The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-10-26
SHIP BUILDING NOW
THE GREATEST NEED
LORD NORTHCLIFFE GIVES
FACTS IN CHICAGO.
Time for Frankness, He Says,
and Bridge" Across Allan
tic is Necessary.

1nlcaSO, Oct. 25.-LOrd North
cliffe, head OF England's special
mission to this country, was the
guest of honor at banquet of the
Chicago Association of Commerce
last night. The menu was wheat
less, in conformity with the request !
of the national food administration. |
In addition it was liquorless. At
its close the distinguished Briton re-
ceived welcome lasting several |
minutes when he arose to speak.
Il am one Of those who says quite !
plainly, and believe absolutely. that
we are only at the very beginning of
this strange and mysterious thing
that is passing over the world" he
said. Every person who thinks the
war is approaching it's close very
naturally diminishes his or her ar
dor in the prosecution OF the war.
This is war of the many behind the
army In the old days a war was
chiefly fought by soldiers Today il
Is achieved by loan subscriptions,
mechanics, controllers of great mu-
milton plants, farm producers and in
my own country very largely by wo-
men who have taken up mems
work
Some time my friends here tell
me they think the people are not
yet sufficiently earnest about the
war. But l have found tremendous
| emf N in Int
the war and gradual understand
ing of the fact that it is the essence
of world revolution. In your
American cities you nave capacity
; for getting together, for combina-
tion, that we have not yet learned.
have found no lack OF enthusiasm
anywhere / have been in this coun-
try. Here. today, in a city, Lam told
VIII ich has German population
= equal TO Dusseldorf, / have witness
ed an enthusiasm that is inspirinp
Let Us BE Frank.
Now let us be frank. We have
been told that you must put 5000.
900 tons of ships in the water in
1918. | see no signs of such ton
mage in 1918. do see signs of
hlling 16 great cantonments; of the
manufacture of immense amounts
OF munitions but / do not see the
signs of that bridge across the At
lantic, without which all tlais re-
cruiting, all this enthusiasm. all this
manufacture will be null and void.
Therefore | urge you, entreat you.
to believe that your army without
transports will be valueless. You
nave the power to build these ships
: You are easily the most adaptable
mechanical nation in the world. If
you set your mind to build these
shlps you can do it as easily as YOU
succeeded in more difficult task
inducing 100,00O,0OO people to con-
sent to military conscrfption. What
was our great difficulty you accom-
plished almost in night To me the
thing seemed like a miracle.
1T is no doubt because of their
knowledge of the fact that ship
building is not making the progress
here that it should that the Ger
mans AFFECT to believe that you will
not be able to enter the war in sufi.
cfent time to be OF value in the war
In this matter Of shipping you strike
at vital point in the waging OF
this war. If you can not get the
supplies to the men ii seems to me
almost idle to add to your ALREADY
vast army.
Get together on this as you have
on other things pertaining to the
war and you will make yours the
army that restores peace to the
world-not an early peace-but the
peace to which we are all looking
forward to so eagerly.
Flour Under Cost.
Now as to the extraordinary fact
that food bought in the United
States and shipped to Great Britain
Is sold there cheaper than in this
country. II seems a paradox that
flour should be cheaper in London
than In Minneapolis. but the expla-
nation is most simple one. Our
government is taking money out of |