The Washington herald., 1918-06-24
LONDON BREATFIES, WORKS,
SLEEPS IN WAR ATMOSPHERE,,
Britishers All--Women and Men, Children and
Aged lin the War to Win, Opinion of ALI
Who Visit English Metropolis.

London (by maid sD.-London breathes,
workA sleeps, eals. yes, even plays
I'm an atmosphere surcharged with
war. That fact is Impressed upon q
visitor TO the worlds much bebombed
metropolis before he has been IN the
city "A hours. II IL not q hag-waiving.
hip-hurray spirit Of belligerency, but
D quiet, business-lfke. determined.
self-sacrihcing attitude, which does
not have TO be looked for to be sensed
swar" Everywhere.
TIE soldiers In the streets, mostly
officers on leave: the deteriorated but
''get-along- service Of ho-
tells, the meat, sugar and butter ra-
tons, the women doing mems work,
the discussions of possible air-raids-
as popular a subject as baseball In
season in America-the war posters.
the innumerable window displays Of
soldiers outfits and trinkets, the abb
sence Of young men In civilian dress,
the deluge Of fish as q damper on
diet. all coalesce to give solidarity
TO the war spirit.
As regards flags, more bunting is
flown In Wall street, New York, or
State street, Chicago, than may be
found in London in q half days ride.
But there Is plenty Of color in the
variegated soldiers uniforms, which,
more than anything, show that Lon
don Is a world metropolis and the
British Empire all that its name I'M
plies. ten minutes walk along the
Strand, which in a way may be COM
pared to Broadway, New York.
around Forty-second street, win i'm
press one with the scope Of the Union
Jack and how the colonies have come
to the defense OF the motheriand.
Soldier. From All Lands.
Husky and swarthy native New
zealanders, here on leave, drop into
a tea room in the most approved
British sfashion at four o'clock, while
at nearby table two Canadians, in
khaki bearing the word Canada" in
nickeled letters ION their. shoulders,
gossip. Scottish ofiicers, in bare knees
and a riot Of color elsewhere in their
kiltie costumes. swing along jauntfly
with canes and rakish, rimless hats.
English officers, who look as though
they might have graduated from the
Fort Benjamin Harrison Onicepr'
School and who would pass for nafE ~
sons OF Cleveland or Kansas uav
find matches, which are not<p fo1
plentiful. for a couple of So AR,
cans on leave. ConvaIescer' e ofarn -.
whose slack apparel ar .1s srrE,
bands denote they hava -yns tdrsuea
the worst the Hun c, "A. usfs ahasr,
slowly with canes crEtchuA Lhail
faces show ther .aFs suffered.
women II War Ts VIA.
Despite to- icsses IN ships and sol.
dters, and the hgEs daily war bills
the Briusher does not NOPE. The
fourth year of the ys1z Ends him plug.
ging away. doggedly determined thai
he shall not be starved, bombed out
destroyed or dictated to by the Hun
Newspapers and public men. while
they may quarrel about methods Il
be used, generally center their effort.
on what is wrong with war plans and
how they may be righted speedily
The theaters give some indication oi
the Britishers' aim to carry on
Some theaters are sold out two week.
In advance. Movies are crowded. bu
mostly by women or soldiers on leave
With the women. especially thost