The sun., 1916-09-29
England Would Consider Move
for Peace Now a Pro-
German Act.
HINT TO WILSON AND POPE
British Soldier Went Into Con-
flict as Sporting PROPOSE
ton, He Says.
~ ROY W. HOWARD.

preadew Of the United Press Associations
LONDON. Sept. 2S.-There Is no end OF
the war in sight. Any step at this time
by the United States. the Vatican or
any other neutral In the direction of
peace would be construed by England
as an u%nneutrai. pro-German move.
The United Press Is able to make these
statements on no less authority than
that Of the British man Of the hour. the
Right Hon. David Lloyd George, Sec
rotary OF State for war.
Britain has only begun to fight the
British Empire has invested thousands
Of its best lives to purchase future i'm.
munity for civilization this investment
Is too great to be thrown away" was the
Welsh s~tatesman's sizeup OF the situa-
ton.
More than at any time since the be-
throughout England n popular suspicion
toward America. a suspicion that did
not exist a year ago. This feeling ap-
pears directly attributable to the notion
generally entertained by the man on the
streets that President Wilson might be
induced to butt in for the purpose Of
stopping the European war. A similar
suspicion Of Spain and the Vatican is
also manifest.
soldier . GOOD sport.
The British soldier said Mr.. Lloyd
George. is a good sportsman. He en-
listed In this war In the sporting spirit
the best sense of that term. He went
In to see fair play TO "A mail nation
,ranpled upon by a buily. He Is fight
ing for fair play In International deal
ings. He has fought ~ a good sports
man by the thousands. He has died like
a sportsman. lie has never asked any
thing more than a sporting chance and
hasn't always had that. When he
couldn't get It he didn't quit. He played
the game. He didn't squeal. and GER
, tainly ne never asked any one to sQueal
for him.
Under the circumstances the British.
now that the fortunes OF the game lave
turned a bit. are not disposed to stop
because OF the sq~uealing done by the
Germans. or for the Germans. by prob.
ably well meaning but misguided sym
pathizers and hunanitarians.
For two years the British soldier has
had q bad time-no one knows so well
as he what q bad time II was. He was
sadly inferior In equipment. On the
average he was inferior In training. liz
saw the allied cause beaten all about tbs
ring. but ne didn't appeal to either the
spectators or the referee to stop the ffgh'
on the ground that IL was brutal. moi die
he ask to have the rules changed. HI
toe his punishment.
Ever when beaten like a dog he was
q game dog. When forced TO take refuge
in a trench. when too badly used UP e
carry the fight 20 the enemy. he huns
on without whining. fought OF every at
tack. bided his time, endured without
wincing. worked without tagging.
Easy Time for Germany.
And at this time. under these condi
lions, what vas the winning German do
.nK" Was h. worrying over the terrible
slaughter No. He was talking Of an
nexlng Belgium and Poland AS a RI
suit of his victory and while he wa.
remaking the map Of Europe without tn
slightest regard for the wishes Of its peo
pie the British people were preparing e
pay the price we knew must be paid 70,
the time TO get the army ready.
Germany elected to make II n fnisl
hght with England. The British soidie
was ridlculed. held In contempt. Nov
we intend to see that Germany has he
a The fight must be 20 the finish
TO a knockout.
1.-The whole world. including neutral'
Of the highest purposes and human!
tarians with the bes, motives. must know