Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-28

home. He has heard that the French
couldn't understand why he was so slow
getting to the work In hand. Now he is
going to make good his reputation.
We are fp the habit OF picturing Eng
land either as stolid farmer or as bull
dog We talk of the bulldogs grip. But
when we see II In action we hardly recog
nze II. This Is a proud bulldog He flew
at the invader and took hold which was
nearly shaken off at Mons. Many times
later his grip relaxed a bit and the gray
clad leg almost was snatched away from his
Jaws. Once. at the Dardanelles. there was
a terrifying moment when the bulldog
seemed to be kicked unconscious Those
things are not forgotten II there are TO
be some vicious snaps, some added worry
ing OF the invader, 1t will not be hard to
sec the reason why.
A TWENTY-ONE-INCH GUN?
I'VE have a twenty-one-inch gun with a
projectile weighing one ton, and standing
six feet high" said man who has prob
ably never been in munition factory in his
life. did not ask him how he knew. Every
body In England knows a great many things
which no one is supposed to know and
most OF IL isn't so. What / asked was,
"Why fire that gun IL II isn't absolutely
necessary He threw me fantastic pic
ture Of Zeppelin. brought down two days
before near London. "It'll stop this for
ever" he said, and he meant IL. You can
hardly talk peace against the noise of Yep.
pcllh bOHlbr 1Ou cOulunt read peace
speech by the light of the anti-Zepp sky
sweepers. The saddest mix-up in psychology
30 far is the German belief that she can
terrify England into making peace.
All OF the things mentioned so far, tho
desire to take away Germanys power for
peace or war, the determination to restore
England to her former rank and prestige
the stirring of Englands power and her
pride, the question of the moral and ma
terial expense book. the belief that the war
...alI H..
WIN actually end with a real peace and the
confidence In Englands new methods of
warfare. are behind the Cabinet, and the
Cabinet is lucky because II wants certain
things which II cannot get without Ger
many not only defeated. but brought TO her
senses by good long look in the face Of
annlhilation. The things have mentioned
are none of them official They are what
Britons are deeply thinking and quite freely
saying, In many cases. They are making II
smooth sailing for the rulers of the En-
tente's destiny. They are making II likely
that the terms OF peace will be interesting
CONTROL OF THE SEA
The only things England wants. apart
from the desires OF her Allies. are peace and
| the sea. She wants few crises and no wars.
She wants peace TO settle domestic affairs
| and peace TO restore her shattered Industrial
system (Not physically shattered, nor even
weakened. But dislocated.) And she wants
the sea because. from this time on, her em-
real than Il has been in the past and the
sea Is her traffic lane, from one dominion
70 another. IL is not simply a question OF
blockadlng England, or cutting off her wheat
| supply. II Is question OF threat ever
| being made against the unity OF the en-
pffe. The sea must be England's Just
how that is going 10 be expressed In the
| treaty OF peace does not matter But II the
war ends with England top dog, II win be
clearly understood that she was not beaten
In the Jutland battle and has no intention
| of being beaten And the sea Is essentially
the home Of defensive arm, not aggres.
| sive.
IL Is long way home, this OF beating
Germany ON land 70 teach her that she can
not have The sea, but Il has TO be done
What guarantees England will give her Al.
lies ana the neutrals who go down 70 the
sea In ships that she win not use the sea
for unfair and unclean purposes viii be
seen. She has traditions and registrations
In which the United States Is deeply con.
cerned. But her Allies are too grateful
10 the British fleet just now 10 ErudGe Il
] the last degree OF freedom.