Evening journal., 1918-04-25
Want truth TOLD
About WAR REVERSE.
S. X. Radcliffe, English Jour-
na'ist, Sees Irish Home
Rule Before ConScription
LOOK TO PRESIDENT
WILSON AS LEADER

=. n. htlcuuei Wlutif -huvWh LIB /
llsh Journalist, leciured most interest I
lngly about "The European War aud Us
American Reactions" az the New Cen
tury Club last night. That the Allies
expected TO yield ground in the face
OF the present German drive was
generally conceded, he said, but he
characterized the newspaper stories
emanaling from abroad 10 the enect
that the British and French had yield
ed no more ground than had been an
ticipated as optimism born OF the war
that Is a shame" Mr.. Ratcllffe said
he believed In the policy OF telling the
I truth. no matter how dark II might be-
about the war. and IL was no time
10 deceive intelligent people by spool
/ threading
Mr.. Ratcllre said that victory OF the
/ Allied cause In the immediate future
was dependent upon the present ability
| TO resist the German onslaughis on the
Western front. II the Germans should
break through Il would mean pro-
/ .anglng OF the war, but he had no
doub. Of the final triumph Of the Al
lies. lie said the English Fifin Army
under General Cough gave way before
]
slble 10 a great extent for the forcing
/ back Of the British army. since then
General Cough has been relieved OF
command OF the Flfih Army
"Thc Allies have lost Ia three ana
one-haif weeks. territory that 10 re
dulred them three and one-hah years
% gain" said Mr.. Ratcliifc. lie pointed
out that the German armies are aiin~'
particularly at the British, and The Brit
Ish losses have been great. THE gov
crnmeni yielded 10 clamor and allowed
the bells 10 be rung in honor OF a
victory at Cambria" said Mr. hatchne
"Two hours later word came That the
supposed victory was o dark defeat
IN Whius the British had 1000 casual
ties"
Mr.. Ratclne explained the grantins
of suffrage 10 English women OF the
axe OF 20 years or more as one OF ih'
big surprises that has came with th'
war The reason the age qualification
was set at 90 years. he explained, wal
TO balance more evenly the number o.
> men and women voters. for II womeI
Of q years and upwards were permit
ted 20 vote, while so many men are a
war. there would be a great preponder
! ance Of women voters.
= Tie told OF the rigid food card system
~ now prevailing throughout England
y and OF the evolution In the form q
u government that has supplemented un
fettered indlvidualism with govern
u, mental control. Mr.. Ratcliife predicte
y that there viii be a general eleotlo
T. throughout Great Britain In the "a
/" that will be expressive Of popular sent
= ment toward the war. However, II "
Germans should break through on u
y western front. an election would !
u called for the very near future NJ
J. Raicline believed. and In that event q
u predicted that the conduct OF the wa
y would be vested In a small and aut'
I, cratic board. The present Parliamen
"A Mr.. Ratclffe explained. has perpetuate
y Itself by ils own acts more than :"
n years , 49,,
=, ono Of The problems England vi
III have Go determine after ne war, W
; speaker said, would be whether soh
~. OF the features OF governmental COT
troll and regulations that have con-
g with the war will be perpetuated, {
"a whether there viii be a return 20 ire
n lndlviduallsm.
:, Mr. Ratcllffe astonished many Of b
I'M hearers WilfNt tAIiNrrAhN oAA - 80
~ finding so much Importance attached
"a this country 20 anniversaries OF Rev
luiionary War events. he asserted thl
,, for many years a majority Of The schol
~ children In England have been taugi
4. the history OF the American Revolt
~ ton from the American viewpoint thl
Congress was right and Parliament w
,o wrong In that struggle for indepel
~ dence. England learned lesson fro
I, it. too. Mr Ratcliffe said, for not sin.
'n the Revolution has England sougi
-. automatically 90 impose governmel
" lupon any OF her other colonies as 81
~ did upon the American colonies.
~ Nr. Ratcllfe said the English pc
'' pie looked upon President Wilson
the leader OF the Allies. The Preslder
az ne said. mad stated the Allied ain
more clearly than any Old World state
~ man. and aside from that he h'
~ brought the moral issue involved
le the fore after Il had been overlook
ns by European statesmen.
D. In response 90 query about q
OF rIrish question" Mr.. Ratcllne expires
ed the opinion that England at q
X very outset OF the war had lost an o.
co portunity 90 settle that question on
nd and for all by not bringing John Re
~ mond and Sir Edward Carson tOgeth
re 30 reach an understanding when bO
10 had expressed themselves as In a mo-