The sun., 1916-09-03
Specie, Correspondence to Tus SON.

Spects' Correspondence TO TsR Son.
LONDON. Aug. 20.--with the renewal
OF the combined offensive OF the British,
French. Russian and Italian troops on
their respective fronts, the theatre Of
action In the great war is shifted al
most daily. Regardless. however. Of the
actual scene OF the latest onslaught the
Germans seem TO have concentrated all
their anger and hatred against the Brit
ish.
Successes or reverses In the south,
west or east are all made the occasion
Of new outbursts against Great Britain
In the German press. and practically all
the editorial writer's In the German
newspapers agree that the British are TO
blame for whatever happens.
While Viscount Grey 10 still held re-
sponsible by the Germans for TIE en-
tire war, Premier Asquith 10 Just as
frequently taken to task. In an article
on the resolutions adopted At the eco
nomic conference At Paris the Frank
farter Zettuno y
with Herr AsQuith there 10 no longer
question OF fair play for the devel-
opment Of all peaceful forces. What he
desires Ia the maintenance Of the Eng
lish economic system In its full great
ness. and everybody who menaces that.
even though II be by the most peaceful
means. must be removed from the en-
pire Of civilization. II is really the cx-
istence OF Germany nov n In the
future that Is at stake, inc woe to him
who. II Germany we're defeated In this
fight, were aftcrward to dare to follow
Germany's example In economic compe-
titlon with England. We can only APP
ply to Herr Asquith and his followers
the phrase Of voltaire, 'Ecrasez rim
fame""
Admits Chance Of Defeat.
Mr.. Asqu!th has already admitted the
possibility OF nm English defeat. accord
Ing 20 the Cologne Gdsette, which says
1T II satisfactory 20 see that Asquitl,
admits that h e war must first be won
before the Germans can be punished
Th.s Is a trif!ng matter. however. that
has still to be attended to.
What a difference between this Eng
l,sh twaddle and the words of our En-
per,r: 'Th gull, for further bloodshed
falls on our enemies alone. We
shall fight this fight TO the end, So that
our empire be shielded against fr'sh at
tacks aud a free field be assured TO Ger
man labor and enterprise
These are the words Of a prince OF
peace. who has only grasped the sword
in defence against attack by robbers.
p4A Wv NAia'uth Nt' nav -
tories he has Won, has earned the right
to %acuuain; the world with his readiness
for an honorable peace.
The war must theoretically be co!.-
tlnued.' This Is the cry OF rage OF a
nation hat went forth TO the destruction
Q: Z r!"a. ard which TOW goes .ha, ~
stead Of the hoped for easy victory It
has only suffered grave establishment
and gigantic losses"
The ..nly Nistrria. Srnc 40 <ar ~. ,la
English have been achieved on paper. ac-
cording to the RAeinisch Wcs'Id.hschc
ZcituHJ:
Lloyd George. Asquith. Grey-in
short. the English as a w~hole-have been
winning victory on victory since the war
began that is to say. with their mouths.
which have opened wider and wider IN
proportion to the magnitude Of their de-
feats.
calls II Patchwork Army.
Tile result is that the world can show
no gramophone trumpet through the
cavernous opening OF which there issues
forth "A more deafen!ng blare than tina.
ui the shouts of triumph with which
England's Ministers seek 10 drown the
murinuring voices OF their own people
each time that the hastily improvised.
patchwork army gets a drubbing.
''N way q uoLtI pIIlG.il re-
ports are sen; into the world in which.
WIN a revolving self praise, the glory
OF English proves is mi At the same
time English Ministers and statesmen
run ABOUT the country declaim!ng, vo-
ciierating and announcing the 3ri,!sh
victory as they have now been doing
practically for the las, two years.
In contradistinction 20 the English
parrots We do not !uxur:ste In words :.
We do not talk. the ~cioauence OF our
deeds is sufficient for US
The Fryatt case furnishes a writer In
me cologne Gazette with an opportunity
10 publish the following:
The shooting u Capt. Fryatt Is "A
necessary and wholesome lesson for
England she must learn for once that
mere descent from English parents does
not ent!tle any one TO an exclusive POSI-
ton as against all other n~at!ona.i.ies.
suppose Fryatt had been merely sem
fenced but not executed the English
would have thought and perhaps even