Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-23
WAR LEAVES MILLIONS
OF HOMES BEREAVED
Sorrows of Victory Described, "thc
Path OF Glory" Leading Often
to the Grave.
MANY ATTER-wAR PROBLEMS
Sweating and Profitccring Still Large
Factors in England's Industrial
Lifc-Future Not All Beer and
Skittlcs Despite Allied Triumph.
nY EATON FEARN.


LONDON. January 22.-The last shot
has been fired. the church bells Of every
land ring out their paeans Of JOY. the
flags OF the allies hutter to the breeze.
soldier and civilian shout their Joy and
the whole atmosphere rcsounds with
the boisterous laughter of men. women
and children, whose feelings pent up
Tor four long years can be restrained
no longer.
1t has been said that the English
are an administrative people and not
in the habit Of wearing their hearts
on their sleeve" but anyone in Lon
don on armistice day would have car
ried away a totally different impress
sion, for. on that day, and the five
succeeding days. the city let Itself go
as IL had never done in its previous
history.
CAUSE OF REJOICE WHEN
HUN MENACE OVERTHROWN
Nor Is it to be wondered at con-
s!dering what 1t means to the whole
world that the power of Prussian mill
would have been unnatural II the whole
world had not rejoiced such "A day
and after such a victory.
But alas there is another side TO
the picture. Victory Is to the allies
but at what price.
Truly the sorrows OF victory out
number the JOY Of victory. The Eng
lish casualties alone numbered over
100000. over 1886 officers and $40
S29 Of other ranks have been slaught-
ered-the very flower OF the manhood
or the British nation. Nearly 2.OO0.-
600 of men were wounded-many of
them crippled and MANNED for life
while among the prisoners Of war and
missing arc 1894 officers and 347s51
OF other ranks.
NOT EVEN VICTORY CAN
RESTORE LOST ONES
Remember that every one of these
Victims has mother some where to
whom compared with the loss of her
boy victory appears al first as worth
restore him to her. She Is not per-
mitted even TO shed tears on his grave
nor plant flowers on 1t. All that has
to be left. to strangers. Truly she
thing that nothing can replace
Then think for one moment OF the
suffcrings endured by the prisoners Of
war. Again think OF the fortunes OF
their mothers!
How anSiously they watched the post
and when no letters came how their
hearts sank within them. Day by day
torture endured. Many thousands of
mothers died prematurely, unable to
bear the strain.
Nor Is this all the tale Of misery
en- and children banished from their
homes. burnt and destroyed by ruth
t tfsS en ns1S,cn mothers separa,ed from
bands, and all OF them driven into
cruel bondage In strange lands
LONG TALE OF SORROW
tale OF sorrow which have been paid
as the price, Of victory The heroes
deeds Will be emblazoned in the mage
OF history. and future generation Will
revere their memory and sing their
people who are enjoying the fruits
of their sacrifices.
e,; And hoy car, can tina, duty be best full
dead perpetuated better than by look
Ing after the MANNED soldiers Who re-
the equally stern battle OF life.
nous Opinion eha, the care one OF the "ns soi-
4 primary obligation OF patriotism
Bu, how adequately to accomplish this
end is the problem Of the hour.
WILL NOT WILLINGLY GO
BACK TO INDOOR WORK
One thing stands out plainly: A
large percentage of the returned fight.
l1e o men. afi ,fs four years experience
lack to sedentary occupations The
iand TO very large extent will have
the first call.
Plans have been prepared, and will,
pc put into execution as soon as the
M Tniyy par!iament assemblies. whereby it
sthorities. and IL necessary. Of the
State itself. to acquire land on sinnie NE
a amu economical ne basis for men who have
with gardens. allotments or small hold
us, Win grants. provided to assist
Jncren asnihg and in initial equipment.
~. snSeu production must necessarily
De the basis Of all schemes for the inn,
n neonfement of the conditions of the
The The Disqualification of the army ',s
than the war a create. greater problem even
man "G pe Mar What as sh al it prot
Cn9rchili IF he gain the whole World
bilizaton?" o''i ue"io-
MANY LABOR TROUBLES
ARE EXPECTED TO COME.
There are many labor troubles ahead
WITH the release OF 100000 workers
me tuture Is not going to be ali beer
ana skittles in spite of the fruits Of
Sweating and profteering still pre-
vail IN English industrial life, and
must De dealt with. Take one case in
eminent work recently gave lie nn
skilled skilled and some skilled workers
signing them on again on condition
that they agreed to accept one hours
notice Of final discharge. This is not
me kind or new heaven and new earth
that England was told to expect after
the war.
SWEATERS AS WELL AS
MILITARISM MUST GO
sweaters: as well as Prussian mill
tarism' VIII! have to go If the peace
Of the world is to be assured in the
future.
All countries will have to amend
their ethics. The doctrine Of the Sur
vival Of the fittest" must go with many
other barbaric doctrines that have too
long held the world in their grip.
The poor and the outcast must not
be .relegated-as one eminent English
writer brutally suggested-to an
asylum for ncapables, but the weaker
NIL he
be the pity and the help.
Copyright, 19l9.)