New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
England Undaunted
By Big Sacrifices

So London and all England zoe,
along in war time. Aware tina. SER.
Gus and deadly business Is on. busi.
ness that must be carried through A.
whatever cost. Of sacrifice, she makes
the best Of it and carries on her daily
routine undaunted By air raids. subms.
rines, bereavement or threatened star.
walton. She literally idolzes her sol.
dlers, and looks askance a- ableooGisS
men in civilian clothing unless thew
wear their badge, ION war work" N
fact. she loves her warriors so mu,s
that the wonder is she does not make
more provision to protect them from
the immoral agencies, strong drink AID
social diseases that prey upon so many
of them. From the oppression Q.
dread and anxiety the people seek rs.
Taxation in amusement The theatre:
are crowded, and in the East End n.
public houses are doing a thriving
business-as thriving as the restric.
tons of the government concerning
the amount of Intoxicating liquors to
be manufactured will permit.
The dance goes on, but in and
through it all the people ind tine 70
perform great labors and make great
sacrifices in behalf Of the loved ones
"out there" But il would be better
not to think of the trenches "ou.
there" if such thoughts could be ban.
ished. IL seems 70 me that they would
drive the whole population mad
those trenches and all that they mean
and they would, were IL rot for the up,
bearing of patriotism and devotion 70
principle.
The eyes of all England are turned
70 America; "an ally they call NE
everywhere. They do not admit that
they could not get along without
America although | think that is the
exact truth-but they know they can
get on so much better with Us. L
never seems to enter into any mind
that the ultimate issue Of this war g
not already decided; Americas en-.
trance into the conflict has settled
that. OF course. they think We should
have been in it long ago, but the wish
is father 70 the thought, and this at,l'
tude is determined because they have
the European point of view and not the
American. There is a feeling, aad tna.
il is a correct one all Americans WI!
agree. that we have saved the Allies
from the menace Of a separate peace
on the part of Russia. They are not
uamindful of the suggestive fact ths;
the Russian offensive was renewed
shortly after the American mission
reached Petrograd.
They explain it this way: Russia
really wants peace, wants 10 0ady
enough TO make almost any facrlhce 70
obtain Il. But she is bankrupt and
her only hope on earth is 20 secure
money to establish her government and
start the development Of her resources
IN an orderly manner. 10 nation can
finance her except America, anu
America will not do IL II there j. any
question of a separate peace. lnefe.,
fore she is practically at the mercy OF
the United States, and when the states
told her 10 proceed with the war sne
could do nothing but proceed. NhsI
may be the secrets Of diplomacy We 40
not know, but Uncle Sam gets me
credit for It all. Some feel resent
full fear that the Americans will clam
TOO much of the credit when the "a'
is over, and they are jealous OF ,lg
reputation of their Tommies; tney zee.
that since these nave paid sacrlIcees e
before we entered due praise must "
given them.
It's very true! But all this IS an
undercurrent-p perhaps I should say .
surface current. Men are thinNing pu'
little about the glory in these. days.
But they are thinking much Of PIE.
ciple and the ultimate triumph Of VIVA.
they deem TO be the right. A.togehei,
| am quite sure that the attitude u
Europe, so far as il concerns po.''Ss
and government, at least, IS enuteH
VIII some.