The sun., 1918-08-18
VORTHCLIFFE LAUDS
| j. WAR METHODS
rxpccts 10000 Liberty Motors
70 Be Delivered Each Month
From Now On.
rpITORS ARE HIS GUESTS
Estimates 100000 BritOns
Have Been Killed; Urges
Peace Be Made in Berlin.
,,,.o, cobl, Dispatch TO TuE srS from the
London Times Service.

.,,.,o, cable Dispatch 10 TUX srS from the
London Timss Service.
rorvriohi 1915; oil rights reserred.
,oxpos, Aug. 17.-Canadian, New
z.,,,nd and Australian editors and
,,.,ssmen. vita n number OF Americans
car. guests Yesterday q Lord North
,ps.a, a luncheon in a tent on Printing
uouse Square. upon which since 1855
IA, grown the home OF the Times. The
.,.v,or was in honor OF the overse Is
r,,s, representatives. particularly the
australian and New Zealand editors now
visiting Europs
Among the guests were Lords Reading,
po,hermere, Burnham and Morris
pr,miers Hughes OF Australia, Borden OF
canada. Massey OF New Zealand and
iioyd Of Newfoundland. Among tbs
americans were Congressman Shirley OF
kentucky, Clarence barrow and several
we'll known correspondents-l5o in all.
Referring to the efforts of the over
,,as domnions Niscount Northcliffe said:
81 think the movement of our boys over
.n TO this country is one OF the most
Nching things In history. What they
al \ Gallpoli and Nimy the American
hoSdid at Chateau Thierry. That
shows they are all made of exactly the
same stun.
Knew Americans Could Fight.
When saw the Americans in their
rreat camps at home last year I had
no doubt as to what they would do. Peo-
t.t a L.. 4.
cohesion. On the other hand hear that
with them It is just II has been with us,
with Scottish, Irish. Welsh, all vieing to
prove their gallantry.
What Germany calls the uniformed
mob has proved TO be the best kind of
army
Lord Reading. according to North
tiine, performed a difficult task well.
He also paid great tribute to American
progress in producing the Liberty motor
and said he looked for 10000 of these
motors to be made each month from now
on He also praised the public and open
methods OF America in conducting the
war.
The United States,' he said. "is fight
ing the war publicly. boldly publishing
The number of casualties. In this coun-
Try we are being rapidly deprived Of the
freedom OF speech, but I think I may be
permitted 10 estimate our casualties.
estimate that We have had 100000 killed.
understand that last year our casual
ties in killed, wounded and missing
we're in excess Of 100000. I cannot see
any harm in discussing these figures.
rhey certainly are a sufficient answer
10 the German propaganda which per-
sstently says that England will fight
10 the last Frenchman. or the last
Canadian, &c
Looking forward to the end Of the
var Northcliffe said:
We have In this country class
cnsely akin to the junkers in Germany.
III. German junker has aligned himself
nth the German ironmaster. the Ger
nan merchant and even the German So
| ttalist and to preserve junkerism he is
crying peace. We have here the very
,miable Junker Lord Lansdowne OF
many acres. with ruin staring him in the
lace We have also the many acred
Ilrker Lord Beauchamp, who still.
zee, has his first class Order of the
Red Eagle.
But these men do not cut much ice
II! more. as you will find il you talk
IN our people. They talk a good deal
se9ut peace by negotiation-thoee vague
Terms the Germans coin-but when you
Examine these peace by negotiation
thinss what do you fnd? You find
bFsst-Ltovsk, or the Peace of Yer
ailIes, IN 1871. That latter peace ended
an the loss TO France of the create
7irt c: her two richest provinces and
he payment Of 5000, 100000 francs,
Nth an agreement to support Prussian
''oops In France until the money was
Md
The Germans set US an example OF
'here to make peace-I say where, not
row to make peace. That place is in
Bt:'ln or Potsdam."