The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-02
BRITISH MONARCH
IS WAR Student
Kings Suite in Buckingham
Palace Made Council
Chamber.
PLANS CAMP AT WINDSOR
Writer Belabors United States Because
President Refuses to Come
Out for Allies.

SIrclal Cable to The Washington Herald
London Nav Flew people here are
aware of the intense interest which hing
George has taken in the war from the
very opening of hostilities. As matter
Of fact. he is in far closer contact with
his army and navy than is the \aiSeT.
though his method Of keeping himself
uosted is far less theatrical than the
German Emperor's.
In the suite at buckingham Palace set
aside for the Kings personal use Is
room which contains an immense table
on which is fastened a map ten EardS
long and six yards wide. Here Is marked
the position OF every British dreadnousht,
every regiment. trench, and fort.
AS soon as a military telegram is re-
ceived by LORD Kitchener a copy Of it Is
sent TO buckingham and the Kings sec
retartes Immediately make the necessary
changes on the map to keep it up to the
minute.
At a single glance the King is able to
get an exact idea OF the situation. No
body but the King. his secretaries. Lord
Kitchener, and Winston Churchill are
permitted to enter this room. the doors
or which ar strongly guarded night and
day.
Writer ..f<nOck>" Americans.
Bart Kennedy. known on both sides the
Atlantic as actor. author. tramp. and SOL
der. in an article he has just written
for a new London weekly. Is exceedingly
uncomp: inentary to America and Ameri-
cans because Uncle Sam has not come
cut openly in favor of Great Britain and
i,.-r allies.
Dollars, Dollars. Dollars, And again
Dol,ars,'' he writes When you have
said this YOU have hit the bulls eye OF
AMERICAN idea ism and uncovered the
lnl-
lars NoI can buy anything in America
from a pin TO n president.
..Simpla and misguided Rritishers, with
!,onicr heads than tho law OF lntelll-
rerce allows. have Ia bored under the de-
Iusiun that the Americans would come to
or side after n sober and moderate pre-
senIation of our case concerning this
great and terrible war. i'll which We are
lighting not only for our lives but for
tho life of civilization. They thought
that tho fact that we are fighting for
America. even as We were lighting Tor
ourselves would count.
But it didn't. The Germans have
fought a more grossly foul fight than
did the Huns of Attila. but the chief
protests that the Americans have
made have been made against US.
Belgium was horribly and mercilessly
ravaged. But nothing was said. An
atroCious policy of piracy was inau-
gurated. And-wcll, nothing effective
was done by the academic person who
rules in Washington
Danger to This Nation.
The whole truth of the matter is
that as far as this war is concerned
the United States is a totally negli-
gihIe quantity. We have wasted ink
and talk and endeavor upon a country
that Germany would eat up if she
were to beat the allies. In that even
tuality the great United States would
simply become vast German pos
session, ground under the heel of the
Prussian Junker.
AT a time such as this. straight
talk is the best talk. I will go so
far a TO say that even the Germans
in America would not really like to
see the allies beaten. They know
their Prussia too well. But the pow
cr of money is enormous in the
States. and public life is go corrupt.
hat n mass of opinion unfavorable
TO IFS has been manufactured. To
ignore this opinion is foolish. To
endea vor 10 placatc It is more The
rhinE to do is 10 talk straight to the
americans. They can neither help
nor hinder us.
But il we are beaten they are
"caren. If we 20 down they 90 down.
tn" destruction of tho allies would
mean German speaking United
C,,r.s where Iihcrty would Il. Inn,
,-,.-,,c d,v, ,,.,,7or,- The boi,,r
.oid LcIrorl. far, tho T-,,taa S,.+os
,7..-b, ar I,as. he civil 70 ms We
Inv. ,,o-;i,.- really arainst -ber, and
never will have They will work our
heir destiny in their own vov and
when they have rid themselves Of
Tho worship Of the dollar thev will
become 4 rrcar pcople.
..Nn,cr-iran politics arc of tho Dorst
kind Of pa-isb p1jr1p brand and -noir
President * merely I c1orItfed narish
r..Ir,D official " no does NOT know whore
&. j.
war """SIIS Musicians.
In a hundred wears or so. America
Inyord doubt Will II. = .rrcat country
# tic allies win. l;y that time she may
.ta1., realized that thOr, arr. thinrs Of a
higher ,i,lu,. than ,niInIs We cxn.ct
treat things Of ,er-ir,arh b,-ardh,-
..ITor nrrple hay, MANY ito C,,aiitise
r""r," going They ar" not IL" smart"s;
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