Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-28
(Ry Lord Northoliffe.)

NnlVu lloM AhkNl LOru NQfthCnttc
to summarize the first year OF the wnr)
tny Lord Northcliffe.)
(Lcadng Newspaper Publisher Of Great
controller of tho Times, pub
lishor ot the Daily Mail, Evening
News and numerous other papers Writ,
ten especially Tor tho United prcss,)
Copyright 1915 by the United Press,
copyright IN Great Brittany
London, July 2S. These are my
views Of the war from my own purely
individual standpoint;
First, | desire TO give credit to the
Russians, who have been able, none.
and unpropared nation like
ourselves, 10 hold Off the colossal Ger.
man attacks since the beginning or
tho war
Secondly, desire TO say that
frances efforts are not sufficiently
appreciated In America, and even 10
a lcSS extent IN Ureat Britain. Owing
TO the efforts OF uooigllstic politicians
aud professional peagemongers, France
was not prepared for ne sudden Ger.
man onslaught, She has pulled herself
together IN marvellous fashion and her
army IN today the best in the world.
Her losses, nobly borne, amount to near.
ly a million and u half IN killed, wound.
ed aud missing
OF little Belgium u efforts, need
not speak to Americans.
The yalor oi the small Belgian army
is only equalled by the magnificent gcu.
erosity Of the American people who are
enabling liclginns TO 0xlst
Italy Serbia aud tiny Montenegro
are all entitled TO highest praise.
Englands Part In War.
Regarding our own part In the war,
II is q littlo nvidloua for Englishmen
to speak, hut there has not been dnc
recognition In America Of tho fact that
our fleet has swept the Germans FROM
the scns and holds billions OF dollars
worth Of German shipping In bondage
Submarine attacks may increase, but
no, may say without revealing secrets,
viii our means Of c0unteractng them.
Our fleet has not been 40 badly med.
died with by politicians as the army,
one Of our great scancn, Lord Fisher,
resigned because Of political interfer
oncc.
English, Scotch welsh, Irish, Caua
dian, Australian, South African aud
Indian soldiers aud a large number OF
Americans who have Joined our forces
have exhibited, In tho face OF TWEEN
ticth century Killing machines, bravery
which equals any previous examples Of
courage IN history
War win BE Long.
N any one who fends these lines re,
members my previous communications
10 the American prcH, be- will know
that from the outset ] expressed the
belief that the present upheaval would
bc Of long duration Nor have ever
altered my belief that II win have one
ending tho smashing uf organized
military tyranny which seeks 20 lomi
nate the world.
What Bismarck called nation OF
house seryhnts, always ohedirnt 10
word NJ command, has been provided
with most VI ihe inventions Of Ameri
can Ingenuity the herplane, machine
gun and the like. IL is not possible,
however. whatever may be- The fuetua.
Ting Fortune W war, that nations com
porrd oi free men, iudiylhunlsts, shnli
bo ruled by such second rate Initiative
nrrs as the pusinns, SaxouH and Ba-
taunu. have always held that this
maascd attempt Of serOui rate people
20 dm.unte the world Nll fail because
it ia unjust I believe Europea FREQ
races VIII undergo greater tybuIation
az The hands of organized servants that
they have yet endured but the end
is lu.t as certain as it was in 1915,
when, instead mAsaed mediruriy, the
world was ughtlng Napoleon : iudivid.
ual gcnus
Position Of America
Speculation az 10 whether the United
states can 1 should enter the fight,
and whether thcy win be bnllied into
lit, no not bulk as large hero as Amefi.
ran newspapers make out We know
We have the aympathy VI vast pro.
portion Of Americans We know the
allies ear finish the tight by them
selves Responsibility for entering The
blo0diest enilict in history IS one fol
the American people themselves 10 de
eide. Ny own opinion is that they have
been well Jed in this matter up to th,
present
ana unable 10 fathom the reason
for the violent anti.American cam
Ipaign conducted BY the official news
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