obliged to adopt conscription, as
YOU eventually did We regard our
struggle with the same intensity as did
both the North and the South in 1861.
We are fighting as we did 100 wears
ago against Napoleon. against the domi-
nation of Europe by military oligarch.
We shall fight with all the resources of
our manhood, shipyards, wealth and
British tenacity. We will go under
rather than give in.
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You ask me- do | think that Germany
can be strangled and the war ended
by starvation and attrition. ! believe
that 1t can, but the process wlll be one
OF years rather than OF months. Ger
many IS seif-supportlng country IN
almost every article necessary to war
ana the support OF her unfortunate peo'
PIE:
some American friends haN' urged
that we establish IN washington some
rVal organization similar to that OF
Ambassador berhst0rtt' Dr. DernDerg,
uerman'Amerlcan brewers and othe
mouldres OF puohe opinion, tor the Pur'
pose OF informing the American public
concerning the British attitude But
our case, IN my opinion, needs ro such
effort The bullying OF Belgium, the
huge sums demanded from Frecnh towns
as blackmail, the killing of women and
children at ScarDorough-not, as the
Germans pretend, in fortress, hut in
seaside resort like Atlantic yity-the
dropping or bombs IN Parls ny aero
planea-whlch mas been stopped, owing
to American interyention--not to men
tlon LouValu, Malines, etc" all l1ovide
us with all the answers we require to
German mllltarlsm'
French friends tell me that they have
no intention whatever Of replying to
Germany s accusations in America.
They will rely entirely on American
fiar play and friendship for the coun.
tS ,nut ,.'i,le, eatne TO 'ne'r nelp IN 'ne war
Russia regards disdainfully German
attacks in America and as FAR as the
japanese are concerned, Americans
must admit that they have kept strictly
to the letter of their agreement with
the allies.
As seen from this side of the Allan.
tic, German efforts to Brighten Amer.
leans seem crude. don't remember
any time in American history when
your people have been frightened. You
are told to beware of British naval
domination. Yol are told TO be tnreful
lest the tiny japanese nation attack
YOU in the Pacific.
/ Americans are well aware of the size
of the English navy and know that for
100 years it has been friendly to them.
ANY Japanese have been acquainted
with was eognzant Of the latent power
of the United States. They know that
Americans, like the English, aie gen.
orally unprepared for war, but that,
being once aroused, they will carry war
to finish
"a Nr,u r,.. g. Wa,
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No doubt It will I've disappointing to
English and American business men IA
learn that there are people, like my