Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-28
ENGLISH BUILT UNIQUE
SUBMARINE DEsTR9YERS
Great Britain Ready TO Launch Won.
dcrful New Craft to Over
come Hun C.Boats.
MUST WIN WAR DURING 1918
Sir John Foster Fraser, Famous
British Journalist, Says Prussian-
ism Must BE Smashed Next Year.
Latest Plans for Attacks.
10, SIR JOHN FOSTER FRASER.

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leading British newspapers in many
European capitals. III 1916 he visited
Russia as member OF British COM
mittcc. composed OF leading British
Journalists Recently he was knighted
FOR his great service to the British
empire in his capacity as iourna-
list"l
LONDON December 1.-THE things
already accomplished in the war are in
significant. as compared with those TO
be accomplished by Britain next
spring" announces Sir John Foster
Fraser.
The mos, wonderful U-boat de-
stroycrs and rcprisal air machines are
being completed
The people OF the country will be
en- short commons by April next"
There is 10 he tho ceverest comb
ins-o OF young men from noncssen-
tial trades. and CONSUMPTION OF women
for war work is beins seriously con-
sdcred."
We have nothing 20 fear from Fritz
in the way OF war. The danger lies
not on tho battle field. Whatever dam
ger There is lies at home. The su-
prsme hour is approa ching when de-
mocracy is going 10 be tested. The de-
inocracy Of the world is on it's trial.
The trouble With Russia has been
that the democracy scampercd for its
rights and forgot all about it's duties
The Saxon can learn a lesson from the
Slav.'
Il have been in the industrial south
west Of Scotland during all this pas.
week. is it a fact that at least 10O,-
900 men ot lighting age could he easily
spared from tho mines OF Lanari,shire
If the other miners OF the district put
III full weeks work."
What about the women" My own
experience is that the women are even
moro jealous than men in their pa
triotism. The work which women are
doing is an abiding wonder 10 us all
In munition works they have been
splendid"
transcription Of women is not only
in the air but i; is being seriously con-
sdcred. 1t is not at all unlikely that
before long there Will be register
made of all unmarried women between
III" ages OF eighteen and thirty-fivc."
My own impression is that con-
hcription for women would not be re-
sisted, but would be welcomed by
women themselves. There would not
be many conscientious DIRECTORS among
the women. Their hearts are even
moro deeply in the war than are those
II men"
II is now all brains and all hands
10 win the war. A draw, through ex-
hsustion, would be tantamount to n
defeat for us We have cot to break
German
1.-Two under IL. There is no alternative -
'h's last week. III great ship
building center, | trod the slipperv
"echS ot what Will be one of the most
WONDERFUL sub--iarinc dcstroycrs af,oat'
Ten days ago | was in an airplanc
factory and climbed n ladder and per-
"ohaiiH inspected 'reprisar machine
capable Of travelling ninety miles an
hour for eight hours. and weighing
Gftecn tons"
by Sir John Foster Fraser.
ALLIES MUST WIN WAR
NEAT YEAR on PAY PENALTY
80 now the general world knows
7utnoTitatiNclN.-wh hat i have told two
years go. that the big decisive
smashing blow OF tho allies is 10 he
i'll the summer Of 1915 In plain ian.
Euase' the allies have got 10 win next
year OF we shall never Win as we bay.
been expecting to win.
We will be nearing the end ., o,r
financial resources. and have much
puckcr:ns Of brows at the Treasury a.
10 how we shall raise the money ma,
TO pay for the war, on, to nav ~.
'o'ossai interest ON our stupcndous
" debt,
We are gong TO be compulsor,iv
rationcd ''9
We SHAH be on snor, commons ,,nrt,
AeAt--not starvation diet. bu, sur.
hcicnt!y reduced to give the IN. iori,v
OF US appctit 5 which VIII moi ~,
satisfied
tremendous calls are being made On
Z me hati"n for lighting material ybic,
means three things:
: / mat there is TO DE the severcs.
: coinolnS OF young men from ron,se,,.
tia! Industries
Tina; hundreds Of thousands Of
men hhakiod Tor home service viii ha
! sent abroad. and their plac.s ,,Lon
by men over tho ago OF forty.
j. Tha, The labor Of young women i,
going to be enormously reouisj,ioncd
women between eighteen and ,h;r,v-
ave. unmarried. would not b. doin, +,
Dad thing II they accustomed them
aelvea to the Idea that som. sort n,
compuision is going to DE applied 70
:. them.
!. We viii pui! through all right,
We are true TO our national qualities
Things--e1cept our triumnh +,
France and our advance in pales,;n.
have not been going too well ,n.
that fact does not make ua pess,.
Z mistic. IT makes US determined ",
are going TO get ugly Though w.
have been at war for over three ye,,.
we have never, SO far shown the bIacl
face OF desperate people Now W.
I are going TO do 20.
/. We have nothing 70 fear from Fr;,,
Z IN the way q! war. The danger docs
4 not lie on the battle field. wha,ove,
: danger there is. lies at home. The gu.
s prcme hour is approaching when n,
I mocracy is going to be tested. Th,
!. democracy OF the world liz on lis trial
/. Democracy has the opportunity :,