The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-08-03
Sir Edward Carson Expresses
Nations UnaIterable Purpose
To Succeed in War
OUTLINES FIRST YEAR
Declares Great Britain Has De-
voted Energies in Past To In
teIIigence and Social Pro-
greSs and Not To Prepara-
tons For War; Soldiers in
Making For The Struggle
(By the Associated Press)

(By the Associated PreSSD.
London. July 31.-Sir edward Car
son. Attorney General in the Asquith
cabinet. has prepared for The Asso-
ciated Press a signed statement Civ
ing a broad outline Of the first year
Of the war from the British stan
point. together with expression OF the
unalterable purpose Of the British
government and people to carry On
the war to a successful conclusion.
In it ne says:
How long will the war last. and
what will be the result? To such
questions as these. IN British subject
is that the war will last until the
cause of the allies has been brought
to n successful issue and Europe and
the world have been relieved from
the ideals involved in. the aggression
of Prussian domination.
1.-The word peace does not enter in
to our vocabulary at the present time.
.
Rightly or wrongly. we have in
the past devoted our energies and our
Intelligence. not preparations for al
but to that social progress which
makes for the happiness and the on
tentment of the mass Of our people.
And this. no doubt. is the reason why
other nations imagine that we, as a
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lent and a~pathetic to fight for and
maintain these priceless liberties, wOn
by the men who laid the foundation
Of our vast empire.
Says Nation Hates War.
But they are entirely mistaken in
forming any such estimate Of the tenn
permanent or determination Of our peo-
pie. Great Britain hates war and no
nation enters more reluctantly upon
it's horrible and devastating opera
tiOnS: but. at the same time, no ma
ton when it is driven to war by the
Vaccinations of it's foes who desire
to fitch rom it or from it's co-cham-
pions Of liberty any portion Of their
inherited freedom. is more resolved
to see the matter through at whatever
cost. to a successful issue.
"A year of war has transformed
Great Britain. OF our navy, / need
hardly speak. 1t has upheld to the
fullest extent the great traditions
which fill the ages Of history in the
past: 1t has driven its enemies off the
seas; 1T holds vast oceans free fol
almost the uninterrupted commerce
Of neutral powers, and it has pre-
served these highways for it's own sup.
plies of material and food almos'
without interruption.
Little Effect of Submarine.
II do not minimize the peril of tn
submarines. which is in process Of be
ing dealt with through the careful
and jealous watchfulness Of our ad
miralty. but while the submarine ha.
enabled the Germans to commit saw
age n inhuman atrocities contrar,
to the laws Of civilization and agains
the settled rules Of international law
1t has done nothing to affect the vas
Of our empire.
THE German submarine attack ha
signally failed to hamper our militar
operations. Under the protection Q
our navy. hundreds of thousands O
men have been brought to the fightin
area from the most distant parts Q
the empire. Troop ships are crossin
daily to France and not a single sri
or a single soldier has been lost i
the passage. The name in whic
our troops have received their supple
is a source Of satisfaction to US an
admiration to our enemies.
"A h commencement Of the wa
we were not and never did pretend
be a military nation. An expeditionar
force of 10. 600 men and a small te,
ritorial army Of 100000 men for d,
Tense against invasion was all "
could boast Of; but today Gre;
Britain teens with military camps
which millions of men of the fine
material are being trained ar
equipped to cope with ever
emergency.
To Spend Last Man and Last Doll.
1T Is, Of course. true that O,
country la not been accustomed
organization and discipline, whit
leads unthinking men from time
time to imagine that there could
a different discipline in the CO
fields or the workshops from tn
which prevails in the trenches; but
that Is q mere temporary Difficult
and 1t cannot impede the COUNT
which has made up it's mind to "