The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
SAYS UPPER CLASSES
LACK IN PATRIOTISM
Sir Harry Waechter Complains
That They Take All, but
Give Nothing.
"DRY ROT" HE CALLS 1T
AnatOle France Compares Lon
don and Paris-England
Not "Insular."
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LONDON, Jan. Sir Harry waechter.
High Steward OF Guilford. who is a fair
type OF the class he discusses. scores the
upper classes OF England for their lack
Of support Of the territorial army and
their general lack Of patriotism.
lnasmuch as the Government does not
intend to Introduce compulsory service In
the army and no leader OF the opposition
has intimated that the Cnionists would
do SO II they return to power. the terri
torial force Is the only recognized sys-
TEN OF home defence.
Nevertheless" says Sir Harry waech-
ter In letter to newspaper. 1T Is
practically made up OF workingmen and
the shortage OF its numbers Is entirely
due to the upper and middle classes fail
ing to do their duty.
DO Nothing for Defence.
AS body the we'll to do English
people have done absolutely nothing
toward national defence. There are prac-
tically no representatives Of this class in
the ranks OF the territorial army. Al
present as a class they consider them
do nothing. leaving II to the working class
to give them n lesson in patriotism They
receive the best OF the worlds goods and
many privileges and give nothing In re-
turn.
III this dry rot OF tho upper classes
continues much further the lower classes
will cease to regard them as their natu
raj leaders and those who by tradition
and education should be the most impor'
tant asset OF the country will end b!
being execrated by those who are really
doing their work.
NO one is too old to do some service
II a man Is unable to ut himself to talk
the field he can at least instil true
patriotism into the younger members o.
his family"
Anatole Frances Comparison.
Anatole France. the famous Frencl
writer drew a comparison between Pari
and London In an Interview during hi
recent visit TO this city.
1T struck me-" ne said, Sin comparing
the two cities that Paris Is more elegan
and London more solidly comfortable
You understand comfort over here. and D
course i,HkllsnHieH picici N'hAosN "
elegance"
The French writer said he found NJ
justification for the charge Of "insularity
brought against the English. The peopl
of England did not seem to him to b.
specially limited or restricted In thei
ideas, and In fact he said that they ar
| perhaps more cosmopolitan than peopl
| OF other nations. In some respects he In
timated that the French are more lin
sular" than the British.
1.-THE fact that you are inhabiting al
island has. OF course. had an effect OF
, your character" he said. You rem'n'
! me OF All Baba and the Forty Thieves
| You 20 out and collect everything yo
! can get hold OF and bring it back &
| your cave. l made that remark to
man the other day, and he retorted
| There are more than forty of U.S.
~ am speaking only Of material &C
quisitions, although the store of accumu
lated treasure In England Is astounding
1t seems to me that while Paris is III
centre from which ideas radiate, Lon
! don Is the centre to which the ideas u
| the world converge. English genius Is
| I suppose, more practical than iitellec
tual. but you have an extraordinary ca
pacity for assimilating and applying
IDEAS, Everything gets TO London In tn
| END"