The sun., 1916-02-27

minister OF Munitions.
FINALLY 1t may be said OF him and
or MS newspapers that they never
have underestimated the strength OF
England's enemies or believed the war
likely 20 be short.
That EnRIands position In the wAr
If largely misunderstood even by pro.
Ally eympathizers In all neutral coun-
tries. including the United states. -
cnurely EnGlands fault. said he.
Unlike the Germans and some OF
the Allies. We have no propaganda crs
San'zation. Worse than that. We have
a deadeninE censorship that has OBJ
scurcd almost all the great work od
our navy and our voluntary army OF
three millions OF men. We at homo are
almost a. much In the dark aboA
our part OF the war as you are.
Not having been engaged in any.
thing like q serious war for a hundred
years. the military authorities. In their
eagcrness that no scrap OF informA-
ton should reach the enemy. starved
In. the first week In the war. by stop
ping the publication at homo and the
cabling to tho United states Of sny-
thing but dull semi-oflicial eyewash.
with the exception Of one or two
privileged correspondents who are per
sonal guests Of ofYicers. the whole prers
Of the United States. the mightAest OF
any single language in tho world. has
been represented by one correspondent.
Frederick Palmer. q very able one. ad-
nittedly. No one pair Of eyes nor ono
dozen nor even ffty. however, could
a -. - AAsA - ~.
worlds greatest fleet and tho worlds
greatest volunteer army.
"The Germans. on the Other hand,
having a hopcleSsly bad case and the
murders OF Louvain. Termonde and
other places on their minds. are en-
deavoring TO get the world to forget
these things and have thrown out
draghcoks to capture any correepon-
dent they can find. The result is an
Impression Of German efficiency and
English le,hargy.
Tho real facts Of the situation arc
that We we're thrown into tAls war
quite unpreparcd as regards our land
forces. which We have had to raise
Just as you had to raise yours in 1851.
and that we were only really prepared
az TO sea warfare.
80 far a. the sea n concerned the
record Of the British navy II up 20 the
level Of It's historic traditions. Ger.
many canno, win the war. because we
iave no intention OF giving up our
grip on her commerce.
THAT grip will he maint, med until
the German troops are hack at home
and poor little Belgium. wounded
France and ruined Poland have been
restored with ample indemnity. The
blockade may last nve, ten. nfteen or
even twenty years. but II viii he con-
tinued.
we are well aware that W cannot
starVe germany out ana thae all ner
oleatins as TO the cruelty caused 20 ner
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