Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-04
BRITISH PRAISE
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London Newspaper Explains
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Naturally England takes Ia the 10 20
closing order with no more than sigh
There can t,e no ground for national pro
test against the priyatiuna Of inherent
shortages when America Canada and The
United Etateg) hae long suffered equal
privations, without the urge 0f local neces-
sity.
There has been no suffering ~ England
this winter from lack of coal But Atnefl-
ca, where there are tons TO hundred
weights IN England. hna endured real
phyaical distress all in order that labor
and transportation facilities might bc di
rccied To the needa of the European Allies
For five days there WIS complete in
dlstrial suspension IA the United tates
not only theatres and clubs and restnlI
rants hut factorice too. and offices and
watchulIscs aud music halle and shops In
Canada the same sacrifice WIS endured
for three dnys In both countries places
Of aulscrncnt were closed one day week
for several wceka
In Canada libraries, churches, municipal
buildings. although exempt from the order
observed it Church Is conducted ~
small rooms rhoOls have closed Tor
works at time Apartment houefa are
aometiuea without bent Friends lend
coal l,y the scutflefn to friends ~ ion
Toronto partitions in houses were torn
down for fuel
And all this in the midst uf tho roozi
severe winter for aiytY three years and
tho unprecedented cxucuenee # no ihew
for ten week
only now ~ England prohibiting wIud
floU lighting Cauada stopped lt weeks
gpo md the nitcd States aas eliminated
tho great electro signs which maxi Brood
way one of the night lghteof tho world nd
about which - woven utIch Il the ro-
nanco 81 American advertising
Although America IS the home ~ wood
pulp. the great newspapers 1f the ] ulfhd
| state arc hunted - sixteen pages IfaIl
way fares nro higher Pasaongor trains
arc greatly reduced Frelgh' rates have
materially advanced Canada has forfeit
/ - her scttlrd tr,cv of protection rs re-
moving tho dutv On certain lnportafI"ns
| Merchant arc po-nporaflug fnr dclivcr,
/ labor has bent f. the now alll IhrrT
waa ~ f,aY for tho enforced idlencas. uo
/ overtime who're work was ncsrsear. IN
| tho-e iags fhe l'ucfa | mon rofiscd ="
/ tr.rftli Tho worker r 4 anadien Winr fl
STRIKE ag0net IN ol,.i"tls injustice fn rtff
i pa&aug tha difference ltarf until nc dls
+ pntr could be adjusted
Wlfh thc feod prnItood t9 hcr onn
/ hands America Il stintug herreH FIR the
/ Alhcz tthough here vns M surplus
aqer normal lncsl requirement fh" / uffed
states ha- hocn releasing ? 600 900 fnish-
els monthly Canada has purchased 2
yaet uuanttty ~ cheap fab for ~ people
II order ihat England Wghf haee h"
ucat sugar consrrvcd far The tihos f
more uncertain fhan n England Finer"
j probably more fnod oatcn more fnte
wasted IT afternoon fras ~ London p
one iay than n al Anerlca .n month
proad potatoes and mprgaun" are
icarer II Nmcrica and butter and nhensp
ai.,alt the Same D. herr II auada not =
hieheI IF gram not pound q sugar
,ot.y ~ he manufacture If potable lqunr-
land for Thought II often an deal snts-
sfptufc fnr food inr he body Real sacrl-
5ec consists ii giving NJ II other whaf
ono hae. not u gotng without what one
hasu London Mail