The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
CONSUMPTION in England.


AT peace"
CONSUMPTION in England.
Lord Derby. a grandson 81 the turf
patron who founded the Whitsuntide
race of EPSON. did not. like other
British peers. sleep through the first
war winter. With two son and five
brothers in the army and navy, even
men less wide awake than Lord Derby
could not help sensing that Il storm
menaced the islanders. The atmDs-
pherc in Derby House . grew too
dense for the present Recruiting Min
lister. lie goes to Liverpool to drill
the dock workers, then promptly pre-
SCENTS his khaki battalion to War Min
lister Kitchener ,who still reigns in "A
halob and swears hat the three king
doms will bring out more volunteers
than are necessary for the tanning Of
the cursed Germans. Next. he creates
for himself IA recruiting department
in the Ministry.
Consumption? 1t sNacks of the
+, kitchen of the Paris National Conven-
ton, savors Of the tin of Prussihn
preserves: that's nothing for Eng
land
lie, us take the list of males as fur
nished through the registration bill and
first separate bachelors from married
men. ~dispensable ones from starred
men ,who bear "A star uu their -.eeNcs
BECAUSE they are needed at home,;
then let us try the batting of those
who are not tied by bonds"
That was Derby's plan. Its cXecu-
ton did not quite succeed as he had
hoped. \. country which. at u time OF
record wages and despite the fact that
each week enormous losses of men are
officially announced. furnishes 3, 100000
volunteers may well boast loudly OF
the devotion Of its sons.
HUT that does not suffice. so We saw
as the neNt consequence Lord Derby's
conversion to CONSUMPTION. The war.
50 spoke Asqulth, "menaces the l.fc,
the vital ideals OF our empire. no sac
riices mus, he stunned to avert such
n menace VIII lhc sacrifices brought
thus far suffice?
The strength of the British army
in tho spring Will not frightcn the
Germans. i'ut It would be stupidity to
look with snacriuG eyes upon this first
step toward universal CONSUMPTION.
To the serious minded observer this
step is the most important event ~
the young year.
England, asleep all too long. wants
IL keep awake. she will not allow her
self IL be SURPASSED 10y any ally in
Willingness If sacrifice; would prove
TO every one hat she does no, fear
the bittcrest end. but that she will
night until victory or death"
such a proof was necessary. The
bond with the others had not vet been
%loosened; still. it had already become
lutte thin al places. | hear tn. voice
of Russia: -
Was the promise of Cons,an,inople
meant quite seriously" Does not Eng
lard secretly wish tina, a, the end OF
the war all continental nations-we in
larticular-be weakened and aillnc
in order that she, Britain, with her UNI
touched navy, may align herself with
the Americans for a new world dom
nation Or perhaps we with the
Germans" Who knows"
Says France:
Must We fight for t.gypt. whence
We were elected by England's in
tr!gues? The Balkans are not So near
10 MS as is our eastern frontier. where
the British could relieve us to "A far
greater degree. Rut they are sparing
their men. always come too late: they
do not want to see us. If selishness
should advise us to do 81. make peace
with Germany tomorrow. They are
strong. those Englishmcn. hut danger.
ously idle.
"That our squadron did not steam
aiter the t;oehcn into the Dardanclles,
tina our diplomats ~ i"lcd the Bulgars
instead Of ~suspcttins them for these
: mistakes SIR Edward Grey. not Del
casse, is TO blame, We are bleeding
10 death and our ally does not even
furnish the 4.O00. 900 men whom she
could send into the field without miss
ing them"
Listen to Italy:
F.. Those Hritishcrs are making noun
tGins of money out of us, but scarcel,
tax" II peep into the \driatic. where
they should Ion. since have shot cat.
taro and r"la inro ruins. r"ntcmptu-
On 'ly they look at lis over their shoul,
dcrs."
And japan
| WHY undertake raw risk-? I'M
: Germans will have SO much Ia d. II
Europe and Asia Minor after this wa
that they cannot think If rcconuucr'
. ing Tsing-tao, Perhaps the .\sia,i,
I business can he settled with them at q
r better profit than with England. W,
! keep every possibility open for oar
, selves"
These things were audible. although
as yet only uttered IN Whispers, ,'oul,
I the directors Of Briiain's affairs AFFORD
= to wait until the still suppressed scorr
sounded like the trumpet Of open feud
Derbys race did not bring In enough