Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
PREDICTS COMRADESHlP
OF NATIONS AFTER WAR
,Nontinued from First IA 20. J

nations are now being given an on
portunity nf judging each other
which has not been previously at
f"rdcd. Baltour once said that the
Americans are tho same as ourselves
and there is no doubt that. although
america ha. been the melting pot
Tor al nations. The soul Of the coun-
try IS Anglo Saxon. There have been
misundcrstandiu but in the ease or
the most serious one i; was in reality
no, III" fault OF III. English. Tho
great war between the countries was
brought about by :; mad German
prince. who was even unable to con-
verse inteliiScn,iv In the tongue Of
the nation which ne ruled Only $50 :
roo p"oo,c Out Of . population OF 5000
coo had the right Of suffrage. and these
m"n were puppets Of this same mad
King. Sir Lawrence was proud to he
able 20 state rha; many a soldier Of
,ac Kingdom resigned his commission
n that time rather than fight against
their kinSmcn.
III Was such nncn as Pitt that taught
England the lesson Of democracy and
the secret Of empire" he said Let ls
no" start a democracy of tho twentieth
century and forget the mistakes OF
NJ nineteenth. Perhaps IL had its real
BEGINNING twenty years ago at Manila
sa" TIE spirit of cnmradcship has
already been Well eXempliiied ut the
hospitals III the northern part or France
"h"re, amid scenes Of horror, no sac
rlicr has becn too great for the sur
G"un" and nurses OF this country.
America has already sent many OF her
N"Si surgeons 10 England. especia ny
"r'h"ptdic. aud they have had a chance
!" study the people and their ways
ON their return 10 this country they
are sure 10 come back as missionaries
OF comradeship. The soldiers Of the
empire lying in their cots in the wards
OF the various hospitals do not say
much. hu, they are doing a deal OF
thinking"
Sir Walter noted one man lying in a
cot with the American and British
haGs tai1oocd OH his arm. He said
thAt mat was before England and
America were allies. The soldier said
ne mad had IT done as he thought that
~ was the natural thing 10 do. And
there Is great deal IN what such men
are thinkine IN spite Of statements
"f statesmen 10 the contrary.
III MAN ELEMENT LACKING
~ GERMAN MENTALITY
ono docs not get an idea of the
German mentality until one Is able "a
get under the skin cf the enemy" he
continued Their army Is q most eff
ricnt machine hut the human ciemeu
L. lack ing. The Germans sneercd al
The contemplate little army OF the
british, bur Sir Walter called the at.
tsntion ~ his audience TO the fact that
although the Germans outnumbered tho
british eight 10 one. they had never
been able to penetrate to that much.
desired goal. the North sea or the Eng.
lish Channel although often the BRITISH
had but five rounds OF ammunition Z
day. Thus he announced that 1t wa:
quality that would win in the long run
ours - on the npgrade and theirs or
'hc down. The former nonconmis
oncd officers are now their officers
aud this has brought about very bao
/ state OF affairs. Great disscnsion |.
he!nS bred among the troops OF tn,
enemy.
"Hut things must ba done thorough,
and rcicn,iess'y. The Americans ant
the British arc like the tiger hunte,