Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-23
ENGLAND AT WAR--VIII
nf FREDERIC ). mAsKIN

cr'cy ana army not only cannot give
them victory hut cannot save them
from defeat. the Iiohcnzullern system
Is dead. The machine will offer any
terms which II can represent az a sue
cess. b""auS" only so can II save itself.
We cannot give those terms. in JUS
ticc To EunIaui,y.
Distrust Peace TnIk.
"ll"nc. our rcstivencSs about A,nari-
can peace talk. We honestly believe
We are lighting tho battle OF freedom
and democracy democracy has
certainly made longer strides in this
country IN the last two years than il
made in tho preceding ccnturv--aud
we don't want this liberalism impcr-
He'd. We look with dStruSt upon
peace talk exactly as Lincoln and the
North looked upon IL in the American
Civil War, and FOR the same reason.
'''ro repeat. the bottom OF the mis-
understanding is because we believe
the issn" between as aud ,he Germans
10 he Il moral issue. while Americas
Official ncutrmiity denies That There is
such inortl issue, and because the
Presidents utt"ran,.s sound like q
similar denial 10 our public. even
though II IS possible 10 put another
Interpretation unon them. SO long as
that stat" % affairs continues ther"
VII be 40 r.al understanding between
the two peoples.
luturc. We h,N" tho machine nearly
heat and for All tho. rstrauEcnrent
there IL to-day. there j. far NOR" uu-
hciSt"nGinS % tho essence Of tho in
icinhtionai prohl.m between the United
states :ud The British empire TO-DAY
than there was before tho var 50 ".
are rcall! far nearer tha; common I'M
d"rNinudiuH and point OF view about
N"'ih pi"bi"ih". WINCH - tn" ONLY real
ground for au Anglo American rap
n IA IA
tor" TIA" estraigcment began. f;cfor~
IA" war II over "" may "Ncu 500 GO
I" "ye w" hope 50 For ~ YOU do
get. In on German submarine. Won
won't lie able 20 connme yourselves t"
th''i issue. bcsptt. All ycur rnci.l
silence Tor III. last TWO wears you'll be
as eloquent about democracy versus
"utocracy IS AsIuitn or Lloyd George"
Hr~nh Altered the Feeling
lhai i;triN r"preS ent"d tho attitude
Of an Intelligent. thinking Engl,shman
prior :" the breailina of Of diplomatic
relations h"tw con the United state,
'ud GermauN. III" cables told wiih
whai Jubii"ti"n that news Vas re-
c"iNed her" anh IN what high favor
AMERICANS wcr. pui Ly that act, no,
only 40 Gr"n, Britain Lu, ~ the coun-
tries OF the allies on the continent
There is strong and growing feel
iis in England FOR a closer relation.
ship with The United States. 1t in 10
quarters The English want TO ne
friends With u. 'rh. ftr-SiEhtcd among
lh'N !""i inst Tie Two great Western
d"n"oraci"s hay. = part to play to-
g"'h"i ~ tn" world They viii point
ON L" YOU that The two countries arc
moving iu 'h- sam" general direction:
inhi tines nave no real conflicting i'm
t"r"Sls; that they have many deals OF
government IN common. aud that act
hS together ;h"y could 20 FAR toward
insUring GurNb!. peace in tia. world
after 'uls war has been ended
'rh" MAR h.,. drought crea, chang.
ia Eng T. has made i, more
""mo'ihii' Popular and public
"bi'"n is ,oHndct. more Intelligent
ANA hes ,i.er outlet EnsIands IN
Tier p""p!" nav" come 10 know NOR.
81 the uUtsid. world The masses Of
th' r'opl" Will hav" a larger shar.
ln s"Ncrrment after ia. war than thcy
.Ner "ir"m"i "f having before. II
would he str.nE- u ,wo dc,uocra,ins
having so much n common and laced
together 10y 50 many old tics OF blood
*nd sentiment and nov intcr!ockcd So
CLOSELY commercially. financially and
economically did not And some ,ay IN
tl' "ud Of joining forces to attain a
common obj"Ci
''r"t-sGne and absurd reports have
been s"it TO the United states that
England diSlik"d Americans: that ".
were mated IN England Tha, is al
'H""iSnIu. For a time wc wcr. o.
p""t"' I" plaH part in ,his war ,hal
IS" have not PLACED Ther" wAs dis.
:" Dr"iuincut and there was Hnuoy.nce
and 'he." was irritation. but at the
bottom ih" basic friendly relations be-
tween 10" w" people have never he !,
sira aimed. or even seriously disturbed
~ would surprise none of tho Amer
l"nuS here who know England init.
m"telH. and who n tho same time
know their own country. TO find tho
r"la i"nship between the two countries
closer after IN" war than ii has ever
a"su before