The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-16

1r DID men stand more in need
paxAy aad support OF co-opera-
IN tho men who are guiding
- Of nations Mt this hour. In
n1a ne have been called TO the
m q raging tornado, the most
ck1ve that has evar swept over
0Fl0 on land or sea. Britain so
~ vfeathered the storm. The
eano IL not yet over and Il Will
Nh the efforts. all the skill. all
Atience. ali the courage. al! the
nance OF all on board to steer
0nntry through without founder
- the angry deep. But with the
ofAticn of everybody we VIII
y n through once again. II is a
action for Britain in these terri
MINES that no share of the respon-
~ for these events rests on her,
n not the Jonah in this storm.
part taken By our country in this
11et, in its origin. and in its con-
has been as honorable and
NITROUS as any part ever taken in
country in any operation. We
u imagine from declarations
In were made > by Germans. aye,
even by a few people in this
Akry. who are constantly referring
utE22L S0l &oalaA a3tSSs tLicS AFAlS
tbie war was wantonfy and wick
provoked by England-never
a3an6-never Wales-and never
and- Wan:oniy provoked by Eng
~ 10 increase her possessions. and
Gestroy the influence. TIE power.
II The prosperity Of dangerous
Aare sew-r wxs more foolish
osfy Of .Ae a.r.@Sl tac-s u hap
- three rsArs sgc. CT less, bGs
- hare A~e4- - -z&-y HewIl1e-iug
.mts rrewzzs@a %zte tAr~se 5-terTe-l!1 =
|Gu ths. se-s4 -s1ce night have
e4sen. rse-Az-~ 5000 cs - as
f3Al faces art Z. = essential N a.
should Icw 49, &S&-- restAte
-. not rse-ezy 20 TstC-e ira cAlun
eo11 OF or -z..Te as-d bat IN
- TO sustain the hearts II her peo-
~ the answering conviction that
pArt OF ths cuElt OF this terrible
6nhed rests or the conscience Of
- native land What are the main
- There were six countries which
ked the war at the beginning.
kntn was last. and not the first.
cro she entered the war Britain
40 every effort to avoid II: begged
p3icAted. and entreated that there
nId be no conflict I was a mem
81 the cabinet at the time, and
o1nember the earnest endeavors
made to persuade Germany and
fia not to precipitate Europe into
weiter of blood. We begged
"a to summon a European confer.
- to consider. Had that confer
- met arguments against provok
such . catastrophe were so over
plming that there would never
- been a war. Germany knew
~, SO , she rejected the con
ence. although Austria was pre-
I'D to ACCEPT 1t. She suddenl
e3ared war, and yet we are the peo
who wantonly provoked this war
Harder to attack Germany. We beg
~ Germany not to attack Belgium
"a produced a treaty. signed by tn
- of Prussia. az we'll as the kim
England. pledging himself to pro
M Belgium against an invader, an
eatd. sIf you invade Belgium W
Ill have no alternative but to do
"a it, The enemy invaded Belgium
~ now they say, why, forsootf
1. England, provoked this war"
The Wolf and the Lion.
EM Ii not quite the story of the vol
A the lamb. / will tell you why
rAuse Germany expected to find
lib and found a lion. So much 70
- Responsibility for war, and 1t
1e4aeAry that the facts should b
eod anu restated, because I'wan
- TO carry on this war with pur,
Qar conscience to the end. But yo
N ask me what progress We ar
mixing with the war, and ! mean I
you NV view OF that
Ell am stepped every day, morning
n. and night. in the perplexitie
difficulties and the anSieties @
grim business, but all the same
confident. The difficulties ar
80 to be overcome. the anxieties I
faced. the disappointments To b
novered Through. What is tn
DEAfy position? No doubt startiin
Gto In Russia modified the uilitar
nfton this year. temporarily o on
k1vantage. but permanently 70
better. What has happened re
~ on both the Western front
- that what could have been &C
plished this year II all the allie
no had been ready to bring an all
~ pressure 10 bear. In training
xpertence. In equipment. our arm
nn0nitely better than IL has eve
vi uio tAiiiS"
csl ~ ~. WY. -. -
H'a@i'''1-i "i1ish n''S a. "a, "a
sscn - ~" ia nv ,.oa ss's'' !,
cIi.iSh ~ ~ "a nv ~
= VIVA. na ppel'Ti a. III" ia
anu Mesaiies aNlss ~ "a
No British and French armies 70
@yoIs oi tilee years WIZ s"Ti'