The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-22
WAR HAS HARDENED
METTLE OF BRITAIN

/ confidence IN the policy 81 unified
inter allied command. NO n,rcnuouniy
fought for by Lloyd George In the
face OF persistent opposition on the
part OF certain military mon who
| happened TO have the support OF
certain amateur strntegists Of the
press. The commonsensc ness ~
this policy appealed Ia the popular
mind. and the dire necessities OF
the situation. coupled with Amer
teas splendid demonstration OF APP
prevail, ciinchcd the matter.
There Is one marked difference
between tho kind OF hammcring 90
which John Bun recently has been
subjected In the field and that
which he habitunlly permits at
/ home. The latter IN uncamouflnsed.
Whenever there IN a Sim Fein ar
fair. Robertson affair. Maurice
affair. or any other affair. big or
little. the exploitation OF which
might throw discredit upon him. he
/ invites the whole world 90 the ring
side and affords the press special
/ facilities. n IN true that he did
hesitate a bit In the Maurice case.
but this was only momen,ary. Ira
dition quickly prevailed. and tho I'D
was soon lifted.
In the discussion of political mat
tefn tho British press Is practic-
ally unmuzzlod. and tho correspond
ents OF the foreign press are ac-
corded greater latitude than those
I IN any other European belligerent
country. on either side As a
natural result Great nritnin'a home
I troubles are given prompt and wide
I spread publicity. and since these
( episodes often make mos, interest
inE reading. the world NJ large n
very apt TO form erroneous conclu-
Z zions as TO the real British war
3
I time spirit
The Anti. George Wars
The several unsuccessful attempts
that have been made 10 unhorne the
Lloyd George administration. which
OF more efficient prosecution Of the
war. are trnceahle Co three ele-
meets These. In the order Of their
importance. are: the odd Gang.
the opponents 90 unified command
the paeSints Sometimes they have
operated Independently. sometime,
together. Combined. they OCCASION
ally have managed 20 stir up quite
n 10, Of commo,ion-but ~ far the
net result OF their activities has
merely been noise. Not only dc
these elements comprise very
small minority In parliament: they
do not In tho slightest degree rep.
resent British public opinion.
Granted the present adminis'ra.
ton has made mistakes. these have
been Of commission rather than
omission and there are mighty few
persona even friends OF the walt
and uer- regime. who would chance
restoring tho Old Gang to power
even " IL were possible 20 throw
Lloyd George out. The opponents
Of unified command have been
squeiched. A. for the paciflsts
they are no more numerous and nc
more influential than they were
when the war started. II s ths
same old lonesome crowd
Some Trvubse Mak~vs
I The near pacifists have been q
BIZ more oubin~omc---ccrtain 20.
nticai labor leaders who would
meet representatives OF German
labor In friendly conciav. TO dis
cuHa war aimA but tbcsr have
lost considerable following by rra
son OF the vigorous missionary work
gratuitousiy done among tho rank
and file Of British labor by James
T Wilson and his fellow delegates
I from the American Federation o,
Labor during their recent visit.
They made u perfectly plain that
American labor would countenanc
no such constructions 10 long as
Prusian nilitarism remains in tho
saddle. Also they were able 10 re-
7 port 20 their fellow workers n,
home that the great body OF British
workmen feels the same way on
this subject. and that those who
still favor hobnobhing with tho on
envy are mostly leaders Of the DO
litioai type. who have lost touch
with the real labor sentiment.
Loyalty Hardened
Under the ever inrr~asinr
prossurc Of wars demands, the
loyalty OF labor. like that Of 9th.
or elements Of British life, has
bccn hardened and consolidated
In the last year. As this IL bcing
written comes the authoritative
announcement that England IL
now entirely free from industrial
disputes. While Lutcndorff IL
endcavorinr to hammer his way
thru 10 Paris and the channel
ports. the worismcn and work.
woDcn Of Gr,at Britain. in the
shipyards and countless mum.
tions Factories, are doing their
b~st 10 hammer tho way to vic.
tory.
In the further LANGUAGE OF Eng