The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-07
ENGLISH WANT TO FIGHT.
Outside Of London War Spirit IL
Growing surprisiugIy.
raj Seus o. london.

~ central NSus OF london.
LONDON. septembsf q.
We who have already essayed In follow
the operations IN the battle zones Of
western Europe have all taken motor
cars through Brussels. Louvain, Beau
vais. Dieppe, Havre and other towns, n
order. as far as the necessary restrictions
would permit. TO observe what the forces
IN the field were doing
The thought impressed itself on us tina.
a similar trip In the home country would
be Justified. For that reason we spen,
to-day In a tour OF some OF the counties
OF England.
After our trips In Germany, Belgium
and France. where we had seen conscr!pt
soldiers marching. almost broken in spirit
and certainly depressed. worn out and
tired. kept at their posts by stern words
OF command, wha. we saw to-day was IN
wonderful contrast
In place OF tho conscnpts with whom
we had mingled for tho past few weeks
bright OF eye. clean cut and efficient.
taking delight IN their seif-imposed mill
tsry duties and impatient 10 get into
action. We met them resting in hay
stacks. sleeping In racing stables. tramp
ing along the high roads. driving auto
mobiles and riding motor cycles. and
riding on horses. All of Them had the
came question on their lips and that was !:
when are we going to the front7'
The young men were AL In tho pink Of
condition. They are waiting TO show
the enemy that tho same spirit which
n "a u IN "a
standard OF Pitt in the Napoieonic wars
now inspires the men who have responded
TO Earl Kitchener's appeal.
Directly you leave London. perhaps
twenty miles from Charing Cross station
you see that England is really in a state
OF war. This fact IL scarcely realized
even yet by the average man. Those who
live In the metropolis. with Its music
halls It's glamour and its lights. forget
the shadow which has been cast over
England by European events, but you are
reminded OF Il as you run OF Kings
Highway into the outlying villages. You
see in historic old towns In the home
counties Seven men bllleted here chalked
on a house and so on through rows OF
buildings In streets in which groups OF
men In khaki uniforms conEregated 10
discuss the latest news,
Some OF these men In khah uniforms
have shelter other than the conventional
house roof, stopped my car at gate
and walked 20 racing stable where
Derby. oaks and Ascot Cup winners are
bred and trained. In this stable | found
men we'll bred and well trained ready
and eager TO fight, Doctors, lawyers and
professional men OF every class are Join
ing with the artisan and laborer in
soldierly duties and soldierly pleasures.
They were lying In the straw. on the
gravel and in the grass. All were very
happy and very English.
j learned from conversation with tho
men that the more serious matter OF war
had already engaged their attention. The
other night a sentry posted at the en-
trance to the headquarters Of ono OF the
principal territorials camps saw two men
stealing toward the quarters OF the COM
handing officer. The young sentry
challenged the men, but they did not stop.
He fired two shots and brought both
men down. Tho mon were taken 10 the
military hospital. Afterward Il was dis
covered that they were Germans and were
found 90 have In their possession, among
other little matters, a complete plan OF
the territorial camp In the q dis
trict OF London. besides strategicai maps
Of tho home counties.