The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-29

the dEsassroas defeats OF the Russians.
the news OF the unsatisfactory pro.
srsss OF the Dardanesies campaign the
Development OF the FshsrChUrchils
scandal. the French-Kitchsosg row,
ard TIE disclosures regarding Br.tain's
~oefrf Lack Of the implements OF war-
fare. eliminating IN the disruption OF
the cabinet. this attitude Of the bleach
critics has become the attitude OF the
British public
And waen the British public says !.
Is not do~n-hearsed IL means II Proof
OF this lies N the splendid fashion
IL Which the Eorxsagmen OF the ma
tfor hare answered the cali for indus
trial reinforceDenis Dear In mind
that 50 percent o. tie British public
consists OF ro-Engnen. their women
and ehiIdrenl: also N the marvellous
response 20 the prime minister's APP
peal for an adequate supply OF silver
bullets Never IN the history OF any
nation has q popular var lean met
With such success
For the apathy displayed by the
masses Ia the first ten months Of the
war the British government las only
ITSELF 10 blame The leaders OF the
nation made the mistake OF entrust-
ing the entire conduct OF the war on
land TO one man-perhzps military
gsufus, but with serious limitations on
the human side. including an utter IN
ability TO understand the civilian tenn
ps-amsrt For seFen months the war
Egg conducted in secret Through the
anoaymous 1seye-wftnesses" the public
vas fed with an occasional optimistic
but colo-Isss story from the front, the
burden Of which was that everything
vas going along splsndtdIy, that the
Germans we're losing heart
that theF mad been compelled
to put their old men and younz bors
in the firing line-and alwaJs convey
ing the impression that ultimate VIC
tory was foYegone conclusion. Not
until March vas a single newspaper
correspondent permitted at the front.
and even then they were not allowed
to tell the whole truth
No wonder enifstments were slow.
The fact that Lord Kitchener was able
to enroll more than two million ro1un-
tsers In this period is sure proof Of
the latent spirit OF patriotism in the
British public But there was no en-
thusiasm, such as had been aroused
in Germany By the frst-hand stories
1Aom liz tss-hSutS " COlGcSpCA-
dents who were permitted to go prac-
tically wherever they chose and to
write pretty much what they liked
The workingmen of the nation have
been severely criticized for their fail
ure to appreciate the gravity OF the
situatfon-for their strikes, their
sIackneas. and their alleged over-indul-
gence In liquor The fact Il they did
not understand because they We're not
told. So far as they knew victory was
assured anyhow They went along
much the same as In peace times, and
when they had reason 70 believe that
their employers were taking aAyan-
tage rof them. they struck. They didn't
speed up, either because they didn't
regard Il necessary or because It was
their employers and not they them
selves who would profit. As to the
! charge OF Wholesale drunkenness, the
mere tact that the government quick
~ abandoned its proposed drastic tenn
perance measure is sufficient answer
But now It is no longer -'Kitchener's
war; IT is the empires.
Lloyd George has told not only the
workingmen but the entire nation the
truth And the most striking fllustra-
ton OF the British workingman's Will
ingness to help the empire in its great
need IL the fact that, although It was
Lloyd George himself who first ac-
cused him Of slackness and drunken
ness, the recruiting OF his new NUM-
lions army started with an average
enlistment Of 10000 per day.
II industrial CONSUMPTION should be-
come desirable, there need be no fear
Of industrial revolution. Said Lord
Miner in the house OF lords the ether
day: There is an idea that organized
labor will resent being Communicated
for the service OF the state. That IL