Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
rider HAGGARD KEEPS
DIARY OF WORLD WAR
Has Committed His Views to Paper
Throughout Entire -Four
Years.
BE PUBLISHED AFTER DEATH
English Author Espresso: Deepest
Admiration for Leadership md
Craftsmanship Of President and for
Work Of America in War.
ny HAYDEN CHURCH.

Copyright. 1879
LONDON, November 16.-Ever since
the beginning. OF the war Sir Rider
ddaggard the famous st au!hSr OF IA allan an
sxtraordn a d dha Of the "S World con.
fict--a kind OF rider Hnggard Sees 1t
Through" which has now become a
pointing to learn. will not be published
II at all, until after its authors death:
about II. Sir Rider says:
LAS 1t happens l have kept diary
Of the war and OF events CONNECTED
thereon and of such things as have hap
pened to nc personally during or be
publication, at any rate during nay life.
though ,perhaps il may prove an inter
This diary. begun by chance in New
foundland where ! wns. as royal COM
missioner. at the outbreaks OF the war.
has now grown into great work OF =
already it amuses ard in,structs me TO
01 The oaen in1e aussSr Of King Solo
mons Mines" VIII" has SO hne :. record
of imperial service 20 his credit. and
is a recognized authority on matters
connected with agriculture and coloni-
cation, alludrs TO his remarkable war
aiasy In Hpng TO SNFSsS nr i" TGn
my earnest heartfelt &Fd intense ad-
miration of the pat. which America is
pages, Of this record he says. - Sc. sec
that during the st IhrgS ESars Of the
Pre Pre- wilson. though not haif 50
bitterly as cid many Of your own
Perhaps you viii agree. in view. of
the histor" OF all that has passed. that
anxiety. and contemplating such abom.
inations. as the l.u*itania murders,
should have done this, and. like The
formed false judgment
However this may be. I want TO
word. want to add too. that j can
imagine nothing more splendid. more
iihhsplT;inE or more WORTH Of Imitation alton,
try during this war.
OF the vaior of your troops do not
since the passage o: few generations
does not alter the ancient stock. or
water down our comrlon blood
PRAISES STATEsMASSHIp
OF PRESIDENT WILSON
What I allude to chiefly are the
statesmanship and foresight shown by
President Wilson In every word and
your nation as whole. ! take TO-
days Times and read how Mr.: Hoover
pre H n for iursher " iiEh hteT of
belts; also how your shipbuildinG pro-
gram will during this winter supply all
spared
~ read again that your workers
workers, who, are not speeding up
] read that the House OF Representa-
tives by unanimous vote AS Amer
icas answer TO the central powers
peace plea has passed the greatest
revenue bin in your history. and prob
ably I'm that Of any other country. to
be raised by taxation on your citizens.
son on behalf OF the fourth Liberty
loan; in, which he speaks in noble
! words Of the supreme service il is to
be Americas privilege TO render TO the
world ! read that America boldly
refuses to send food to Holland while
Dutch ships are lying idle in European
ports for fear OF the. Germans. and
might have been better for our cause.
Such are few. samples from bulk
most striking by any means, but still
We'll, I can only end this sorecd as
] began It, by assuring you. an Amer
and admiration. and of my belief that
your people. by their action. have re-
established forever the reign Of free
dom when freedom seemed to bc tot
"Nery sincerely yours
tSigncdA "Il.s.RIDEE HAGcARD.
'Dctchingh am House. Norfolk
"THE TREASURE THAT
FAiLETH not" NEW NOOK
Beatrice iIarraden tells me that the
The United states. The Treasure That
Faileth Not" is not that which she
originally chose, that under which
E il will be published in this country.
Here it will be called '.Whcrc Yo,r
Treasure Is and il would have been
SO called In America. too. had it's au-