Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-20


the Central should fall into disrepute
their peoples; third is behind international
law and behind all treaty arrangements for preventing
limiting hostlities form of international
ton should be devseS which would give to the
hardest aggressor.'
An Englishman who is a close associate of
Loyd-GeOrge summed the British aspiration in these
terms: According Germany succeeds fails to
remodel Europe according to its will, by force Of
and in defiance of public right, will militarsn
itself be proved failure. On this funda-
mental of might right, therefore, there
can be no compromise There is room for negotiation
compromise on other points. The is bound
change the map of the world in many important
respects The hopes of lasting peace largely
bound up uniting nationalities d.
vided and in this process there will be much room
give take. But shall be false to the prnc
pie on which entered the war; and the for
which we fight if show the slightest willingness
to discuss this until the Germans have
agreed that the free nations which nave been wan
tonly be liberated and Unidentified and
treaties which Germany set out to overthrow
which the guardians of right and liberty in
Europe, to be its guardians STILL"
Persons who knew England before the and
come here now are struck with of the
unity of national thought feeling Anyone whose
friendships caused him to move about In
cent among various social classes passing from
West drawing rooms to working-class homes.
cannot been struck by what seems at first
sight remarkable fact-the notceably greater cheer
fulness among the poor than among the rich There
can be no just the whole the morale
of the working class is better than that of the welto-
do Both are equally determined to the war to
a successful end, both equally ready to make
the sacrifices required; but the temper of the working
class is distinctly the buoyant and confident OF
the two.
MANY cadses have contributed to this buoyancy. All
wage earners are making much more money than they
ever made before. They have more and better food.
They feel the Importance and dignity of their Jobs.
1t is borne every working man in England
today that occupation has direct bearing on the
national wel-being thousands Of them have been
made conscious first time tnat their labor is
the very foundation Iupon which the British empire
rests They have a and novel sense of their
Importance 1t keys them up. Anyone will tell you
that relations between employers ana employees were
never SO good they are now.
The sodden dulness that used to be so marked
featureNof English lower lfe and commented
on by every social worker has disappeared The war,
despite it's losses and tragedies has brought great
They are partaking for in this generation
of the national life and they contributing
directly to the upkeep Of the state.
This change in the temper Of the people has been,
most marked since sinking Of the Lusitania-That
dispelled many the causes and the right
eousness Indeed, the masses OF the people
in Great did not to war or take any interest
in the war they had got 1t clearly fixed IN their
heads that Germany and German aims were real mem
aces to them. When they found out what they were
Aghttng for, they began to fight. And now any one
nf them however casually encountered will tell you
that they mean to fight until their aims are at
tanned After that they hope there will be no more
fighting forever and a day.