Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-07-29
As seen IN ENGLAND
BY ED L. KEEN
United Press staff Correspondent.

I'M MN July 1ds-- arc VIC NVWh-
heartfelt NOi"--with heavy accent
on the mo"
This is the slogan OF British football
fans in the bleachers Tor the Engish
equivalent thereof when the home team
appears to be getting the worst Of it.
And the more precarious the situation
the heavier the accent
Since the failure of the Anglo French
spring offensive in Flanders. the disas-
rous defeats Of the Russians the news
Of the unsatisfactory progress OF TIC
Dardanelles campaign, the development
Of the Fisher-Churchill scandal, the
French Kitchener row. and the disclos-
urcs regarding Rritnin's wocful lack OF
the implements a w.rtare, eliminating
in the disruption Of the cabinet this at
titude Of the bleacherites has become the
attitude Of the British public
And when the British public says il
is not downhearted 1t means IL Proof
Of this lies IN the splendid fashion IN
which the workingmen of the nation
have answered the call for industrial re-
miorcoments lboor in mind that so per
Dent Of the British public consists Of
( worlSingmcn, their women and children
] also in the marvellous response 20 the
Prime Ministers appeal for an adequate
supply of silver bullets Never in the
history OF any nation has popular war
loan met with such success.
For the apathy displayed by tho
masses In the first ten months Of the
war the British government ha' only IT,
self 20 blame. The leaders of the nation
made the mistake Of entrustng the en-
tire conduct OF the war on land 10 ono
man--perhaps military genius, but
with serious limitations on the human
side, including an utter inability 10 un.
dbrstand tho civilian temperament. For
seven months the war was conducted IN
secret Through the Anonymous Eye.
witness the public was fed with an oc-
casional optimistic but colorless story
from the front. the burden of which was
that everything was going along splen.
didly, that the Germans were losing
heart. that they had heen compelled ia
put their old men and young boys IN the
firing line-and always conveying tho
impression that ultimate victory was a
tforcgone conclusion. Not until March
was single newspaper correspondent
permitted at the front. and even then
they were not allowed 70 tell the whole
truth.
No wonder cnlistmcnts were slow The
fact that Lord Kitchener was able 10 en-
roll more than two million volunteers "a
this period is sure proof OF the latent
spirit of patriotism in the British pub
lie. But there was no enthusiasm, such
as had been aroused in Germany by the
lfrst-hand stories from the trenches told
by correspondents VINO we're permitted
10 20 practically wherever they chose
and to write pretty much what they
liked.
The workngmen Of the nation have
been severely criticized for their failure
70 appreciate the gravity of the eitua
ton--for their strikes, their alackness
ind their alleged over-indulgence IN liz
uor. The fact is they did not under
stand because they were no told. So "a
as they knew victory was assured any
how. They went alons much the sam'
as in peace times, and when they has
reason 10 believe that their employers
were taking advantage Of them, they
struck They didn't speed up. either be
cause they didn't regard II necessary o.
L
they themselves who would profit "A
TO the charge Of wholesale drunkenness
the mere fact that tho government
quickly abandoned its proposed drastic
Temperance measure IA sufficient answer
But now II IL no longer "kitchenor''
war; it is the Empires
LLOYD George has told not only thu
workingmen but the entire nation th'
truth And the tmott striking illustra
tion Of the British wcrkingman'H will
innness 10 help the Empire IN its grea'
need is the fact that, although II wa
LLOYD George himself who FIRST accuec'
/ him Of slackness and drunkenness, th
, recruiting of his new munitions arm,
started with an average enlistment o
, 10000 per dsy.
Ii industrial conscrirtion should be
, come desirable. there need be no fear O
Industrial revolution. Said Lord Milne
! In the House Of Lords the other day
b There ia an idea that organized labo
, will resent being commandeered for th
{ service Of the state. That Is Just wha
J il will not resent. II we are ordered :
, work for England I heard some
typical Representatives OF workins
class opinion say the other day. VIZ
= will obey. The only trouble has beer
] that so many workmen have feared
! that their labor would not simply b,
4 Iequisitioned for the defence OF the
. country. but exploited for the benefits
} Of individuals" The government hal
} guaranteed that there will be no ex
ploitation. and that guarantee hal
. been signed by labor's own represen
2 tative IN the new cabinet. Arthur
4 Henderson. and by SIS various leaders
5 in the House Of CcmmonB.
e This spirit OF anti-down-hsarted-
ness is general IN England today. III,
3 attitude Of complacency on the par
E Of the upper classes and OF apsth,
! among the lower classes has giver
? away 10 one of united determination
! NEW pIAYcDOIIND IN