The Detroit times., 1916-09-29
BY ROY W. HOWARD.
(CopyrtGht. 1910, ny United Preszo
UCopyrtHhtrd Ia Great BrItRInD

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LONDON. Sept 2g There is no
end OF the war In sight Any step
al this time by The United States.
the Vatican or any other neutral IA
the direction OF peace would Doe con
Etr-rrri- ~ t1f4-.aad- As al unncutral.
pro-German move
The United Press Is able 10 make
these statements on no less author
uy than tina, oG tho British man OF
the hour. RI Hon David Lloyd
George, secretary OF state for war.
Britain has only byKun 20 fight.
the British empire mas invested thou
sands OF Us best lives 90 purchase
future immunity for civilizations
this investment Is too great 10 DO
thrown away" Va- the Welsh states.
mans size-up Of the situation.
More than AZ any time since the
beginning Of the war there f. evi-
denced turnout England a popular
suspicion toward America. suspi-
cion thar did not EXIST q year ago.
This feeling appears directly at
tributahle 90 the notion generally
entertained by The mar on the
streets " ii-trt- might
be induced 10 butt IN for tho pur-
pose Of stopping The European war
A similar suspicion ~ Spain and The
Vatican is also manifest.
Lloyd George was asked 10 give
the United Pres. In The simplest pos
sible Language the british attitude
toward the recent peace talk
Simple lang, age" he queried.
With a half smile Then be thought
a moment
Sporting terms arc pretty well
Understood wherever English IL
spoken.' he replied Fl am quite
sure they will be understood in
America.
We'll, then. tho British soldier Is
a good sportsman lie enlisted in
this war In the sporting spirit-the
best sense Of that term He went
I'm 70 see fair play 10 a small nation
trampled upon by a bully He has
fought 40 good sportsman by the
thousands He has died like a sports
man He has never asked anything
more than sporting chance and
hasn't always had that When he
couldn't get II. he didn't quit. He
played the game. He didn't squeal
and certainly he never asked anyone
10 squeal for him"
The secretary FOR war who looks,
acts and talks more like an Amer
team business man than any other
EnElishman in public life now,
speaking real United States with
scarcely any trace OF tho usual Brit
ish intcnation OF accent, continued {;
Under the circumstances, the
British. now hat tho fortunes OF tho
game have turned bit. are not dis
posed 10 stop because Of the squeal.
ing done By the Germans. or for the
Germans. by probably well meaning
but misguided sympathi2ers and hui
manitarlans For two years the
British roldicr had had time-no
one knows SO well as ne what had
time IL was He was sadly inferior
in equipment on the average he
was inferior In training lie Jaw
the Allied cause beaten all about the
ring, but he didn't appeal Ia either
the spectators or a referee 20 stop
the fght on the ground that IL was
brutal nor did he ask TO have the
rules changed lie took his punish
ment Even when beaten like dog
he was a game dog When forced to
take refuge ia a trench, when too
badly used up TO carry the fight 10
the enemy. ne hung on without whin-
ing. fought on every attack, bidcd
his time. endured without wincing,
worked without tagging
Llovd Georges eyes snapped as.
sitting AZ his desk In the war ONCE,
he tilted back his chair and studied
the ceiling as II seeing there pic
ture OF Tommy's game fight in the
early stages OF the contest.
And at this time, under these