Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11
FRANCE IS STUNG
BY REVELATIONS
Cannot Understand Statement
Attributed to Chancellor
Lloyd George.
HER FRIENDSHIP is IGNORED
England Said to Have Entered
War Only Because of
Belgium.
HER FRIENDSHIP is IGNORED
BY PHILLIP EVERETT.

Especial Cable TO The Times Dispatch
LONDON, April lV.-rhc revelations
made by Lloyd George concerning GER
tain incidents which happened in the
meetings of the Engiish Cabinet m
mediately before the war. and an inter
view published in the March number
Of London magazine. have, am in
formed b. personal friends In Paris,
aroused certain bitterness among
the French people. "a bitterness which
has, fortunately, been deprived of it's
sting by later events. and principally.
~ course, by the splendid fcats Of
arms Of the British army and navy.
At the same time. no ono in France
understands why the british Chancel-
Tor OF the Exchequer should have
found II proper at the present moment
20 inform the whole world that the
Liberal government, but for the vio-
latlon OF Belgian neutrality, would
not have sent single soldier TO
France to help England's best friend
In defending her territory aEains, an
entirely unprovokcd attack. which Ger
many herself has now made perfecti!
clear Was merely to be considered as
necessary prelude TO an attack upon
England. when Russia and France
should have been eliminated and the
German navy strong enough 10 tackle
that OF England.
Frenchmen, hear, are asking thorn
selves IL II he the intention OF LLOYD
George to give France an opporiunity
some day 10 reply 10 England: 1T was
not for the sake of France that you
sacrificed your army. IT not for
the French nation. your true and loyal
friend for years, but merely for Bel
GUMS sake. that YOU entered tho war.
"a
vent Germany from Selling Belgian
ports. the occupation OF which YOU
looked upon as DANCE TO the BRUSH
Isles"
Here in England We have our
doubts to whether Lloyd Georges
statements are in strict accordance
with truth. We are far more inclined
10 believe that there was 4 perfect
understanding between the French and
English governments, SO much more
as this appears 10 he the only pos
Il sihle explanation OF the fact that the
british feet was already concentrated
in the North Sea. we'll in the
channel. while the French Zee, WAS
prepared for any task that nigh; arise
IN the Mediterranean.
QUEEN ALEXANDRA
RECEIVERS HER HEALTH
with the returning spring weather
queen Alexandra seems 10 have 70
covered her health and you;hfuiness
and the amount OF work She manages
10 accomplish IS astonishing She is
as impulsIve as ever. and ono of her
favori,c pss,imcs IS unanuounced
visits 10 the London hospitals where
Wounded ami sick soldiers are cared
for. The result of this is that every
hospital is always ready for royal
inspection, AMI those OF Queen Alex
andra are very thorough ones The
PATIENTS got tho henen; Of the con
unuous aIer,ness Of the entire stan.
EnEllshmon are notoriously SLOW 10
anger, but IL cannot be concealed that
there is rising tide OF Indignation
asainst Sir stanley Buckmas,er 'and
his staff OF assistants at the press
bureau. since IL became known that
the bureau has w!lfully kept the Eng
lish in Ignorance of one OF the mos,
glorious feats Of arms ever performed
by British soldiers for more than i've
months
refer to the battle of Ypres. fought
on October 81 last year, in which the
English eXpeditionary force ami
hilated the Prussian Guards, and
where the total of English casualties
amounted to $4,000 out of 10000 men
engaged. When it is considered that
the American correspondent. who first
described the battle. estimated the
Franco Belgian losses at 10000 men
| and the German at no less than 30
COO. il is easily understood tina, even
| phleGmatic Englishman hates to
realize that he mas been treated like a
i child or a fool who has no right to he
| Informed of what the country's army
is doing, but is simply supposed Ia
keep quiet and pay the taxes that are
delna nded OF him.
GERMANS ARE SPITETtI.
AGAINST THEIR DOGS
According TO an article in COPY
OF the Nossische Zoitung, just re-
ccived here. the Germans are begin
ming to take n spite against their dogs
because the animals require to be fed
. This journal says Germany has eight
eucmies-the English French, Bel
cians. russians. Japanese, Serbians,
4 MontE 1.-The pigs.
Tll ever, ninth enemy,
the uog, which ceases to be the best
friend OF man when il begins 10 feed
itself ut his expense.
Dogs are great eaters, and cat al
most like us. Since the enemy is cut
ting off our food supplies. We ought.
without hesitation. to sacrifice all the
dogs. 1t would he real crime 10
give them potatoes and bread which
are lacking TO feed German citizens.