New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-19

Manchester. England, Nov lO.-NcH
in importance TO the Harmsworth
Press. Of which Lord Northclife is the
editorial genius and his brother is the
financial manager the biggest publish
ing firm in Great Britain is L. Hutton
& Co.. which controls "The Daily
Sketch" "The Daily Dispatch The
Evening Standard" "Thc Sporting
Chronicle and half score weekly
papers and magazines It's headquar-
tors are in this city, and the man IN
active charge Of this powerful organi-
cation is A. Paterson, Scotsman. who
has spent all his life in the newspaper
business.
saw him in his office to-day and got
his views Of the war. But first WORD
about the city OF Manchester, which
has grown in this last hundred years
from a population Of 10000 to almost
a million. In and around Manchester
and Stafford. its chief suburb. are con-
centrated nearly two-thlrds or the COT
tom manufactures Of the United King
dor, besides 700 other industries.
'rottouopolis" is an inland seaport
The great ship canal from the mouth
az the Norsoy TO Manchester, complet-
ed In 1894 at cost exceeding
S5O. 0Oo 900 simplihes the problem OF
the TRANSFORMATION Of the raw and mn
ished products. ill.,;
Al this time It is worth recalling
The Manchester School, party OF Eng
lsh Radicals. including Golden, brlghs
and Miner Gibson. which idehtiicu
itself with free trade and rcslstahce
n government interference. II - es
sentially peace party, insisting
strongly on non-intervenuon'
Tho leaders Of the movement ~
rreeent are Sir John Simon, who mas
bcon Attorney General and Home sec
,o.arv. r W. Hirst, the economist
r u. Holt. the great ship owner Sr
Thomas BARLOW: the Cadburys, the
chocolate dealers. and J. b. HoDsoh'
They WELD large and growing ihhu-
encc in the affairs of the country.
City's Importance in War
Manchester has furnished great
number of soldiers and has more thah
done its "bit" as a munitions centre
hut. what is almost as important u
has continued its normal indu 1Iies a ,l,
bolpcd sustain the nations c.eul0'
Since the Somme offensive the Man
chesters have won enduring iaine' eSpc
ciallv in the first days, when they
stormed and captured Frlcourt, one OF
the strongest points IN the HeFH'a"
line. .o,oraiiv
listen to others" said Mr.. Paterson
"but possibly can give you the COM
nosite view O. the people ! meet III
Manchester. If there is anything, TINS
country is lacking in it Is strong lesu
ership. We have reached the peIioo
in the war when a masteriul hah1 Is
needed to guide US over the trouDle-
eve are ready TO see il through
despitc the suffering and sacrlnces, Du'
we must know that at the head OF AZ
fairs is q man with vision ana power
man in the mould OF your Lincoln
Wo can excuse mistakes, but we can
not excuse inaction, weakness OF de-
rision. fabbiness. We are perIec'ly
ready 10 follow; all We want Is a strong
"Tbe spirit in Manchester was never
hotter. The people Thoroughly uhueI
stand there is a big job ahead oil mem ~.
aod ,hev are not afraid to tackle IT.
A. Won know. this was great GerhiaH
miro before the war. ! had many ac-
onaintances among them and feel l
Know something Of them as people
We W., do ourselves great injury wheh
we underestimate them. ,.,
"Too much has been made OF star i,
;,,,. Germany when the people nave