The Hattiesburg news., 1916-05-12


are cordially hated by all of the bel
ligerent peoples of Europe; officers in
the British army, because of their
domineering manners towards their
men have been shot by their own men;
Bnglis hofficers give their men intoxi-
cants to nerve them for battle; Ger
man officers in many cases "dope" up
the younger and less experienced sol
diers SO as to make them fight like
tigers; America is the hope of the
world; these are some of the declara-
tions made by Miss Belle Kearney, q
well known temperance worker who
returned to the United States last Sat-
urday from a long stay in England,
Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and who
is now resting up at her mothers plan
tation near Flora, Miss, before begin
ming work on lecture which she will
deliver in Chautauqua circuit in the
west and Canada beginning next
month.
Miss Kearney passed through Jack
son yesterday, and was the house guest
for few hours of her friend, Mrs.
Arthur Cranberry, in Jackson. Miss
Kearney did not hesitate to give her
ideas of the war, what caused it, the
attitude of belligerents towards Amer
leans, and tell of conversations she
had with soldiers of every army now
engaged in the terrible struggle that
is in progress across the seas.
Already the finest blood of England
has been spilled" said Miss Kearney
and she added, "amd little more than
baby boys of the German Empire have
been slaughtered on the battle field"
Miss Kearney went to England last
November, and left the latter part OF
April She does not hesitate to say
why she left. The reason, as she ex
plains it, is;
Because of the growing intensity Of
the criticism of Americans by the Brit
lish, the drawing closer Of the lines
of war, the increasing irregulariay in
the schedule of boats.p In plain, ordi
nary English Miss Kearney left while
the leaving was good.
She went to England TO secure data
on which to base her lecture, "Greai
Britain and Ireland in War Time
While away she became close stu
dent Of. conditions in every phase q
life in The countries thatss she visited
mingled with people of high and low
degree, going to the hospitals and help
ling to bandage the wounds Of returned
soldiers, with whom she conyerset
| Earnestly to gain first hand informa
tion of doings at the front and enter
ing the homes and palaces Of roya
families. Even in the seclusion o
homes of royalty her ears tingled an,
her eyes flashed as she heard th
people of England abuse President Wi
son.
The Germans call us swine" sal
Miss Kearney and one time, at Edir
/, burgh,, \ heard a Clergyman say, .afte
we get through with the Germans
viii be Americas time next.
Miss Kearneys descriptions of tn
heroism displayed by the women {
! England is very vivid indeed. Sh
: says it is not at all an uncommon sigl
,fto see women who have been reared
{ luxury doing the work of men as stres
car conductors, while deiicately reare
girls wash dishes in plants where m
Z nitions of war are manufactured. q
" one little town." she said, II saw is, ,O'
women at work in a plant that man
faetures weapons pf war, all doing
'f mans share
= In discussing certain phases Of. Il
D war, information CLEANED here al
e there. from wounded soldiers. officer
at etc. Miss Kearney said
h zone Of the most revolving featur