New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-07
LINCOLN A MODEL
FOR NORTHCLIFFE
England's Experience Will
Be Like Americas,
Says Editor.
WAR CALLED VAST
RACE UPHEAVAL
Nav Narrow Down to Conflict
Between Britain and Germany
The Supreme Issue"

Hc OupICI'It iSSuV.
London. Jan. "a Lord Northclife
was seen to-day by the Associated
Press correspondent at his Office on
Printing House Square. and asked
about the "Northclihe press" which
has been talked about so much lately.
Hardly a day passes in Parliament that
some noble lord or commoner and
often several Of them AT the same
time does not rise 20 state that his
opposition 10 the compulsory military
service bill was not so much against
the bill itself. but because the North
ciHe press" had dragooned the gov
eminent into adopting the measure.
When Sir John Simon resigned from
the Asquith ministry he announced
that the pressure Of the "Northcliiie
press" on the government had good
deal to do with his action. So that It
has come to be accepted Of late that,
If there Is Cabine; crisis or Par
liamentary division. or the prospect
OF a general election. quite an element
will declare that the "Northclife press
has brought it about. On the other
hand. the "Northclife press" has It's
own party in both houses.
The correspondent talk with LORD
Northcifc turned TO the compulsory
service bill. "Why. it was as plain
as day" said the embodiment OF the
NorthcliTe press. Here is row o.
houses" he went on, pointing TO a 70"
Of imaginary houses on the paper pad
before him. "Now. in this first house
lives a young married man who wants
to serve his country. feeling that his
country's peril Is his own. 80 he gives
UP his job. and cnlists. Right next
door IN that house. lives another
Young fellow Nho is his mothers dar-
ling and who doesn't want him 20 eN-
pose himself TO danger. SO he does
not enlist. but stays at home yes, and
gets the other fellows job.
Single Men First" Won.
"Now. those very rows OF houses
are in every street. in every city. town
and village in the country That is an
actual concrete example OF the situa.
zion which confronted US. And so
invented the phrase. Single men
first and that carried IT, II has been
long str ggle: we've been at u many
months. IL went slowly at first, bu'
gathered force as it went along. unit
il became overwhelming and practical
Is universal. and single men first
carried IL through. and IT'S ended; yes
ended We will have our army. an army
equal TO our needs, with the country
behind II. and we're just beginnn;
the war
your American Civil War gave u
some lessons Oh how an army had TO b'
raised in a great emergency he wen
on. "What did Lincoln do when ~
needed men? He called for them; is
sued a proclamation calling them to TN
service OF the Federal Government an'
putting il up 10 the governors TO fur
nish them first 100000 men, thci
$50 900 men. then 100000 men, and 50
on. And they had to be furnished; th'
mon had 20 enlist or find substitute
There were drafts and riots. as there
ALWAYS are when slackers are made q
do their duty 10 their country.
1--WE Will have another experience
much like that in America. and u vii
be the same here and in France an'
Germany. all through Europe, wher'
great armies are being organized. loi
remember after the American Civi
War that the soldiers came back g
civil life proud of their service Tor M
country n the field.
out 81 this sentiment came th'
Gr~nd Army of the Republic, whici
took a Land in civil and political Of
fairs. And that will be our experience
here and in France. when this vas
body of soldiers come back 70 civil
/ life
Peace" Would lncite Mob.
And peace ." was the query put e
+ Lord Nor.hclifc.
Peace BEFORE VIC are really read,
for war" he exploded with an EN-
phasis Of disgust. Why, any one VIII
would attempt 10 talk peace on TN
streets Of London or in any pubn'
place would be mobbed. A Quaker trie'
10 make a peace speech the other da'
and was silenced by an angry crowd
No. sir. the word peace has disappeare
/ from the English vocabulary. And tina
| IS a deep. underlying conviction IN III
very hearts OF the people. who do no
want peace and viii not listen to an
talk OF peace until this war IS tough
10 a finish and won, honorably won. an.
| the score with Germany settled for al
/ time
"Thcn the war will be long"
"Yes. very long. Those who talk o
ending the war in a few weeks o
/ months do not realize the stupendou
/ character of this conflict. Il IS one o
those vast upheavals OF the humai
race. like the great racial migrations
the Moslem invasion Of Europe, whic
lasted eight hundred years IN Spaii
and is still alive in the Near East.
mo. this Is no ordinary war who
can be brought 10 an end suddenly b
one campaign or one great victory o
any series Of decisive events IN an.
one field The issues Of national AM
racial existence are far too great 70
any such sudden ending. II will go on
| believe. for long time, very loni
time In the end u may be Narrowed
down 20 a war between England an.
/ Germany the supreme issue, whicl
must be fought 10 a finish