Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-28
by Roy w. Howard
President OF the United Press
Associations.

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Associations.
Copyright: 1916. by the United
Press.)
Copyrighted In Great Britain.)
London. Sept. 2S.--There Is no end
OF the war In sight. Any step at
this time by the United States. the
vatican, or any other neutral In the
direction OF peace would be construed
by England as an unneutral, pro-
German move.
The United Press is able to make
these statements on no less authority
than that OF the British man OF the
hour. Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George.
secretary Of state for war.
Britain has only begun to fight;
the British empire has invested
thousands OF Its best lives to pur-
chase future immunity for civiliza-
tion; this investment is too great to
be thrown away" was the Welsh
statesman's slze-up OF the situation.
More than at any time since the
beginning OF the war there Is evi-
denced throughout England popular
suspicion toward america. a suspicion
that did not exist year ago. This
feeling appears directly attributable
to the notion generally entertained
by the man In the streets that Presi-
dent Wilson might be induced to butt
In for the purpose Of stopping the
European war. A similar suspicion
OF Spain and the vatican Is also mani
fest"
Lloyd-George was asked to give the
United Press. in the simplest possible
Language. the British attitude toward
the recent peace talk.
| Simple language" he inquired
with half smile. Then he though,
r .aoment.
Sporting terms are pretty well un
derstood wherever English is spoken,
he replied, II am quite sure they
will be understood In America.
well. then. the British soldier Il
q good sportsman. He enlisted II
this war In the sporting spirit--th'
best sense Of that term. He wen
into II to see fair play to small ma
ton, trampled upon by bully. HI
Is lighting for fair play In interna
tlonal dealings. He has fought as {
good sportsman By the thousands. HI
has died like q sportsman. He ha'
never asked anything more than
sporting chance. and has not Away
mad that. When he could not get II
n he did not quit. He played the game
He did not squeal, and certainly h,
never asked any one to squeal TO
him" ap
The secretary OF state for war, WHIT
looks, >acts and talks more like al
American business man than an,
other Englishman in public life now
speaking real United States. will
scarcely any trace Of the usual Brit
ish information OF accent. continued:
Under the circumstances, the Brit
, ish, now that the fortunes OF tn
I game have turned bit, are not dis
posed to stop because OF the squeal
| Ing done by the Germans. or for tn
, Germans, by probably well-meanin
but misguided sympathizers and hu
! manitarlans. For two years the Brit
ish soldier had n bad tlme--no on
: knows so we'll as he what a bad tim
: II was. He was sadly Inferior Il
} equipment, On the average. he wa
inferior In training, He saw tn
allied cause beaten all about the rlnl
but he did not appeal to either tn
) spectators or a referee to stop tn
aght on the ground that II was brutal
! nor did he ask to have the rule
changed, He took his punishment
) Even when beaten like a dog he wa
! a game dog, When forced to talk
refuge In q trench, when too badl