The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-07-05
LORD NORTHCLIFF WARNS U. >
AGAINST MAKING MISTAKE.
Saws Tell the Whole Truth.-As I'M
portant for Nation to know OF
Defeats as of Victories.

| three years or tne "dl.
"America can and will do ire
mendous part in this war, first be-
cause she undoubtedly will profit by
the mistakes of the nations who have
been fighting since August, 1914,
said Lord Northcliffe. What the
war needs more than anything else is
brains and speed.
| Il trust the United States will not
make the censorship blunder that
England made. England was kept IN
the dark for nearly three years. The
people we're blinded by the fatuous
optimism of soldiers and politicians
who. while efficient in peace, were IN
competent in war. The people were
not permitted to know the truth and
when the truth finally emerged they
were loath to accept it.
Be Absolutely Frank.
Il hope America will permit her
newspaper and magazine writer's to
be absolutely frank about what is 60
| ing on.
1T is as important for the nation
to know the worst as it is for the
nation to know the best. For ore
thing-and we have found it out from
actual experience is great stlm-
ulus for the men fighting in the fields
to know that they are being written
| about at home and that the country
knows precisely what they are doing.
Every man with pen in hand
and printing press nearby can DO a
| patriotic service to his country by
awakening his people to the fact that
this war is just beginning and that
every ounce of energy, that every rev.
olution of Americas vast industrial
machine, and what is equally import
ant, every gallon of gasoline, will be
needed to bring the war to a success
full finish.
Only Way to Win.
1T is only by an absolute mobillza-
ton of man-power and machine-pow-
er that this war can be won. Indus
tries that at this moment seem remote
from mobilization for the war will
sooner or later be called upon to dc
their part. In Europe for example
one of the largest corset factories Is
now turning out very delicate pieces
of machinery needed in the construc-
tion of airplanes.
The war which has proved the
efficacy of the motor transport to an
almost incredible degree, will make
a tremendous drain upon the automo-
bile industry in your country. The
automobile factories will inevitable
! be commandeered for the manufac'
ture of airplane construction gener-
i ally.
Great Need of Airplanes.
In the airplane lies one great nope
of Allied victory. The war mas
taught that the war plane engine OF
/ this spring may be almost useless
for actual fighting purposes by neX'
autumn, so rapid is the development
produced by the fierce competition
of the war.
When America has got her fu.
:, stride. as surely she will get 1t, Il
will be found there will be tremen
dous demand for chauffeurs. Eng
land has today nearly a hundred
thousand motor trucks in France
If skilled chauffeurs can be sent tt
operate your trucks, it will be possl
: BILE to release a large number of me1
for the fighting lines.
1T will mean the end of JOY riding
ENGLAND stopped this favorlte out
door sport a good while ago and
: am sure when America wakes up t.
the tremendous realization of Wha
Y this war means Sne Will uO lihe"4oS.
! Close Federation.
r Il have a strong conviction tina
with peace will come a close fedora
ton of the nations who are nov
i fighting the great fight for freedom
e You only have to look at the spec
tacle of what l might call the unit
ed nations of Great Britain today t
! see the effect the war has upon tn
e coordination of peoples and nation
+ of widely conflicting Temperament
e and national structures.
+ You see democratic Australia,
Il near socialistic New Zealand, a vas
y country like India with its feuda
Il princetains and other rulers; ire
Canada and what is nothing less tha
q the republic of South Africa. all pour
" ing their blood and treasure out upo
y the battlefelds OF France.
A o1OSa federation of the nation