The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-02
SHAW IN
CENTER OF
FIGHTING
London Newspaper Writer
Tells of Meeting Him back
of British Lines.

Only a rare type Of courage, it is
averred, could have led into the re-
gion behind the allied battle lines so
homogeneous a personality as that of
George Bernard Shaw. Still, q. B.
S. has never been accused Of a short
age of courage. II. NJ. Tomlinson OF
The London Daily News is the be-
wildered witness to this extraordinary
apparition-for Mr.. Tomlinson does
not seem to be altogether sure that
what he saw was actually Shaw in
the flesh.
when, a day or two SINCE" he
writes. II saw a tall and alert figure
in khaki, with beard and mustache
terribly reminiscent, overlooking with
disfavor what affairs of war happened
to be about him at the moment Ito be
precise, his army chauffeur was kneel-
ing in the snow trying to persuade a
frozen radiator), wondered whether
the war was beginning to affect my
, mind. You never can tell.
With Shaw at Armageddor.
When / came to. that figure was
still contemplating the back Of an A.
s. c. man, and still seemed, in the
logical idiocy of a dream which per-
sisted, to be G. B. Shaw. 1t even
admitted to me it was, in a perfectly
natural way. Such things happen in
war and dreams. Nobody ever believes
you. but they are true.
II offered another and better car;
and through just such an accident it
comes about that / am with the chron-
| icler OF historic episode in the war.
/ was not at Mons; but ! was present
when Shaw looked first on Arranged
dom
Mr.. Tomlinson does not seem. to
have been SO far staggered by the ap-
pearance Of the so-called pro-German
| neutral in the land Of British fighting
men that he was unable to take adj
vantage Of the scoop; but he admits
that he was caught right outside
his dugout" when Mr.. Shaw bIandly
led off with the inquiry: Tell me.
what proportion of the war CORES
pondents are not such fools as they
pretend to be?" To this weird question
the poor correspondent was able TO
reply that he hoped most Of his broth
ers OF the pen might someday be able
to justify themselves before humanity.
He records the ensuing conversation
Mr.. Shaw leading:
81 hope humanity won't be too
hard on you. At least / am glad TO
| find IL believed that the problem OF
modern war at last may be brought
before the right and only tribunal
May Take Thirty Years.
when do you think that will be?'
my own view is that IL may not be
for thirty years. said the still unbe-
| lievable portent, arranging it's beard
with a perfect disregard for mere time,
even amid the urgent anxteties Of war.
| You see, war creates its own resources.
| The resources grow less on both sides,
and each combatant improvises with
what he can get. IL these are pretty
| well balanced, you can foresee the re-
suIt--if you have the courage to look
at IL. Each side must continue to strive
/ for victory to prevent the other side
/ getting it,
Il felt for the gas helmet. but as
was getting IL out the car passed
/ through a barrier leading to a fore
i usually the Boche put some stuff into
i this place each day, and TO get his tin
Il hat ready.
"He pushed the metal hat aside. No.
l he said; II they do me In then there