South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-20
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MIR. CHURCnLL'S LOOSE TALK.
(Fort Wayne JournaI-Gazette.)

If the tone of the American press expressive of the
sentiment of the world the speech of Winston Churchill
Britain not only had to maintain her indisputed
premacy of the seas, but had have navy great
greater than any two other navies combined, was
rather unfortunate We have grown so accustomed IN
this country hearing that the United States
must have the second navy without offering SEN
sble reason for stopping tn ere protest OF
the metropolitan press against the rather arrogant tore
of Mr.. Churchill is gratifying. But that note is not
without many dscords The Pittsburgh Dispatch calls
attention the fact that Mr. Churchill making
political speech in the heat of a campaign and was
probably engaged in clap trap and that he does not
represent the government The Brooklyn cage
takes another line:
I'm all that Winston Spencer Churchill is
giving the world it need be forgotten
that this is election season in England and that
he not speak the government"
As left the Springfield Republican
which seems to have absorbed the wisdom of that old
journalistic wizard. dead. who made it a
national influence. TO hit the nail the head in the
following comment:
Winston Churchill's emphatic declarations
the stump that Great Britain will never
yield the position leading naval power is
entirely uncaled tor, so far America is con-
cerned What matters is not how big the Brit
ish fleet is but what the law is for the use
of it, At present there isn't sea law except
what this has made
This suggestion of the Springfield Republican nigh.
well be pondered by those Americans who quick
to Jump to the conclusion that any demand for the
freedom of the is of German origin When Prest
Wilson incorporated that in his IA points-which were
accepted by the way the formal manner by the
responsible leaders of England and France-he CoulI
have thought attempting any curtailment of
the British navy size the very fact that
any one nation does possess navy Of enormous pro-
portions coupled with the vital importance all
the seas. makes it imperative that the
well the land shall be ruled by law and that every
nation shall precisely what its rights there
There has been little to serious hostility
TO the Wilson plan among publiciss England II
hostility has carefully kept under
cover The speech Of Mr. Churchill consequently ir
taste put mildly and probably embarrassing
90 the prime minister No proposal has heen made 10
warrant his part any assumption of any disposition
anywhere interfere with Great Britains steps to
protect herself from that isolation which would mean
starvation people the island in the event of
war His remarkable declaration therefore that Great
Britain only have the greatest navy but a
navy greater any other navies combined is al
most remnescieut of the kaisers speeches of a few
years
And in this speech, too. half suppressed ex-
preston o hostility the League OF Nations.
IL rather distinguished company in England that
has taken pronounced stand favor of such league
men like Lloyd George Arthur Balfour, Earl Grey,
Lord Curzon Henry Asquith and Lord Bryce. The OPP
position there has been half blatant here
under the leadership OF the Angry Boy
Many years ago-and not many ether-there was
another Churchill brilliant given
serious apses and erratc meanderings in the poll
pastures who became of Infant Terrible to
his party his government; and familiar with
the of Lord Randolph but have recalled
some OF his speeches reading that of his son.
Happily if Mr. Churchill is mirrored in this particular
speech he is member of the British delegation
TO Versailles and three statesmen who constitute
/ the delegation are more -oncliatory in their