Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-28
BY X, NJ. Forbes,

LONDON, January 27;-Nowhere at
the present moment Is there any, want
which peace has 80 happily brought
r.. , benz in Br,aiIi IT. Is not merely
OF irksomc restrictions or even the
ubiquitous signs of that public and pri-
vatc serenity of spirit recently SO lack
ing. that at present refer to so much
as the altered conditions already OBJ.
tanning IN the great world Of national
organiza tion-buainess economic and
commercial.
Already army Generalization has br;
with e single man other units, how.
ever, come under different category.
And in this matter so far the authori-
whole satisfactory. Some months prior
to the signing of the arrnistice test
military, camp near London;
The dispersal was run, fol, twenty
Shsh | wh ee resh
n,arching home The men arriSed only
believe wharfs. leaving In make believe
trains for akc-belicvc destinations;
but the working Of the scheme was
really wonderful.
NO FEAR FOR WORK OF
DECENTRALIZATION DIRECTOR
The present director Of demobiliza.
ton at the British War ONCE is that
crai Il. r Observation-Disclosures. and
though tn> responsibilities with which
he will presently be saddled will be
enormous there is every reason to be-
licvc his department will cope with the
situation in manner worthy the oc-
caSion.
In the dawn of this joyous new era,
one class Of people upon whom the au-
thori,ies are Keeping Jealous eye is
speaking. the wGuid-be proftcers. i,
Is calculated that some s2,50o,ooo, 900
worth OF surplus war stores are on the
governments hands. and many people
are lecnly alive to the great
br"' ms winch nmTchose of these supplies in
large quantities.
For. a long time the army and navy
have had preferential treatment in the
nov, tina, the 6loodshed is over and the
as far as such thing is possible
there are now wanting those who are
urgenly beseeching the powers In being
suffered especially severely. owing to
this monopoly, on the part OF the fight
opportunity OF Obtaining all the SUP
plies they reau!re-especially the poor
at the standard prices paid by the
buyers.
TRANSPORTATION REFORM
IS BIG TASK TO FACE
a mighty task which the government
VII imm edia,ely have to face Is that
Minister has alluded to this crying
need. An exper, on the subject has
p0iniied out that considssring the
now, arrived. there is infinitely too
much n',s waste ps5smi,,eed in connection
space, OF material. of effort 1he
waste OF passenger traffic takes the
form OF running, empty trains: declares
average train. capable OF accommodate
ing, 300 passengers. carries only sixty.
this, problem OF transport. rail. canal,
T r%id ana rsdd motor, by , sending for Sir
worker. enthroned for the moment at
the admiralty. remains to be seen.
should Pr be ea II me n e to
/ IN this wc'ghty matter is obvious to
Throughout the country whole
armies OF women workers are still en-
nloyed IN munition factories. They
nos n iRc E easssn shells
In the mea ntimc, It Is pleasant 10
learn, that already a number Of facto.
cry, specially prepared for peace time,
and are already. busily turning out
qualities o. Of aEtieles likely to BIO most
The dye trade is not the only one
which Britain intends to take from
This last industry. II only taken prop
fe 6ry ,b IN hamd, o. opGh, 70 provide work
and women. In this way the terrible
vas spec,er of unemployment may be
pire will be benefited SO much in the
future az the colonies. For the ordj
nary humdrum pursuits OF city life, the
war has rendered many gallant fight
!nS men totally unfit. and doubtless
thousands VIII also resolve to try their
luck in America as we'll az in the Rrit.
ish colonies. The 30.000.00O of acres
OF American soil which have yet TO be
mas FURNISHED not few OF our warri
V Wss %i'h dreams Of happy home ou,
faced common foe in battle. have
suffered the same trials, undergone the
Sans priT3tions. continuing to work
beside each other in peace time is
surely a highly plcasurable one
That question apart. there are colo
MES newly wrested from the enemy to
wards which n goodly number Of Bril-
| am s0idiers are casting an expectant
eye. That these vast tracts OF la nd
HIM mo nHn1rx1r