Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-29

New York, June 28.-Lord North
cliffe. British high commissioner to
the United States, in an address to
magazine editors and writer's at a
luncheon here today expressed the hope
that the United States would not mud
die the censorship as England did in
the first three years of war.
America can and will do tremen-
dous part in this war;, first because
she is fresh. and second, because she
undoubtedly will profit by the mistakes
of the nations who have been fighting
since August. 1914" said Lord North
clffe, What the war needs more than
anything else is brains and speed.
Il trust that the United States will
not make the censorship blunder that
England made and which is just be-
coming an evil of the past. England
was kept In the dark for nearly three
years. The people were blinded by the
optimism of soldiers and politicians
who, while efficient in peace, were
incompetent In war. The people were
not permitted to know the truth and
when the truth finally emerged out of
costly blunders and sacrifice they were
loath to accept 1t.
newspaper and magazine writers to be
absolutely frank about what is going
on. It is as important for the nation
to know the worst as it is for the ma
ton to know the best. For one thing
and we have found it out from actual
experience-it is a great stimulus for
the men fighting in the field to know
that they are being written about at
home and that the country they are
fighting for knows precisely what they
are doing.
Every man with a pen in hand and
a printing press nearby can do patrl-
otto service to his country by awaken
ing his people to the fact that this war
is just beginning and that every ounce
OF energy, every revolution OF Amerl-
cas- vast industrial machine and. what
is equally important every gallon OF
gasoline will be needed to bring the
war to successful end.
1T is only by an absolute mobiliza-
tor Of man power and l.. line power.
that this war can be won. Industries
that at this moment seem remote from
mobilization for the war will sooner or
later be called upon to do their part.
In Europe. for example. one of the
out very delicate pieces Of machinery
reeded in the construction Of airplanes.
The war. which has proved the efficacy
CT motor transportation in almost incred-
IDLE degree, will make a Tremendous
drain upon the automobile industry in
your country For one thing. the great
bulk Of automobile output must be con-
Centrated in trucks.
oil
allied victory The war has taught that
the airplane engine of spring may be al
most useless for actual fighting by the
next autumn, so rapid are the develop
wents produced by the fierce competition
CT war
When America has got her full stride
IN the war. as surely she will get 1t. II
will be found that there will be tre-
nendous demand for chauffeurs. England
today has nearly hundred thousand mo-
tor trucks in France and Is constantly
sending more Every enc of these trucks
must be manned by trained driver. II
skilled chautfeurs can be sent to operate
your trucks it will be possible to release
an equal number of men for the lighting
lines
1T will mean the end Of JOY riding.
England stopped this favorite sport
good while ago, and am sure that when
America wakes up TO the tremendous re-
alization Of what this war means she
will do likewise.
Il have a strong conviction that
with peace will come a close fedora
ton Of the nations who are now night
ing the great night for freedom. You
have only to look at the great specta-
Gle Of what might call the united ma
lions Of Great Britain today to see the
effect war has upon he coordination
OF peoples Of widely conflicting tenn
peraments and national structures.
You see democratic Australia. near
Socialistic New Zealand, q vast coun-