The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-26

CosnO Hamilton, the English
dramatist, who for the last wear has
been an officer in the Royal Naval
aviation Corps and was held person
ally responsible for the safety of KIM
George V. at Sandringham Palace |
turing the Zeppelin raids, gave to q |
reporter from The Times yesterday
many intimate details of the life of
&ngland's ruler under war conditions,
says an article in the New York Times.
He also said that the rumors of the
prince of Wales having been shot in
france were untrue
When / left Liverpool on Sept 20
by the American liner New York"
said Mr.. Hamilton. "the Prince of
Wales had just returned to his reei-
nent in France, having been O.. a
+urlough and a visit to the King and
Queen at Windsor Castle On the
DAY he is supposed to ha ye been shot
by the pealOus husband of q French
waitress near Ypres the Prince was
visiting the New Zealanders in the
hospital outside Of Windsor. He is
very keen soldier, and is not the type
Of young man who would spend his
time with a waitress. His training
and home bringing-up were against
that sort of thing, and, moreover, such
conduct would displease his parents
very much.
With regard to the report that King
George had told Premier Asquith tina I
he would abdicate the throne immedi-
ately If the war terminated by an in
conclusive peace, Mr.. Hamilton said
ne thought it was quite likely to have
happened.
The driveling wait nd see policy
of the political hucksters in power
under Asquith," he continued, has
been SO stultifying that it may have
GIVEN rise to the impression that the
government would agree to peace
of that kind. But the country would
never consent to such a course, and
il would cause a revolution
The people have paid 33 per cent
Of their earnings for income tax, ant
every man is willing to do his duty
and die in defense Of the country
The only clog on the nation is the
party in power az Westminster. which
has not improved much since The
coalition. King George is a grea
little man, q sailor and soldier ever!
inch OF him. There is not much con
nected with the navy and the arm,
that he does not know about.
soldiers Fond OF the Hing.
when the war first started it wa
the magic name Of Kitchener tina
caused the thousands in England t.
enlist, but today the men In tn
trenches speak with affection OF 'G. 5
which Is their pet name for the Kline
The Tommy Atkins Of today differ
from his predecessors. He is sober
Intelligent, and attentive TO his duties
His one object is to defeat the enem
ut all cost. The new army has levele
all class distinctions, and you will fin
- cit iptp
side in the trenches on equal footin
with the son Of a baker. Six year
training were considered necessary .
The war office to make good artllle1
Nff1cer but the present war has SHOW
rs that more efficient officers can y
furned out in six months. In the ol
days the cadets spent about thre
hours a day in studying and the rel
~. the time on pleasure jaunts. loun
business men from banks, law Office
and counting houses have shown IN;
six months Of intense applic2tiO
backed by q business educaton,
superior to the six years course
Kitchener trampled on the new
papers, and it is the irony OF fate tn
this is "a newspaper war, because
yas the newspapers which turned II
corner for the Allies by forming II
coalition government. That dld II
no much in itself, but the Munltlol
Department was formed and LloA
George was placed in full charg
Eorty factories are turning out ov
1000, 900 high-explosive shells a wee
and Sir John French can now get
the ammunition he needs to carry
the fight in France and Flanders.
Lord Northcliffe was a little rous
perhaps in his treatment OF Lo
Kitchener, but it was not time
exchanging pleasantries. The lite
the nation was at stake and son
drastic action had to be taken
kitchcner's Way Obsolete
'after Sir John French arrived
France he soon realized that the on
way to answer the attacks OF the en-
nv successfully was with high expl
sives The Germans had spent 1o'
years in studying war and knew WI