The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-13
BRITAIN HAS MADE GOOD
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nnd no amateur interference with
professional experts. Sheer hard Work
and brains put an end TO the suotna-
rine campaign. There was no magic
about IL. None Of the dream plans of
lay inventors proved practicable when
tried out. Il was the professional
trained naval mind which found the
means to cope with the submarines.
Mr.. Palmer's observation in the
warning nations prompted him 10
study the war needs OF his own coun-
try. He said on that point: Home
defense is the vital question with US
We must thresh II ont thoroush'y'
without false sentiment or emotion'
a = sober business proposition. Thus
the British fleet was created-oniy
nv hard work, gruelling hard work IN
fhA years of peace. Thus the won
derf,,I French artillery system YVES
created. and a STAFF like that OF tie
French army or the German army
cannot be made in six months or
Year either.
.rhe British are q stubborn people
ana they do things In their own way.
In order to encourage recruiting they
talked pessimism. Now they are al :
vtstnx that the financial situation as
rertous in order to make the people
ecoY,omize If l know anything ABOUT
war and my experience at the ~
ish front counts for anything. then
the talk that the British have Iahen
down in this war is nonsense. ihesr
cwn new army had TO wait on lilies
and even uniforms 10 supply their a.
lies. But that is one OF the things
the censors cut out, lest II offend the
allies.
4 Military Marvel
IT think the organization ana
equipment Of the new army 1orah~o
entirely of volunteers is a military
marvel There have been costly mis-
takes, but the rank and file or tire
army In France have put up ono Of
the most splendid fights tn all MS
tory. have watched tire British
army grow and improve. ] don't know
what the relations of the british ana
French cabinets are, but ] know tna'
the relation of the French and Brt"
ish soldiers were never 80 good. Dll-
ferent as the races are, they nave
fought their way into each others re-
spect.'
Mr.. Palmer said he was over ire
Champagne battlefield and he be
lieyes that the French might nave
broken through but for the heavy
rains on the second day or the az
tack. which was made to relieve tar
pressure on the Russians. The ieT-
mans knew that the attack was com
ing and they brought 100000 rein
forcenent= from the eastern frcHt
and concentrated them against the
French and British armies. Tna'
front at Champagne was FIVE times
the length of that at Gettyshurs,
With at least ten times the number q
men engaged. Tactically what the
French tried 10 do Mt Champagne was
practically what Pickett tried to DO
al Gettysburg--to break solid front.
quarter of an hour Of such fire -
the French directed against the Ger
man trenches would have wiped out
the Union army, placed as II was IN
the face OF the Confederates at the
second day of Gettysburg. The
French kept up their fire for seventy
two hours.
II have not heard British or
French officer or soldier mention ire
posstb ility of any compromise with
Germany The French have saylns
that the ghosts OF their dead soldiers
would haunt them II they ever
stopped flghting with the enemy on
the soil Of France"