Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-07

men had to enlist or ind substitutes:
there were drafts ana riots. as there
Always are when slackers are made TO
90 thoir duty to their country And
you got your army: not volunteer
army. except In nominal sense but an
army calculated In numbers in advance,
adequate to the country's need. And
we VIII De doing Just what Grant did
| hGhtinE II opt Oh that line If II takes
"' suhlmcr-piling on more men, ham
mcring ut given objective, and mass
Ing overwhelming numbers. until they
| Eiclu by tho sheer weight OF numbers
Ihat was Grants tactics. and II will
be ours. now that we have an army and
gro ready to begin"
I'VE Will have another exncrioncc
much like that in America" continued
Lord Northcliffe. and 1t will be the
! same here and in France and Germany.
all through Europe where great armies
are being organized. You remember
after the American Civil War that the
, soldiers came back To civil life proud of
! their service for the country in the
, field These returned soldiers were
scattered all over the country, in every
! city and town. forming n vast aggre-
| gate of sentiment and influence with
| just pride in the achievement OF having
I
need. Out of this sentiment came the
Grand Army of the Republic, which
! took a hand in civil and political ar
! fairs AL bound together in n common
| impulse ramifying all over the country.
And, as Il result, YOU had soldier
| Presidents for twenty five years--Gcn-
eral Grant. General Garfield. General
! Hayes. General Harrison. and soldier
candidates for President. Hancock, Nc
/ Clcllan and the rest,
and that vii! lac our experience,
| here and IN France, when this vast
body Of soldicrs come back to civil
! life. They Will he tic great controll-
! ing factor of our civil and public life.
| al OF them proud of their Service and
! inspired with Il common sentiment. IT
| VIII lie even a greater influence than
! that OF the returned soldiers in civil
! life in the United States. for we arc
sending six men to the front for every
| one man YOU sent, yes. SIN. Already
| there have been 5000 900 men sent
| forward and with those in process OF
enlistment and to be brought forward
| il viii be 100000. And they are the
| young and middlc-pycd men, the men
of the future. those who viii come back
| into our civil life ana be the CONTROL
! nc, influence Of public opinion. Those
| vii BE the men who shape our poll
cics for US FOR the future and VIII
make and um'nakc our ministries ard
| governments, gust 3S theS dlu In
t Ancrican after the civil War
! ENGI.ISnNIt;N DRAWS ANALOGIES
FROM AMERICAN PRESS
You remember what Oliver Wendell
| Holmes said about the Stacker. the man
who failed 10 respond 10 his country's
need for military service. in his poem
on the Sweet Little Man:
"'Now. then. three cheers for the Stay
atHome Ranger.
! BLOW the great fish horn and beat
the big pan,
First IN The field that is furthest from
danger,
Take your whltc-fcathcr plume,
: sweet little man
Here Wa an Englishmar drawing
7 anaio"i"s from american history, and
/ familiar enough with an American poe,
: 20 quot" verses which would not hc
! familiar TO = good many Americans.
And a"uce'2 was the query put tc
| Lord Northcline
Peace Before we are really ready
! for war," II. exploded with an EN-
phasis Of disgust WHY any one WHO
/ would attempt to talk peace on the
/ streets Of London or Ia any prblic
place would be mobbcd. y Quaker
! tried TO make peace speech the oth,<
! day and was Sllcaccd by an angry
/ crowd. No. Sir, The word peace has dis
/ appeared from the English vocabulary.
/ And tha, Is It deep underlying convic-
! tion in the very hearts OF the ueoplc
! who d" not want peace and viii not
listen 10 any talk Of peace until tho
: W.T. Is fought To a flush and won
! nonorably won. and the score with
3 Germany settled Tor all time. 1t is
J the same in France. decp-rootci facl-
! ing of the plain French p"ople--uot
/ the politicians and public !lcn-that
! the very existence Of their race de-
. ponds on tho winning of this war This
ovorwncl Ginning feeling is well rccoc-
tiZ"d over mere, and it needs no Of
, iiciai ENJOYS from the United states To
i;athcr 1t. for IL is perfectly apparent,
! for any one TO sec"
Then the war viii be long? was
suggested.
Yes, very long" was the reply
Those who tall. % ending The war in
2 few weeks months, DO not realize
the stupcndous character of this ~
iict, ana the vital issues of natic!sl
and racial existence back Of H. Really
it is NOT u war 1T all, In the ordinary
sens" that speak of wars II is
one OF those vast uphcaEals Of the hu-
man race. Ike the great racial NIGGA
tons. the MoSlcln Invasion OF f.uropc.
| which lasted Sn0 years in Spain ana is
st'l olive in the Near Fast 40. this
| Is 40 ordinary war which can Ice
J brought 20 an end suddenly Nv one
! campaign or one great victory or any
series o. decisive events In am one
! ii"id. The issues of national and racial
existence are TAR too great for any SUCH
sudden ending. II will go on. I believe,
Tor u long time. i very long t,fn". III
! 'Ac I'll" II may be narrowed down TO Il
'r"r between ENGLAND and C;crmany---
The %upi enc issue. which must ie
i"iGht TO ~ hniSi,. Instead of ending
soon or suddenly. the var IS more
| 'iNriE to 80 o" and on. and then grad
| uaily abatc by slow processes mere ana
the'c. as localities pass through their
! ordeal and emerge with a wish TO take
- breathing speii. But for the time be-
! !nic IL IL MOI only Il war Of t.uronc Int
"a world war. You can see it's effect
! in the most distant parts OF the world
| The transformations in China the other
( day We're but sequel to this conflict.
/ Even the n'GodShcd in Mexico is IN
J q way related 10 this war
REFERS 70 SUPREME ISSUE
+ HEfWEi;N ENGLAND MD GERMANY
| You referred TO the supreme issue
! between England and Germany" was
/ suggested.
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