The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-01

dealt with through the careful and jealous
watchfulness of our admiralty, but while
the submarine has enabled the Germans
| to commit savage and inhuman atrocities
contrary to the laws of civilization and
against the settled rules of international
| law, II has done nothing to affect the
vast commerce of our empire.
| THE German submarine attack has sig-
naly failed to hamper our military opera
lions. Under the protection of our navy
hundreds of thousands of men have been
brought to the fighting area from the
most distant parts of the empire. Troop
ships are crossing daily to France, and
not single ship or a single soldier has
been lost In the passage. The manner
In which our troops have received their
supplies Is a source of satisfaction to us
and admiration to our enemies.
AT the commencement of the war we
were not and never did pretend to be q
military nation. An expeditionary force
of 10000 men and a small territorial army
of 100000 for defense against invasion
was all We could boast of, but today Great
which millions of men of the finest ma
terial are being trained and equipped to
cope with every emergency.
No other nation In the world ever pro-
duced or hoped TO produce volunteer
army of such proportions Each day
brings to the colors thousands of men
who had never thought of military SER
vice before; and each day as our enc
mics grow weaker the infancy of our
strength is growing into manhood, and
with increasing ylrility and prowess. No
doubt some people are foolish enough to
be Influenced by the misrepresentation
which are part of equipment of our
German enemies, who represent us de-
cadent race But they know little Of
the spirit Of our people.
Know Nothing of Spirit
"As the problem unfolds from day to
day and the task before us expands In Its
herculean form our spirit becomes more
determined and our efforts and organiza-
ton quietly shape themselves to meet the
emergencies that are before us. That
all this is being accomplished without dras-
tic demonstration and foolish boasting is
not sign of weakness but of strength.
The splendid heroism of our Russian
and French allies is not only an example
which stimulates us, but 1t is an addi-
tional incentive to our national honor to
carry on to an end the obligations we
have undertaken. And II for the moment
we are confronted with the impossibility
OF offensive action by our brave Russian
allies and are compelled to wage a costly
and difficult war against the Turks in
the Dardanelles as we'll as against our
enemies In Flanders, we cheerfully resolve
to mt ourselves for the situation which
confronts us.
1T is of course true that our country
has not been accustomed to discipline
and unthinking men from time to time
imagine that there could be a different
discipline In the coal fields or the work.
shops from that which prevails in the
trenches; but all that is mere temporary
difficulty, and 1t cannot impede the coun-
ha - H. IT, ia kax nd.
1t has to spend the last man and Its last
dollar in the process
Success of War Loan
The success of the recent war loan
shows how anxious our people are to
invest their money in. the prosecution of
the war Not only is 1t the largest loan
that ever has been floated, but 1t rep
resents not merely the accumulation of
capital of few large banks. but the
hard earned savings of small investors
In every part of the country.
Although our shores are not invaded
and We have not experienced the inn
polling necessities of war waged In our
own country, yet there is hardly fam
lily In any village in the land that has
not willingly sent its sons to fight our
battles in foreign lands. While 1 see
day by day more and more anxiety from
every man to do his share. can see
no sign nor trace OF wavering in any
section of the community.
We have the right to say to neutrals
that our cause Is just; that the war has
been forced upon us. and that we are
making and are going to make every
sacrifice that makes a nation great, to-
bring our cause to a successful conclu-
sion. We have a right, / think, to ask
neutrals to examine their own conscience
as to whether they have done everything
that neutrais ought to do, or can do,
in insisting that the laws of humanity
and the doctrines of International law
which have been so carefully fostered
In times Of peace. are carried out.
''Neutrals are the executive power to