The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-31
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LONDON. lJuly 30. - England
starts upon then second year OF the
great war With decided advantages
over her positid n Of IL months ago.
She has co7 bamand OF the seas.
She has an al rmy, trained and In
training. of nd aarly 100000 men.
Her 'expeditiorG harry force" In France
ID now nrmly 4}vntrenched In . posi-
ton regarded $.,ls impregnable. even
n the prospect SIS Of making sue
cessful general offensive movement
are not imm4 ediate. Her airmen
have establ4 shed beyond ques-
ton their sup4 i riority In skill and
daring over IN ,ose Of the enemy.
She Is buildini x great aerial feet.
she has at iaS st begun with all the
resources at A|her command. material
and human. o manufacture pre-
ponderating d quantity of arms and
ammunition-4 II the right sort. She
has back OF hid. " a united nation and
. united empi1sfe.
The war foul nd her unprepared not
only from thfss military standpoint,
but politicallNt. The liberal govern.
ment was apparently riding for q
fall. There 1hnad been all but mu-
tiny in the lSarmy. The Irish had
become moreA turbulent than ever.
Sir Edward q Carson had established
his "provisioT al government Of Ul-
ster," and rey olution was In sight.
India was SCI ething with sedition.
Even Canada had shown signs OF
firing OF the restraint OF mothers
apron strings !. Industrial unrest
was at It's hei ght. Altogether things
were in a YER " bad way.
Now most D X these troubles have
disappeared. Some Of them re-
NAMED longe than others, 1t IL
true. II has been a year Of read
tustment. Il berals and conserva-
tives, radicals and tories. now sleep
IN the same bed So far a. the
Irish disafled tion, upon which the
kaiser counted u 80 fondly--thanks TO
the lack Of understanding on the
mart OF his EN- issaries---is concerned.
that vanished yalmost over night. II
was a short tvay from Tipperary
Sir Edward Carlson. whom they were
shout to lock Mp In the Tower. Is
now attorney. general of Great
Britain, and Van Redmond could
be In the cabin YET II he wanted to.
One hundred ar d Twenty-Five thou
sand Irishmen have Joined the
Kings army. Natl &onalists and union.
ists--75.ooO OF IN e former and 50,-
900 of the latter instead OF drench.
ing Ireland with bach others blood
Are lighting side 0by side under the
Union Jack.
Canada heard the call to arms
and responded at once with $4,000
men to whom She had been adding
regularly since. y They--or rather
what Is left OF th4m--are serving In
the trenches alolng with Ghurkas
from India. Australians and New
Zealanders together with Welshmen
and Scotsmen ATE engaged In the
Dardanelles in opie OF the most val
orous campaigns in the history OF
warfare. The sporadic uprising In
South Africa hasl been suppressed
and the great mass OF Beers against
whom England conducted her un
righteous war 15 years .,go, with
General Botha att their head. bcye
conquered German SOUTHWEST Al
rica for Englsndf Labor and cap
ital have Joined >heir forces In the
conflict.
There has beenk much talk Of con.
scrip.ion OF late, Fbo.h military and
Industrial. The leaders Of the ma
ton still believe England can win
without either. nd II che recent re
spouse OF the ulanhood Of the coun
try Is any crit rion. they are right
But they are prepared for conscrip
ton. II that ahould prove to be tn.
only solution{ The national regis
ter scheme feoks as II It were q
step In that objection. Thu machin
cry for consc$ ption 10 to be ere
ated, but only be utilized IN the
sravest emergxpty.
Although she pas lost her cock
sureness. England has by no means