The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-01
CRITICISM Of WAR
OFFICE CEASES
IN ENGLAND
General Public of Great Brit
ain Settles DowA to Await
Events of Conflict Without
Further Protests.

Further Protests.
~(Associated Press Correspondcnce.)
London. Dec. si.-Criticism OF the
governments var preparations which
was rampant during the early stages
Of tie war a largely ceased. indl-.
eating that the general public has
either settled down % the belief that
everything Is being done about as
well as possible. or has tired OF writ
ing letters to the press.
The war office has now enlisted.
the services Of business men with cx-
p%erience In carrying out bic enter
priscs 90 take part In the work of
supplying the army. and the labor
unions have volunteered 20 watch the
execution of government contracts,
ont only to SEQ that proper equip
ment and rations are supplied to the
soldiers. but to prevent sweating.
Arnold White, "a prominent writor
and former colonial official. has been
making o thorough inspection of the
training camps for the purpose OF
detecting any scandals and misman-
ngement. Having been a bitter enc
my OF the Liberal government his
point Of view was not preiudiccd IN
It's favor. He writes;
''Having visited thlrty-alx camps in
various parts Of the country. | am
thoroughly cheercd. In the majority
Of eases business men are handling
the difficult problems OF war. Dwell
crs inland have no conception Of the
thorouEhncFs. efficiency aud silence
with which the war office and the
admiralty have co-upcrated for tho
business of preventing n German raid
or invasion.
"The alarm that IL sim felt In nome
parts OF these Islands Is wholly un-
Justified. because, firstly. h busi-
moss efficiency OF the fleet under Jei-
llcoe has Increased since war began;
and. secondly. because the practical
measures adopted by our military en-
g%inccrs. n generally known. would
enable the timld Co sleep quietly in
thcl- beds. II / were out Co pick
holes IN our administration Il would
MOI be Ia the general management oi
the war"
Peace May Hurt II slustrics.
That the return of peace may
prove over more calamitous to ndus-
ny than was the outbreak OF war
was suggested by Prof. sidney webb
In O. lecture ON The Terms OF Peace
at the opening OF tho London school
of Economics.
We have survived the outbreak OF
war" he said. with amazingly little
economic distress. The question now
ta t-t.ft4,r az flu. ..u,fuu - uanep.
w sfaIl he able to take ne stops
necessary TO prevent the terms ut
peace working out IN misery aud dis
tress In hundreds of thousands of
households. tr we are to de 80. the
first OF the terms OF peace. from tho
economic point OF view. mus, be-: No
disarmament Of the army. II men
have jobs to 90 10. or are willing 10
fake the risks, let them "a. but there
must be nobody turned out until they
are likely TO be absorbed Ia indus
try
As to terms OK peace, Prof. webb
~counsollcd moderation. England
would do we'll. he urged. "not TO
look for any indemnity, for indom-
mites have q habit of doing those
who exact them no good nt an. Bel
GUM, OF course. must be rchablhtat-
ed, We should hope to make "a peace
which would leave the foe without
undue c-mbittcrment or humiliation.
Humiliation b. a. most expensive lux
ury COR a victor Co. impose upon "a
yanquished onemy. II does not pay
to have an cmbittered enemy In the
world"
Mcll-known bookseller Dies.
The death OF Bertram Dobell. a
downtown bookseller. commands
moro space In the London Jews
papers thar the obituary OF any man
since Lord Roberts. lie was y las,
at the old-tine London booksellers
nud occupied a unique place IN inter-
AIRY life for forty years.
Mr.. Dobell not only sold hooks; he
loved them-some OF them 20 wei
shat hc practically refused To sell
lthom. He read constantly ana wrote
occasionally. His services ~ book
seller were mainly performed fol
wealthy Individual buyers of Oh,
books. or more permanent Import
unce was his work In eneouraRini
budding genius. as he occasionaH'
came upon a.. It's admiration tol
some u the early work Of Jane
Thomson, anthor Of The CITY @
Dreadful Night led ia q FRIENDSHIP
that meant much to both mon. Do
hen edited much of Thomson's wofi
for publication. aud after Thomson
death collected and published an hi
writings
Another service which Mr.. Dohol