The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-22
PREDICTS LYNCHING
FOR AIR RAIDERS
Il. II. Mccormick Believes Eng
liShnmcn. May Take Law
Into own Hands.
LATDS BRITISH ARMY
", ROBERT u. MrCOR MICK.

w RORERT u. NcCOV MICK.
Lo>puN. Feb. 26.-The now arrival
in London gathers no impression Of war.
The streets are crowded, the city busy.
Popular plays are heavily patronized.
Tho placards calling for volunteers
are modest. according to our standards
soldiers and officers in service uniform
arc numerous. u transformations.
Last nigh; there was an air raid in
southern England ard several bombs
vcrc dropped among private houses. "
bomb dropping caused such excitement
II tho beginning Of the war II has worn
of The public attitude toward IT t.
,cr> much as ours toward hoidup men.
although the authorities are making
greater Efforts TO stop ar raiding than
ours to stop holdups. ! have not been
able to get any expression as to what
action the authorities will take in the
eveu: OF the capture of a raider. ! be-
lieve. however. II one falls into the
hands of the populace and is not i'm
| mediately rescued by a constable lynch
! law VIII be introduced into England.
When ono gets to talking with the
people. however. he -oon learns how
serious . war 81. aging and how vitality
the people are taking II. \ woman who
, has lost ono son and four grandsons in
! six months needs neither el"quence nor
vocabulary 10 make her feelings plain.
Tic complete unity OF popular opinion
IL staggering Everybody IL convince1
that the censorship (Which amounts TO
a practical suppression of the presS) j.
, unnecessary and unwise. but everybody
/ takes A pride IN bearing this hardship.
| There is a general but we'll guarded
| opinion that several serious hiunders
( marked the beginning Of The naval war.
II IL therefore considered ali the more
! necessary to uphold the hands If the
Admiralty.
II T. also felt. and ~ IL true. that
whatever mistakes were made In minor
| operations. such as permitting the es-
! cape of German ships 20 Turkish waters
| and allowing AN Inferior feet 20 light
J of Chil-, ave been more than counter
I balanced by the general efficiency of the
navy and by Churchills brilliant work
TN having tho fleet modified AZ the
F declaration ~ war.
Perhaps the greatest achievement of
this war Is Kitcheuer's army. II = not
IN. best army Ia the war, nor can II
rope 70 he unless the war continues a
year or more
.Az an achievement Of military EN-
ciegcy II exceeds anything IN" world
has seou The rrcat German, French
and Russian armies arc 'n" gro"th "'
forty coz more Years tho Japanese army
was two decades IN ,he making.
Tho English have raised, equipped and
,rairad 3,00o. o0o men in six months
An army II 1900. O00 men requtres APP
prpxiIri,ely 5000 Colonies. 10000 Cap
talns. go. 600 Lieutenants and nearly
half a million of non-comm!ssioned OF
ncers.
som. ~ these have been taken for
the regular line. All retired officers o.
..r,ir,tbl. age have been called Dug
ou,s the, arc n!-knamed Many have
been promoted from the ranks Of th'
rerula- army 10 their own excessive en-
ha rr,ssm.u,. hui 'he bulk OF n"ccsslt!
have come from civil ~"
Both English newspaper men ano
Eueli~h officers claim that IN" ouiIn'h'
of this army wa facilitated hN ia" 'lhH'
distinctions Of tho country. there pcih1
one class which = accustomed 10 com
maud. another class accustomed 20 obey
whatever the reasons. Kitchener arm,
IL rapidly growing into = nehtinG ma
chine.
when YOU ~resliz" that q ooo mel
a,d boz. brought up in a civilian atmo~
pn.ra ht,. been willing t. Undergo thi
for ~tN months ana as much longer A
fh.rr supcriorS deem necessary. you WI
got en- idea g. IN" spirit which must per
m.sti, the nation.
Tn. English have brought common
sense into uniforms. Aside from i'm
r.rp,r'Ihlc insignia. men and officer
,'.k, ave dressed IS they would he !
startirg fot the woods, without shape I
tn,ir clothes or waste ~ money upo
material soon TO be damaged ny mn
and blood