Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-16
NORTHCLIFFE DECLINES THE
 OFFER OF NEW
 CABINET POST
British Publisher Prais e s Uinted States and Says America Will Not Tolerate European Mismanagemens of War
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kDy heNleW Leased Nfre.) 1 LONDON, Nov. 15.-Lord North cliffe's letter to Premier Lloyd-George. declining the post Of a minister in the British cabinet. dated today from the London office of the British mission to the United States, was as follows:
 Dear Prime Minister: I have giv- en anxious consideration to tour re- peated invitations that I should take charge of the new air ministry. The reason which impelled me to decline that great honor and responsibility are in no way concerned with the office which is rightly to be set up. They are roughly as follows: Praises United States Returning after five months spent in the virile atmosphere of the United States and Canada. l find that while these two countries are proceeding with their war preparations with a fervor and enthusiasm little under stood on this side of the Atlantic: while the United States instantly put into operation conscription over which we wobbled for two years, and is making short work of sedition mon- gers; while Canada already has given such proofs of thoroughness as the disfranchisement of conscientious ob- jectors and the denaturaIization of all enemy aliens naturalized within the last 15 ears; while we. for our part. are asking immense sacrifices from these peoples-there still are in of flee here those who. daily with such urgent questions as that of unity of war control, eradication of sedition. mobilization of the whole man and woman power of the country and the introduction of compulsory food ra- tions.
 Points to Obstruction
 'T had personal experience while in America of the obstruction and delay in certain departments in London, which. for example. postponed send ing Lord Readings vital and most successful mission. I still find the censorship being misused, and that men in various. positions of authority who should have been punished have been retained and in some cases ele- vated. The spirit or the men and women of Great Britain is clearly as. eager and splendid as ever. We have, in my belief. the most efficient army in the world. led by one of the great, est generals. and l am well aware of the fine achievements of many others of our soldiers. sailors and statesmen but feel in the present circumstances I can do better work if I maintain my independence and am not gagged by a loyalty that I do not feel toward the whole of your administration.
 Thanks Cabinet
 q take this opportunity of thanking you and the war cabinet for the hand some message of praise sent to me as representing the 800 officials of the British war mission to the United States. many iof them volunteers and exiles. Their achievement and those of their 10000 assistants deserve to be better known by their countrI men. The fact that their work is not known is due to the absurd secrecy about the war which still is preva- lent. Everything these officials are doing is known to our American friends. and. of course. to the Ger mans.
 Condemns Secrecy
 'T trust I make no breach of con- fdence in saving that some of the documents which have passed through my bands as head of the mission are such as. if published. would greatly increase our prestige in the United States tand hearten our people at home.
 Warns Europe
 May I also take this opportunity of giving warning about our relations with that great people from whoni I come We have had the tragedy of Russia. due partly to lack of allied rropaganada to counteract that of the Germans. We have had the tragedy of Italy. largely due to that same enemy propaganda. We have had the tragedies of Serbia. Rumania and Montenegro. There is one tragedy which am sure we shall not have. | and that is the tragedy of the United States.