PATRIOTIC SUPPLEMENT
A ROUND TRIP TO THE FRONT:-pSJffi
E ni eoesBMader
in the Royal Navy,
who at the corn
mflKVBfllt of boatlll
ties waa taken wtlb
marked suddenness
from hie cheerful and
by tea pI.inlnii.Hi In CYyloa to China I
where he superintended the arming of a
psssrnrer hlp transformed Into an ami!
tary cruiser. Thia tressel went oot In
search of the enemy, and after all th.
Germans In that section of the globe had
been destroyed or raptured he ni ordered
to report to the Admiralty.
Two daya after reaching the English
metropolis ht win bonad aorth. and from
tlun on he hunted submarines and took
part In on of th significant naval en
rr- meora. The war had rnn for three
years when he obtained leave, sot to go'
cne. not to ar-end a few daya la Lon I
doo. hut to look over the war on land
It appealed to him as marvellooe-eoroe
of the things these fellow did. He had
seen the naral guns it era In action, boti
he was extremely keen to pntl the triggerl
or the siring of a hie land eon and send
a abell over to the tlnaa.
I met him outside the Admiralty In
Whitehall. London, and he then Informed
aae that be had four days' leare. and that
aa I waa going to the front. I might ac
crmpany him and we wonld see thin land
fighting Ilia
es rentes prerented me
frcm obtaining any attire with which to
travcL He did not even hare an over
coat, and off w bowled In a high powered j
antomoMle for a British east coast port
Beyond the scattered soldiers there w.
Bttle to remind na of war as we spec!
along the first stretch of country ros.li.
except the many bosy women and aged
men in the firms and sMotments. Finally
we rame to mobile air station. It si!
a town one might never hare seen in
pear time, something that made one',
think of the war. I
Aboard the railroad ear was an aero-!
plane. Its winga folded, like a bird wM
had settled, bat ready to soar op to the
sn at abort aotk-e in the event of an
enemy air raid. Then we pa sard eatnrw
wirn emcers snouting oners, ari I afield
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A Scene on Gourd Transport on the Way Back from ' Blighty"
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1
....... V '-v - ,
not help obserrintr that there was a ef
expresrion on the face of every turn, as i
the country's freedom de'ended upon h:ro
Activity on the Coast
la tie east coast port, however, there
Was military activity everywhere civilians
seemed to have disappeared. We tookd
ant at nea, a sea which one believes
tripped of veaaels bees tine of the Germans.
Before rjs were scores of vessels, appar
ently takinr their time, and in my mind
there arose a fear that any second one of
these craft might be blown np by a mine
or a torpedo. There were larjfe vesswls.
to, and the eijrht fascinated me.
At the dock railroad station soldiers were
arching with regnl-r steps, sinzinsl
Scotch aoncs. There were thousands of
fbem, all bound for France, some wto
aad bee on leave, others goine over for
As first time. A couple of thousand of
fkese men belonged to the Scotch Labor
Battalion, who were oinz over to a for
Jm country to make roads payable witb
frk stwI ahoreL They cksated and sane
"Loch liomond" and J-jck'd and Donal'd
trben they bad ended iheir sinrini and
wong np the ganrway of the little vessel.
I saw renerals and other high officers
With the insisnia of the General Staff on
their tonic lapels, yonng lieutenants wbo
looked bored with the war, and others in
tensely enthusiastic abont it.
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r . i
in rwvrt of Ifine sr liipa, thai f.ir
Itisi.int there were wirn .lrtri.fr
,n. wrll l.i'Iro vewK-i rlfiht cUtr to
.:ro snnthcr
!llt the stsht ili.l rot lut !.'Ti IT)T-
is s l-h. a little I n'!, I r ninij .mil lhr
-re nenrrr l.nklsi'.l l c Hfiirrr in
nnciv tliiv firtrirj .-tii' ..' mir vu.-k-
I r ire ..f lll-ir iH. f.l" ..f ..ll.rr
l Am; .i! il' t ,tffe ..f th r.rt
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:m tii i-.ill:i
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All of us were rsten.iitsff
find to tei out si Amu-it t
.-..li st llic nfc Golirrt "I II
us t lint the ptsce hs.l
i.Kl.l l.rf..rr sml tlist fix
liuntrt snd
have luttrtt
utallcr told
toiut-l til
Idler (re.b
'All Aboard tor r-iam-ci'
available space for another snot by the1
time she was ready to leave. F.vrry ?'nr
waa taken on the top dr-k and the m--n
were jatumcd so closely tocElier on t!ic
lower iln-k that they did not think of
seats Some of the officers chucked tbesr
kitbairs into the staterooms and then with
j difficulty made their way through the
throng to the deck above. The eia-t
time we were to leave was known to on!v
a very few and we were not of that num
ber. Lieutenants, captains and majors
pulled out novels and besan to read, look
ing as if they did not care when the ship
left. I marvelled at the rapt interest '
these officers in their novels and stories,
for they were men for the most part ti.
were going to fight in the treir ties, am!
quite a number of them, it wcurrej to
me. were having, perhaps, their last goo.!
read in a long while.
Suddenly, without any waving of hand
kerchiefs or a goodby. the black-and-tan
craft left the dock. The nkippor was on
the htiiige witb a general. lie had nod I' d
to an officer ashore. The hawsers r.ac!
been slipped and we were off for France
with a nod or two.
Soon, tinted to a minnte. our escort met
us. They were destroyers who came on
the scene witb such suddenness th.it I
The boat waa packed. There was noj wondered where they had been when it
started to steam away, ttut these alea
der guardians never stop. TUv go to
France and t.aes swain, lo Ktsnee ami
tM(n-e to Ktitffunil. without a rest en many
occasions, utid they a! look as if the. had
a hnteful. pc-Tecfnl Jo' Tiiv 'four de
stmvers took np their plnces, one aft. one
'lefcre. one to port snd one to stnrtlioard.
and we struck forward with full sliced
Order for Life Bells.
The general oo the bridse then
ahouted:
"All aboard put oa your life belts."
This caused the meu who hud been over
before to srroan and the others to raise
th-ir eyebrows, aa if something exciting i
w.is expected. The Scotties hast'-iic.l
lowii to the aft cabin of the vessel
to s.-nreb for the dryest belts they could
ohttiin. The officers were late and bad
to tnke what was left- .lien wno nan
t erootlts found it more convenient to
:ulj:ist the lifebelts under the mats, so
that the lot looked like extremely corpu
lent fighters, and the space aboard was
even more limited than it had b en. The
eomm.inder ond I sat nbiift the smoke
stack, considering ourselves extremely for
lunate to have uiscovered this unoccupied1
srat. It was hot one minute and chilly,
the next aad hardly the place which)
' the me i
!l if It lakes
Kr.-.khn. t
'.. v. :l f.-l !-.
Sll at".' i'I-s etilef n
fust. A'l. r 'he r... -j "
rr :t I !i It i h.l'eei
vie the r h-i. h haro r wi.l ,i.mr
ie p-r-'i .-WM.rc the r. -mii so-ler nriil I
.(.served sc Ktulisl- st 'f -I'fi. er who sic
iwniting us Ji'st st tsif i: sf int it v
eiirred to rne the H wool.! hr interestinv
note V rV th desteevrrs d.s-vel
Il-kel Thev were sboin( us a rlnn
-wv of Kr Is and e:- then otere dots on
he h ti 'ii i.lpMns back to ths white
li'fs of Hl'-.'l i.l
A Tram lor Arris.
Of coiirs ne bad to see P.iris Awsll
ing us ... the longest train eer
aii'!iere One ei.d of it iien..-1 t'i !e u
the i .. 's stiit'.oll white the hen.! of I a
n the o'ltskir's of the town It ns s..
long rh.it it had to stop twice it si! t:i
tu ns II also vns the slowest trim no"
th . f us had ever trnvelle.) on. althoogli
io cue it cr.ilit. an attempt or spee.i w,is
made when we were prolmhti lie
miles froin t'ie French canital In the
railroad station the coinm ind.-r met
friend, an officer of the It. mil Naval Air
Service Whatever other invitutlona we
hail we decide,! that nobody could give "s
a better idea of the war thm this offu-er
Time was very, very limited We bought
a khnkl shirt each snd some underwear
and (wo tooth brushes and were ready
with nur brown paper parcels t Join the
fh ing offi'-er.
War stared at us with a vengeance nfier.'
we passed i'hiintilly. the old town o t
fnmons for racing and win. h i known to
,...l.l ' s;..Lvl I.. fpAvfllcr in
Aftvr ohoiit thirfs minutes, "cry jofkey. on, ... .
h, .k.m. ,lf the .lis- the fast automobile sped on to Amiens
tanee had been covered, we met an oppo-'t. the road before we entered that ,.,!,
site number vessel coming home. She had we passe.i nait
hundred ambulances.
from the fiout had been killed in so eta
nitiet crushed by an aeroplane intaslls
.nc .nginrs in Klutlci.
"I 'ne woman." said the s:ter. "beard
l..e rI.Mii.iii. nolicnl that we had and
I. !y .ii ,r. ill' !u!ils to In- rXtitig lishrd
in. I tlirll l.sikid out of her window snd
. li! -d I t a boiu'i which practit-ally
'i. ,,.-. the Imtlding or at 'east cause,!
i. iv little .I'liuige lo It Muc would l
i 'nr p.-t !,; .. ib) if "lie had
!.. re s.'.e hnd U--n
I'r-.in him I leaned that Amiens Is
!,-t ito"t generously until there ! a
!- ,.; ami then all the lights sre darkriir.l
Vlranwhlle the ll.sbes have disruvrtvsl
he L.nlity. and It takes time at nighi
o les.-te an enemy three miles in the
kos Nevertheless, In town was crowd
ed wlih nonchalant women and blue riau
rwdliis. The waiter hod evidently no In
te-ttlon of I wving Amis-a browns ll was
a torsel fnr ltb planes, s-i I Ihs gtrls of
Xnitews srsrs easting affeetfivcats glanee
nt s.ildiers and officers. After our repast
sr encountered Iroops and guns, aerw
dunes and then more guns of nil call
hres Tliere iii il. t have been two miles
f thenv In one hatch that we passed on
or way to Arras And then there were
o,i etui .. lorries aim parss oi iin-se
chicles
The firvl steam engine nr locomotive we
n we had a chance to look over.
"An old l.ird from the iinlon. Chatham
-tnd I tc.vcr." iiu'.tlt the cictuiander.
It was nttti. hed to a long trniu of cars
filled with provisions nnd material and
ns helped out In the Inns, long pull In
Trench nnd Llelglnn hsoni-tives Tlo
rail head, not far from that particular
somewhere," reminded us of a Sixth sve
title department slur. We a 11 laitgh"d whe i
we nw a donen fire engines, formerly
loryli.g In a lovely vennlltinn. bill now
lad in kbukl. There were officers' Imllis,
nl and wooil on lorrl.-s, tents and every
ing one could Ihlnk of. and a lot one
.oiild not. Ammunition dumps w"e on
our right and left, nnd the occasional;
;eam of n sentry s bnyotrt nnnounceii
iluit somebody was on piurd
lirltig the guests of the Itoyal Navnl
Air Nervi.-e, it was gratifying to th ran
iiiBiider and mi sell when ws reached Its
hins or estop of a squadron of that ass,-l.-e
Th. fields bad been barren and ua
'uterrsling two dais t-efors. but now Ibe
were the scene of great activity, Mew
tenia were filed np. lighted bf slsrtrlcttl
ihtnlnrd from dynamos on I irriew .There
sere workahtHi en lorries aftf! near fcy
as a slat'. .ii of the tloysl Flying Cnri
These liifenioiis air men travel like
ttcus. an I ic.reover ar ready to d all
ihelr reji'il'log the ss,t they make
thrlr h.nte for the tlnie being tl I m
ofessetl us that there was nothing lo stop
'heir activities wen, we saw s great lorry
tuck III the Hind Thet tried lo pull It
...it with one l.-rrv and fmsllf with two
Pi--, ,.f lt,e t'o. ks dl I llie trl' k
We ).iniied Into the Itolls lloyee and
s. atntiere.l on The machine lomniesl on
s bad stretch of road and then we were
'.rough! In real'ie that the battery had
''ecu humtied out I'erforce we had to
make our way In the dark behind a staff
ear
HiMin the commander snd myself res I
lrd Ihst we werw st the war. w were
passing t-iern two lines of guns heavy
artillery which occasionally thundered
defiance m tba linns, and splashes of
l,l..,t red lllamlBsted lbs midnight bins'
making a memorable plctwvw. Kvsry mln
ure or so a siar shell would rain from the
heavens, dropping like n rain of gold In
somewhere in No Man's land Tbr
sound of the guns was pleasing, as each
shell sped on Its deadly errand aad Ibe
silhouettes of men fighting men. were
shown in the flames and lights In some
spots llie roads were camouflaged with a
lo lling of mi. ri Ins In prevent the enemy
from seeing the endless stream of Vehicles
going back and forth
"tjol in Ift T
I be voice was that of a entry, and we
Uicw thai he would not repeal the uncs
tlon
"Aviation Anglnlse," said the Itoyal
Naval Air Service officer The aeiitrt
I d not tn,e this for granted, hut care
fully examined our nntomoloie. and this
I'clng done he permitted .is with the true
ii njesty of a aeptry to fotge on nhead.
the staff car walling for us Further on
we learned that a lorry had broken down
on a bridge, and thnl If our car could not
pass It we would have lo make s detour
of nine miles. Uul our rscvllenl rhsuf
fnir solved fbe problem He bnl ibe
mudguards, took careful measurements
and then drove over In aafety with not
half an Inch to spare
lions boomed along Ihe line ll was an
unusually busy snd brilliant night H r
times ws caught sight of the guuiieta
slrlpied to their w.l, shoving In Ibe
cliaige and t lien swniting Ihe signal lo
fir The ground trembled snd ll s rno d
lo bis lhal Ihe shell might strike our ,ar.
aa we waited for Ihs missile to be lei
liaise And II occurs to you every lime
you hear these guns Ihst they have liccn
esselessly cairylng on for Jisls to meet
lbs barbarian We ultimately reach, o a
mors or less peaceful stretch and then
entered Punk Irk, Ihe northern lown of
Fiance, which Is shrlled Iroui the liiiii.au
line and which llot would so dearly
love to rMYiipy An old woman in a res
taurant Issued forth from a tear room as
ws entered
Ouf tf the l ionl
.Nous avona fslm," asbi Ihe
m slider
Kit, heln, vims alles blen ti.sg-
said lbs woman, who then hssif,i-,l to
yrepare beefsiraks ant poiai.-ew tor s
me for four hunvry men W tnd
Millie of l.ecl, is' not tsr di.ljui s
hcsstlr shell rli!.tel
Kneore les Ux hea I Men nous proi.'si."
ssld Ihs old woitisn, who had l-een ss
laled by a V'unger womait In the prrpars
tlun of Ihe In est
Aad ws were ready for bed when Ihe
time came
Neil morning we srose early snd went
not to look si Ihe sesplanrs In the sky
I saw a seaplane turning sn.l twisting.
dropping tsll downward heal down, snd
then fighting Itself, sppsret-ily o I l-iplng
the loo," Ideas I venltued commendation
for this plb.l s exploits to sn officer
"1'rstly good yonr.gster. ' said hs
We'll stn l side In kt him baie s go
al the tlun "
To me the youngster seemed s past
nisstrr In the firing art
1 aler In the day ley Interest was er-
tred on several barges ashing tlo-lr wsy
through the ransl. manned by soldiers In
khaki They were men of llie I W T -Intsnd
Water Transport
The next dat, Ihe p l.mendrr had the
satisfaction of firlnj one of the hlg
land tuns al Ihe llor he. f ll-wlnj which
we t- lh went over to an observation post
and watched bursting llriiish shells on
Ihs German lines The lierrnons werw
comparatively silent, which means any
thing hut silence lo the sveroge clvlllsn.
The cornmander had a sh-.t wlih 1'olly."
a famous g"i. hlch sent forth a missile
at her mprstte number, known on lbs
llrlllsh side as ' IVsnul."
ll was b no means a comfortable feel
Ing a hen we walked ihenuch the front
Una trenches the third day and heard the
erwrk of Hies and Ihe distant nolss of big
tsina. We were t.li that German sniper
was Kos. and to add hasta to our fool,
steps we heard Ihe a-laa of ttermsn
rrench nairlars expl.llng nl an uneorw.
'ortahle dlstnr.ss'. These sre Ihe "Min
nies. " scoffed al until they hit the mark
The trench lines were only eighty yards
from Ihe German lines eighty yards!
maslile shot lo the green! I thought
how quickly It could hnrr been run, and
wondered what was happening thai In
taut In the Gerninn fire line, while ),'
Ish Tommies sent mer plum pnddi-.-trench
morrnr missiles from our s' l
Tlie lime eame when we bad lo aM.ii.
ack to r.iigland The coiniioiiol'-r had
not worn an nscrcoat nil the nme ue
had hc-n nuite eomf .i tiihle. toil did hope
hat lie could gel an ettra i-.oefliie nhoard
Its destrover which was lo lake iis back
io Furland We went on te.ard the war
hip and were given duffle coais, and In a
err short time we were in an I'lurllsh
nst const port, Ihe coinmnndi r ready to .
return to his ship, flail nt wnni ne nan
-en of the war n land.'
csswsBsisr
VOX
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AMEgRI
- :io.ify' tZ.f'iS'Xi,. jtf 'V niiiilw,.siaBaiMci!Mi w-------s" - -
CAS PRIMATE'S VERDICT
HE naked reality of war has
not yet been brought home to
the United States.
The Allies recognize a great
ebt to President Wilson for bis cl earn ear
af vision and the strength of his states
snanahip. Camp Upton compares favorably witb
Ike English training camps, and the Amer
ican soldiers are canal to the Tommies.
England tired but determined has
been heartened by the entrance of the
United Statea Into the war.
Those are the views of the Moat Rev.
Cosmos Gordon Lang, Archbishop of York
agtd Primate of England, who expects to
amain in this country trntfl the middle of
April on an unofficial mission of mend
akis, co-opnration and good wflL
America's latest distinguished viidtor
li a rrikirujj figure strong of face, ragged
en? bnild. genial of manner and with just
anggestkao of Gladstone ta his profile.
Via bearing Is dignified but democratic,
nasi be wermi witb modesty and distinction
ajk honors of bk kirb ecdeatsstiral office.
STae snows of resajonsibillty, rather tbaa
af age, have whitened his hair, but hksi
Mea hi ehastlc. Ma ssssec la erkso ass) aa
ajaBTTe. bm faea xs msVfy wttk tW gin of
awwlta. anil kkt ejrea asjauWe srltk that Bcbc
as? a sinrSy asydaaksaa, wsstW kin
IpftasasflU" flsffsTgVsQ'sl S kfat 0t 1H
as? wttalsty.
Yaw AjrrAxUataa wf Tarfc r 11
Bra atssafsetty wtJfc Ota asWBry ta
ad baa hrwsstkb af etasawi
af ajjas aaart
isjUM-
assar wsal hi iW
ataasaa apoa parksV
the outstretched arm of Kngland seeking
to clasp li.inds witb the United States in
the fellowship and privilege of a common
service that of rivetting irrevocably the
links of the chain with wliicb to bind
mad Germany
Religious leaders are predicting that.
itanding on a unique connc-ting link be
tween America and the Allies, with hi
ncsxage to the United States enforced
v the influence of the outstanding of
fice wbkh he occupies and with hi owi
-cmarkable personality touching ni
words Into flame, the mission of the Arch
bishop of York will kindle a Kyrnpathetir
sentiment, strengthen fraternal bonds and
afford an exchange of views tJial will be
of incalculable value to the allied na
tlona la advancing their common inter
eats.
"Dora the United States Impress yon
ax being dead In earnest in her prepare
tiona forr?" the Archbishop was asked
"I have been Impressed everywhere with
the keenness and determination of the
Aawriean people, but in order to express
ai. opinion regarding the difference be
tween year country and my own I must
tarn the banda of the cisr of ay mind
bar three years," be repHesl
Tfce present attitude of the United
Btatea toward the wsr la that of England
St tae first year of the conflict, when we
aa faa of bstenat and hopefulness
Ikes we base learned ensnething of
T mduus toll of wag In the sarri
af Ufa aad ta thai ssssr Increasing
asa tke Bares awd spirit of th.
a. Wrtk ywa ha Ajaerlra the wsr Is
aa. bast hs Bsrsrssaal w bars at hsv
aa. Toar raiaafcy Bag
practically nothing aa compared with
ours individuals sgninst hundreds."
In response to tae question "What la
the attitude r,f Kngland toward I'rekidenl
Wilson?" the Archbishop said : "The
English mind feels that it owes a very
'ret debt to your President for Ihe clear
ness, fulness and nobility both of lan
gunge nnd of outlook with which he has
expressed In recorded history the hirhest
ideals for which any nation can fl?ht
"If I may say a word regarding my own
attitude toward President Wilson, I feel
a great debt of gratitude to bim for the
way in which he has been able to brine
Into the itruggle a people united, clearly
convinced and atrongly determined. Un
.loubterlly his value and strength aa a
statesman, at a time when strong willed
and clear rirhtH leaders are needed, Is
that to bim these great qualities have
been given.
"1 uii'ht add that one of the great neeoa
In furthering the future friendship be
tween England and tb' United States is
that we shall know the leading public men
- each side better. My object In omlnj
to America is my desire to represent not
the official mind of Kngland but the bulk
of her citizens, aad to do whatever may
he possible to a man naturally moving
aboot in the public eye to strengthen the
flea that have brought us together, and to
keep tbem onlted for fbe sake of tke
peace and freedom of the other nations."
The Archbishop of Tort dismissed rreat
tatemat la bis trip to Camp Uptsax. aad aa
snmmarhvJng bis laapri noons Bald a
trtaate ssat to the cssswHisssa arwvsiUag
t t rassp sad bs thai asew at Taaaaah.
"I am eery faaslBer srltb the gisaat
training camps at home in which five mil
lions of men hnve entered as civilians nnd
left aa a highly efficient army, and Camp
Upton stands comparison with the F.ng
llsh camps I wns particularly Impressed
with the carefulness with which the health
c. Ihe men Is guarded, the thoroughness
of the arrangements made for the comfort
of the troops the substantia! character of
the buildings and the completeness of lh
ssnitary safeguards,
"I had fha privilege of speaking lo 2.!0n
of the officers, nnd I felt thnl they were
a strong nnd enpnble body of men. full of
keenness and force. I also was allowed
to apeak to fonr or five thousand of the
men.
"I have addreased 40.000 ssllnrs of oar
Grand Fleet, and great companies of sol
diers in the training rumps in England
and back of the tinea in France, bnt I
have never spoken to any Ixidy that seemed
more responsive to the lillwr Idea la for
which the allied nations are at war than
the men at Camp Upton.
"One accustomed to public speaking
learns to make Judgments of the relative
Intelligence of audiences, and I felt very
deeply Ihst these men were really In
earnest. Intelligent, and deeply Interested
In the causes of the war, and In the prin
Hplee for which the allied nations are
firbtiM. I bsd tbe honor of renewing
one of the regiments, and t wss st rocs
with the teadlnesa, dladpthM and awing
of their maretrng."
Tbe Archbishop waa ewthnslsstie regareV
ma; tbe Impression crested ta England by
tao AsaerVan officcra aaaa there en reset
i Francs.
The leading Aaisriraa ssTficars." ho
said, "have made a great Impression of
rtrrnglb becuuse of their willingness to
e,-omie Hint, by reason of new methods
and the changed character of modern war
fare, they have much lo learn, and be
o..ual of their anxiety to benefit by the
esneririicca of their enmrjdes.
"I have not had the pleasure of n per
sonal acuunlntnnee with General I'ersh
in;," he continued, "but I followed bim on
his visit to five armies I France, and
everywhere he left the same Impression of
rapacity and good comradeship,"
"Whnt la Ihe gre teat change which haa
crime over England alnce the wnr began"
Ihe Archblahon wns naked.
"The greatest apparent change," he re
plied, "is seen In Ihe Inevitable effect of
the tension of three and a half rears of In
ceasnnt warfare upon the strength nf nerve
and effort of the people. Undoubtedly tbe
difficulties of obtaining food, the heavy
losses of men and Ihe return of so many
nf our best men maimed and dlaabled bnve
made Fnrland somewhat tired, but this
hasn't affected the settled will of the na
tion to ace Ihe business through."
"How has the war affected the re
ligious life of KnglnndT waa the next
question put to tbe Archbishop.
"At first the acnee of the gravity of the
situation caused a derided deepening on
the part of the people in their re mem-
bra ace of God, be aald, after a moment
of ikoneht. "Hut aa the war went on tke
Ixwvttable oreoccuoatioB of the people In
ita and the atraia or tae struggle
brooght a renctkoa.
Now. however, the peniosswi baa bsaraa
to swing back. Oa tho aartowal day of
rraywr the first Banalay la Jaasau-y
there were many signs that, as lb crisis
of the war was reached, the hearts of the
people were again touched with a sense
of their need of llie nelp and gsildanre of
God."
"Of course," said the reporter, "church
attendance may not lie a fair Inrllciitlon
of the spiritual mood nnd temper of a pen-l
pie. bill bus your observation shown an
Increase or decrease li Ihe number of
worshippers since Ihe wnr begun?"
"All the vigorous men are serving at
Ihe front," was the answer, "and with the
workmen working so hard night and day
that they find ll very difficult lo attend
on Sunday, and with the same thing true
of the masses of women employed In mak
ing munitions or busy In some other form
of nubile service, church attendance la
smaller, but on Ihe whole and on special
occasions ll Is renlly remarkable.
"Apart from 'church attendance, the ef
feet of the war has been to lead many to
think out ngaiii the basis upon which re
ligion rests, and to realise Ihe Inadequacy
of Ita present application to the problems
of our common life. I have a very deep
feeling that both In our nation and In
others relU'ions effort In tbe future mnet
concern Itself with the bettering of social
condition a."
"To what extent do yon think the war
baa brought the various religious bodksa
ser together?" the Archbishop waa
aaked.
Among Ihe cbaplalna at the front, and
an tbe part nf the people at borne, there ta
a araeral recognition that if tbe Church
ta lo preach fellowship, classes and aa Mosul
maat show more feilwvraklp la their own
Uvea," be aakl
Speaking with reference lo the unity l
nations mid llie future stiitiiM of the qucs
lion of liiteriintioiiiil nce. Ihe Arch
bishop said hopefully :- "ll ! unthinkable
thai there ever wli be a reliirn to the con
illllntiM nf Ititemntlniitil politics prevailing
before Ihe wnr. 'Hie necessity for a con
cert of nations to obtain nnd. If need be,
enforce pence la claiming place na never
before.
"The nrgnnlrntlon and character of such
a concert la a problem which will teat the
inmost power of the world's statesman
ship nnd Is n matter lo be settled by expert
Inquiry, hut the easentlnl thing ia a com ,
mon will, and a solution of the problem
must be found If etvllitntlon ia to be pre
served. We must determine to have peace
first and settle the details afterward."
When asked If there waa In the English
mind any thought of the present struggle
as a holy nnd humanitarian war, Ihe Arch
bishop replied :-"Tha English mind la not
so Idealistic as the American. England
went Into the wnr at first because her
honor waa concerned, but she baa gradu
ally come to renllte that the conflict la
hlgger than a question of national honor;
it la a titanic contest between two Ideals.
Rngland saw clearer after the war be
gan," he continued, "and her vision waa
immeasurably strength said by the entry
of the United Statea Into the war."
Are there any rridraeva ta the Enrllsh
attitude toward Germany of tbe hatred
and Miter animosity which the Hnna die
play toward England r the Axrhklahsa
waa asked.
The tracea af H ass) wary sW," ha aaad.
Mtcatksraa of sajBasssmsasaaa hj
his voice or aaaaaar."