The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-19

tion to the United States, writ
ing to editor of San Francisco
Labor Clarion.
(By Chester M. Wright of the Amer
lean Alliance for Labor and Democ-
racy. Member recent American Fed
Grafton of Labor Mission to Great
Britain and France.)
What about Great Britain? Many
times has the question been asked.
And many are accusations that
have been launched at Britain. We
in America are not unacquainted
with the slanderous attacks of the
anti-British agitator-a person
whose influence among US should
be nullified for all time
Let US have some facts about
Britain and Britain's war effort.
"Where is the British army" is
a question asked over so often by
the batter of Britain.
The British army is just where
the British workers are-on the job
every minute.
During the year 1917 the British
army suffered 100000 casualties
Eight hundred thousand British
soldiers killed in one year!
That is where some of the British
army is.
Figures are not available for the
great battle begun March 81, 1918,
but it is known that the total of
British officer casualties published
in April alone was 10000!
In that great onslaught the Ger
mans threw 1902 divisions directly
against the British.
One out of every four British
males (including all ages) resident
in the British Isles is in the Brit
ish army
And 100000 men too old for serv-
ice have volunteered in home de-
Tense brigades, equipping themselves
at their own expense. Many of
these old men-and we saw many
of them while in ngland-work
only enough to earn their living,
giving the balance of their time to
public duties, such as air raid duty,
which is both arduous and highly
dangerous.
There is home labor corps, too
and land army In 1917 there
were 100000 acres added to the
normal cultivated area.
The British army record in the
matter of prisoners and guns lost
also is interesting. In 1917 the
British army lost on all fronts
28,379 men taken prisoners and lost
166 guns. 1t captured 114,544 pris-
oners and 7S1 guns. The 1918 rec
ord is not available.
British labor employed directly
or Indirectly by the ministry of
munitions operates more than s.
O46 government controlled factor
les, night and day. In various ca
pacities 100000 British women are
engaged in war work.
And the Briton goes through this
test of fire on short food rations.
without grumbling, with steady,
determination to win the
war for freedom and democracy
and to bring the world thorugh to
permanent peace.
They have saying in Britain.
1t is Garry on" 1t means keep
goingl
Everyone says it to everyone
else. 1t is the national slogan.
Garry on"
And regardless of theoretical dis
'ussions that consume much news
paper space now and again, regard
ess of the abstractionist orgies in
iulged in by a handful here and
there, Garry on" is the spirit of
he British people, backing the
deals of world democracy, sure and
-lrm in purpose, inflexible in the
will to win!
These are just few of the fig
Tres that help tell the story of
Britain. The real story can never
De told, because there are no words
% convey the terrible strain under
Which the load is carried, no words
% picture the grief and suffering
nat must be undergone by those
VINO make tremendous sacrifices for
nigh ideals in world cause.