New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
WHAT OF ENGLAND!
Nv ARTHUR GLEASON

! 10 feel tNe spirit u a AaNto" ~ -
one thing-and an easy thing. You car
/ help being caught in the current OF a.
will and purpose. But 20 convey that 81
10 your busy friends three thousand ~
away is a much harder thing. ! have n
going around from man to man IN EIsi;
trying to get just that phrase and 'un-r
which would make the British resporn Ca
to our people. Each one Of these men VI
has been good enough to pause IN BIS v
work to help me has given fash Of
island spirit.
Lord Northclife said to me:
mo one will accuse me OF failing TO e.
else the mistakes of the British army 10 Z
carly months. But | want you TO knos
to-day We have the finest fighting nr,'
/ in the world Il has taken time to build
but now we have it. Tell your people ia
The Viscount Bryce said TO me:
THE British people are unanimous Is D
have never been before"
The Police Commissioner Of Scotland IA
in charge of the Secret Service. said To ne
, "Have you noticed in talking with =
pacitists how discouraged they Scent ID
have no sense of a growing moysre
They are disheartened because the 81
mass of the British people are not surPs'
ling them" Then he turned TO his tels'fs
and gave instructions 20 call up Porisn's
and find out the time Of arrival Of
hospital ship. His wounded son was
home from France.
! G.. X, Chesterton said 10 me:
Democracy is on the march HIS o''"
is private in the ranks.
Lloyd George talked with me Of The "
fare work carried on for the Ministry
Munitions BY Seebohm Rowntree, who
turned from his own factories Of 5000 We
ers TO care for the health Of million .
eminent employees.
Here" said the Secretary OF War, ~
greatest attempt ever made by goyerth'
to surround the lives of the workers y.
safeguards for their health and well-es !
And it was the making OF munitions =
brought us TO il. IL was war and sheha
is always true that humanity has 10 dsss'.
into hell in order to rise again the y
day. 1t Is only through hell that y
achieve its resurrection
But not all these distinguished men
gether have quite revealed the central ~
and then suddenly it was shown to nc
girl. She is a wage-earner in Londeh' :,
every day on her way TO her Office she -.
Fishmongers' Hall by London Bridge =
ancient place has been converted into :
tary hospital. To the house surgeon :
wrote this letter: 49,,
ITO the House Surgeon, Hospital, fn'@'
gers Hall, +. c.
Dear Sir: am taking the hoeiv
write to you TO ask if it is true that o','
soldiers wound could be the easier 81.
better healed were there plenty OF snn ~
able TO graft onto the wound | rs"
told that many wounds are badly -
because the doctors cannot get skn.
is so | would consider II an honor 70
lowed TO put myself az your dlsposs' -.
time in order that my skin migat
TO graft onto wound am prepared y,
as much as would be praetiesbie F"
from me. 4
This is no impulsive movement '
part. am obliged 20 come to toss
day 70 earn my own living, and am ,s.'
debarred from working for the so's',', "A
other girls Of my own age are dong
two brothers fighting, and for thsr ~,
! feel must DO something. | an W.
your hospital because ! know Of ~,
else. II you can find no use for my -
shall be obliged II you viii kind'y
me where could GO