Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-29
NEW YORK, June %

NEW YORK, June 90
Lord Northcliffe British High Commits
soner to the United States. in an address
to magazine editors and writer's. expressed
the hope that the United States would not
muddle the censorship as England did the
first three years Of the war,
America can and will do a tremendous
part in this war, first because she is fresh,
and, second, because she undoubtedly will
profit by the mistakes of the nations who
have been fighting since August, 1914" said
Lord Northclffe What the war needs more
than anything else is brains and speed.
81 trust that the United States will not
make the censorship blunder that England
made and which is Just becoming an evil
Of the past. England was kept in the
dark for nearly three years. The people
were blinded by the fatuous optimism OF
soldiers and politicians who, while effic ent
in peace were incompetent in war The
people were not permitted to know the
truth and when the truth finally emerged
out Of costly blunders and sacrifice they
were oath to accept it.
Every man with a pen in hand and a
printing press nearby can do a patriotic
service TO his country by awakening his
people to the fact that this war is just be-
ginning and that every ounce Of energy,
that every revolution of Americas vast in
dustria machine and what is equally i'm
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needed to bring the war to a successful
end
TT is only by an absolute mobilization Of
man power and machine power that this
war can he won. Industries that al this
moment seem remote from mobilization for
| the war will sooner or later be called upon
| TO do their part. In Europe, for example,
| one of the largest corset factories is now
| turning out very delicate pieces of ma
| emery needed in the construction of air
| planes
The war, which has proved the efficacy
| OF motor transport to an almost incredible
| degree, will make tremendous drain upon
| the automobile industry in your country.
| For one thing, the great bulk of automobile
| output will have to be concentrated on
! trucks In the second place. the automobile
! factories will inevitably he commandeered
| for the manufacture Of airplane parts and
| airplane construction generally.
"In the arplane lies one great hope Of
| Allied victory. The war has taught that
| the engine OF spring may be almost use
| less for actual fighting by the next autumn,
! so rapid are the developments produced
| by the fierce competition OF war.
| when America has got her full stride
! in the war so surely she will get II, II VIII
no found that there will be tremendous
dcmand for chauffeurs. England today has
| nearly 100 900 motortrucks in France and
is constantly sending more. Every one OF
| these trucks must he manned by trained
| driver II skilled chauffeurs can be sent
TO operate your trucks II WIZ De possIple ~, 10
| release an equal huWpe' VI "'e" i Wv
fighting lines.
~ will mean the end Of joy riding. Eng
,ord stopped this favorite outdoor sport q
| GOOD while ago. and am sure when Aner
| ica wakes up to the tremendous reallzatioi
of what this war means she VIII 40 IKE
| wise. . H.. .,,.,
| Deaca will come a close federation OF th'
nations who are now fighting the grea
| avht for freedom, You have only 10 loo'
at the spectacle Of what / might call th'
limited Nations of Great Britain TO-DAY t'
Gee the effect that the war has upon the oc
.5ination of peoples and nations Of widely
conflicting temperaments ana natlohal struc
lures ,-...,t. ,o.,
.ooiaIistic New Zealand, a vast countr!
IKE India. with its feudal princetains am
other rulers: free Canada ana whst u
Uo,hinR less than the republic OF Soutl
| Africa ALI pouring their blood and treasure
~ unon the battefelds of France, linke'
~, common feeling OF empire and sus
,1ined nv a common hope Of liberation from
~ r,iIitarism that sought to dominate IN
world. A.. ..,.,,. ,,r
"A close federation Of the nations nov
eghtins the good fight will be the only IN
'srarce against the autocracy that mad
mis- war possible and the horrors that IN
srmies of the autocrat perpetrated on limo
aant noncombatants. The world must D
made free for democracy
The luncheon was given by Isaac F. Mar
cossin. who has just returned from tn
war. 49,, tr,,,.a1 10 III
,,ooheon hut was unable to attend. II
. sent the following message;
greet your distinguished guest LORD
Northcgirfe, who has always been SO
stanch friend Of America and l wish
Rim every success in his efforts to secure
~ beartiest cooperation between our
.o,,ntrIes in an effort TO use freely every
: ~osource for the great end OF subdplng
n,,r common enemy, who Is also the
onerv OF all civilized mankind.
,rha guests included the Due de Richeliel
,,.on,as r. Ryan, Otto H. Kahn, Brigade
I.noarsI w. A. White. Of the British army
, Seinnsl George Harvey. Frank a, Munse'
George H. Lorimer. Samuel O. Blythe. u
,,'n Cobb, Dr. Albert shaw w. Morga
shuster. Charles Eanson Towne' MARX SUI
49, Henry James Torman Arthur v
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