Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-27
TELLS HIS AUDIENCE To
KNIT DETEsTED NAMES
No Peace, Says Sir Walter Law.
renoe, While Prussian Ideas
Prevail.
SPEAKS AT woMAN,s CLUE
Largo Audience Hears Distinguished
Englisllman Tell OF His Experi-
enccs In India-Praises Loyalty OF
Soldiers From That Country.

90? ,iuO FRIDAY evening. delivered his
second address in Richmond last event
ING before a large and enthusiastic
audience at the rooms OF tho Woman's
Club. HcraldcJ. no doubt. as IL speaker
particularly well worth hearing by the
small cotcric who had the pleasure Of
nearing Sir Walters first address, he
Was confronted last evening by an cx-
prctant gathering that filled the hall
OF tho club to capacity In spite Of the
inclemcnc. Of the weather.
Considering the Importance at the
present time Of many Of the features
discussed in his first address,. Sir Walter
repeated some OF the facts which lie
considered would be OF Importance to
thosc OF the audience who had not been
able To hear his talk on Friday even
ms. Tho battle OF democracy is being
waSed hy the allies in the cause Of
righteousness and humanity, and he
told his hearers that when our boys
realized the atrocities that the Ger
mans had committed against women
and children in particular, he would no,
care to be in their shoes for ono single
instant. lie reiterated that Shc Huns
must be dealt with thoroughly and re-
!cntiessly until tho accurscd Prussia n
caste had been tramplcd undcrfoot for
ever. There can he no peace TIL this
harbarous spirit shall have been OK
orcised.
TIC saln trdt every" mere nc had
noted the women Knitting. and hoped
that the members OF tho audience were
familiar with Dickcns's Tale OF Two
Cities" for he wished them 10 knit into
their work the names Of certain Ger
man monsters did Madame Lcfarge.
The names that he particularly men
toned were those of Admiral Hopper.
who killed !nnoccn, women and chill
oren in his bornbardments OF the Brit
bo
mandcd that all prisoners and wounded
Sc bu,chcrcd by his troops and the
German surgeons who so brutally mis-
treated the ADMINISTRATION prisoners Of
Camp Wi,teuberg. When he once
asked one OF the naval men OF Eng
land who has complete statistics of all
the C-boat horrors why these were not
published, the officers rcpy was tina {.
were the facts published there would
never be peace till the German nation
had been wiped from the face OF the
'arth He repeated that there would
never be peace with the Prussian idea
ENCOURAGING FIGURES
As TO CASUALTIES
Sir Walter then gave statistics
which he hoped would quiet the eX-
aEgerated idea that some women have
as regards the casualties. lie stated
that England had been able 10 raise
5000 900 men without rcsorting TO con-
ScT!ption. or every hundred men sent
TO tho front, nincty-fvc have returned
OF every 100 wounds, seventy-tive arc
Of such a comparatively trivial nature
that the men arc soon able 10 return
to the front. 50 he advised them to
keep UP their courage and not TO go
ip pieces when they receive a telegram
seating that one Of their loved ones
has been wounded. but TO remember
the encouraging figures above. based on
EnSland's actual experiences. But the
thing that Will help more than any
thing else that can be done for the
boys Is TO write TO them. We cannot
realize how they welcome even trivial
tides or press clippings. IL it means a
letter.
Sir Walter has spent twenty-onc
years IN India, particularly as private
secretary 10 Lord curzon. For six
Gears he was in charge of the Province
OF Cashmere. which is TO him as beau
tiful as is Virginia 10 the native Vir-
gin!an. India is made up OF 3l5,oooooo
OF people. as diversified in customs and
character A. are the peoples of Europe.
They are now bound together as one
people by British Law and unwavering
devotion 10 their King. For years po-
iitical leaders In England strove against
granting TO India the advantages OF
education and free press. saying that
form or government. but to no avail.
They have been allowed perfect free
dom as TO religion and customs and
England has always dealt with the
various religions and races with i'm :
pa rtial justice.
The loyalty or India was we'll eJcn-
rlif1ed by tho utter failure OF the in
si6ious Pressian propaganda which
proves so iruitlcss. clumsy and ca
penSivc.
GREAT ISFLCr:''CE OF
WOMEN ~ INDIA
Sir Walter said that during his stay
in India he had learned "A fact OF
enormous Importance He had con-
nded his secret TO Queen Victoria and
was now going TO do the same with his
audience. a remark which caused great
laughter. The secret was this: In
India. TO use your American express
sion. the women are the whole show.
An Indian prince in a talk with a
British diplomat Will say: Yes
agree with YOU" but after having
talked the matter over with his con-
sort no Will tell the same diplomat
that the proposition is Impossible.
This, is a most unfortunate circum-
stance as the mass of the women are
practically illteratc. One man out
Of every hundred is educated, but this
applies TO but one case in a thousa nd
as regards the women. Sir Walter
pointed out that a tho close OF the
war there would be wonderful op-
rortuntes In India for those inter
cstcd in educational and missionary
work. and he hoped that the American
people would Join hands with tho
English in spreading enlightenment
in this most promising field. During
tho conditions at present existing in
England where so many women have
taken the places of the men so cni-
GENTLY. the people OF the upper classes
who had previously wasted their lives
in idlenesS had been doin6 great work
in the care of the children. the mothers
and the homes and intend to pursue
this meritorious work in India at the
close OF the war rather than drift
back to their former useless mode or
life. Other women of high degree
have done the most splendid work In
the hospitals which arc scattered all
over England. and many OF these.
Sir walter was proud TO announce,
were of American birth.
DR.. J. Allison Hodges, who introduced
Sir Walter, delivered most cordial
address of welcome on behalf of the
citizens of Richmond. The introduce
tory address was preceded by several
selections by an orchestra of violins,
and at the close of the address the
ondiopce had the nIoa Snro Of ,,,oot;, -