Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-16
Stay-at.Home Ranger.

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 Take your white-feather plume, sweet
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 Here was an Englishman drawing analogies from American history, and familiar enough with an American poet to quote verses which would not be familiar to a good many Am orleans.
 And peace?' was the query put to Lord Northcliffe.
 Peace! Before we're really ready for war" ne exploded, with an emphasis of disgust, why anyone who would at tempt 10 talk peace on the streets of London or in any public place would be mobbed A Quaker tried to make peace speech the other day and was silenced by an angry crowd. No sir, the word peace has disappeared from the English vocabulary. And that is deep underlying conviction in the very hearts of the people. who do not want peace and will rot listen to any talk of peace until this war is fought to a finish and won. honorably won. and the score with Germany settled for all timc It is tnc same in France, dcep-rootsd feeling of the plain French people-not the politicians and public men-that the very existence of their race depends on the winning of this war This overwhelming feel, ing is well recognized over here, and it needs no officials envoys from the United States to gather it, for it is perfectly apparent for anyone to see"
 Then the war will be long?' was suggested.
 "Yes, very long, was the reply. Those who talk of ending the war in few weeks or months, do not real ize the stupendous character of this conflict, and the vital issues of na- tional and racial existence back of it. Really it is not war at all, in the ordinary sense that we speak of wars. It is one of those vast upheavals of -he human race, like the great racial migrations, the Mo5lem invasion of Europe which lasted eight hundred years in Spain and is still alive in the near East. No. th;s is no ordinary war which can be brought to an end suddenly by one campaign or one great victory or any series Of decisive events in any one field. Tine issues of national and racial existence arc far too great for any sucn sudden ending. It will go cn, 1 believe. for long time, very long time, in the end it may be narrowed down to a war between England and Germany the supreme issue, which must be fought to finish Instead of ending soon or suddenly, the war is more likely to go on and On. and then grad ually abatc by slow processes, here and there, as localities pass through their ordeal and emerge with wish 10 take rcathing s3ell. But for the time being it is not only war of Eu- rope but a world war. You can sec it's effect in the most distant parts of the world. The assassinations in China the other day were but sequel to this conflict. Even the bloodshcd in Mexico is in way related to this war"
 You referred to he supreme issue between England and Germany" was suggested.
 "Yes," said Lord Northcliife. Ger many did not think England would come into this war. That was one instance where she was not efficient; she was not prepared for us. It is shown by the fact that she had few commerce destroyers at sea-less than a dozen wasn't it?-and no means oi preventing her own complete com mercial paralysis by the British fleet. She had counted on continental war, land war, without England, and England's entry was her greatest sur prise, completely destroying her pro- iccts. and calling tor this collossal expenditure of men and supplies. But being in. England and Germany know there is something more than con tinental land war a issue. great a. that it, and that there is a racial mastery at stake-thc Saxon and the Teuton. which civilization will go for ward in the future. and which back ward: Both of tharl cannot go for ward together as in the past. The is sue is too great for that and must be finally determined"
 Now an editor came i1 with proof. Lord Northclific looked at it. |