Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-03
ENGLAND UNITED AND
DOGGEDLY CONFIDENT


Romance OF the Reaper has been for several years in
London assisting England in its efficiency" work
Under date of May 10, he writes The Wall Street
Journal as follows
At the moment the spirit of England be express
ed in two words-CONFlDENCE and CONCENTRA-
TION.
There never were so few side-shows-there never
few speeches-there were so few PERSONAL
ties, as there today.
the old political issue of proportional representation
killed and sent to the graveyard No mOurners. Nobody
cared 1t SideshOW and all the attention at present
is concentrated on the main performance.
AS to leadership, there is never very much in Eng
land and there less today than there five years
ago.
England is more than ever the land of the Average
Man. Leaders do not flourish in this island That is the
basic reason for both the muddng and the nvincibity
England has attained the heights that the silly Boshevi
jumped at and missed-the heights of self-cOntrOl and
social purpose.
No doubt about it. The eXmanagers whom he has chuck
ed out may snipe at him once in while but not in
England dares face him in an open fight Even Asquith
runs Tor shelter when Lloyd George over the top
Whoever can solve Lloyd George solve the riddle
OF England Here he s-a simple little Weshman, with
out title fortune. pedigree at the head of the most
competent group of BrOns that have been got to-
gether.
Never before in British history have there been such
competent men IN the government BOnar Law, Lord
Northcife Lord Pirre Lord Rhonda Lord Cowdray Sir
Albert Stanley, Sir Eric Geddes and at least dozen
others.
Not one of these men was born to the purple. Every
one is self-made-as sef-made Rockefeller and Car
negie.
All are vastly wiser and ADLER than Lloyd George and
he knows it. That explains his leadership. He is at the
head for the that Judge Gary is at the head
of the United States Steel Corporation
He is the only who hold together many
strong and stubborn personalities and who dares when
necessary to crack their heads the whip of Public
Opinion. He is the universal solvent.
Lloyd George, more than any other man in England
represents the JOB More than any else, he has
forgotten the Past and disregared friends and enemies
alike That explains why he is at the top of the British
Empire. He is not Man. He is PURPOSE.
England today feels her strength. She has no mis-
gvngs She has 5000 900 men to fight and 5000 OOC
women to work She is holding up the structure Of trade
and commerce with women and old men, and there
third many bankruptcies there were five years ago
No one has rights. No wants any There is less
personal liberty today than there under King John
The Magma Chara has been set aside until after the
Railroad fares have just been increased 10 per
more-a total increase of 60 per cent No cares.
Fresh eggs are 10 cents each. Chickens So each
No one cares. There is little grumblng and blaming
Women who have Grape their hearts in humor
gumbe at the price of food No cares if the dead
avenged
This, too, must be said about food-there never has
been such an equitable distribution Of it there is today
No one is gored No one is hungry. There is neither
govt starvation The rich never had so little and the
poor never had so much
There are no more queues. Roast beef can only be
bought by large families, who have many coupons Blu
there is enough bacon and sausage podge and breat
and rice pudding and fish,
Above all-fsh! Four dinners out of five are fish
dinners; and as for tishcakeS they being served
with ffty-seven varieties of sauce in the restaurants
London.
At the moment there are no strikes-no mass meet
ngs-no propaganda of any kind. There have been NJ
war-posters for months.
There are no stock flotations One small aeroplan,
company tried to excite the public into bynr million
shares, but there was little response.
The banks, without murmur, reduced their rate OF
deposits to per cent in order to push deposits into thu
war chest British banks no longer private in he
aims. They are structural part of the nation.
So, the war has incidentally solved many problems
1t has wiped out political feuds and industrial enmes
There is no Labor There is Capital There is moth
ing but the British people, stodgiy soggng forward will
the monOtonous precision of engine-Herbert ~ Cas-
son in Wall Street Journal
A SERIOUS CELEBRATION