The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-05
English Speaking People United
BY Great War Declares Balfour

LONDON, July speaking at the
banquet Of the American society last
night Sir William r. Robertson said:
This is not a mere war OF armies;
1t is war of nations. Every section
OF the nation has part to play. 1t is
essential that England and America
and all parts work In full cooperation
and without friction. doubt whether
the British nation has yet done its
whole duty in this respect The es-
sential things are: First, the nation
must be given clear orders what to do
and sufficient information to enable it
to carry out the orders Second, the
orders must be obeyed whether con-
genial or not. Third, there must be
annual confidence between the classes
and the industrial population as in the
army and navy
Endurance Essential.
There comes time in warning ma
tons WHEEL the strain is heavy, when
little extra effort will suffice to turn
the scale. In this war final victory
will incline to the side that can best
endure.
Americas entry brings US fresh
hope, fresh reserves of strength and
power. Germany says that America
will not count. 1t is our business to-
gether to show her that America will
count for a great deal-and l shall be
greatly surprised ii America fails.
"One hundred and forty-one years
ago she declared independence. That
declaration lost us colony but today
we know it won US friend in need.
President Wilson has before him a
greater task than that of Washington,
namely by following the principles
wherein American independence was
established to lay the foundations for
a newer and better world -
Secretary BaHoru said: q
6alfours Speech.
The whole world has for one hun
dred and fOrty-one years which elapsed
since the declaration of Independence,
watched with admiration, and witness
ed the greatest expansion in popula-
ton, wealth, power and material and
spiritual resources in the history Of
any nation. We of the British nation
regard this expansion with pride born
of the fact that the thirteen colonies
we're British and that 1t was the Brit
ish wars with SPAN. Holland and
France which gave the thirteen colon
les the opportunity to develop into
great country without European inter
ference.
Mistoneelve Relation
Eve cannot look back on the separ-
alton of England and the United
States as one of our political sue
cesses. No doubt something could be
said for those on our side who fought
for unity-that is, the cause to which
Americans themselves sacrificed riv-
ers of blood. The mistake we made
was In supposing unity possible with
out common freedom. All I can say
in excuse of my forefathers is that
utterly defective as our colonial policy
was, it was for ahead of that of any
other country. Profoundly as we mis-
conceived relations which could bind
the colonies and the mother country
were miscalculated less than any
other imperial mother
I'VE have just been celebrating the
fiftieth anniversary of Canadian union
There is a great difference between
6fty years and a hundred and fifty.
II took us a long time to learn that
if you want to make an empire of
the Anglo Saxon race you must found
it on terms Of absolute equality.
Failed to See Duty
ut is impossible to dwell upon how
many ills would be have been spared
If in 1875 those who preceded us
could have seen the true path of
political wisdom and the people of a |
hundred millions and infinite re-
sources never separated from us. II
it could have only been friendly sep
aration. 1t would have been an in |
finite gain If there could have been no
sting and no soreness of defeat or
victory between us, but II rightly !
read the signs Of the time truer per-
spective is now being recognized
II do not grudge the glories. of