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Trusting that our country will be
spared the horrors of war and that we
may- )je truly appreciative of such
immunity, is the wish of the writer.
(The above was written several
weeks ago, which of course accounts
for the fact that late happenings have
not been mentioned by Mr. Bizzell in
this article. Editor.)
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THb EUROPEAN WAR
AS SEEN BY ONE WHO HAS RECENTLY RETURNED FROM ENG
LANDTHE FOLLY OF UNPREPAREDNESS SHOWN BY AC
TUAL EXISTING CONDITIONS.
By F. T. Bizzell.
At the request of the editor and of the advisability of permitting roller
several friends, who persist in think- skating on certain London streets, and
ing that my sojourn in a belligerent , whether a certain naval cadet stole a
nation should enable me to throw some ' five shilling post order, to attend to
light on the present terrible conflict, I the matter.
1 have decided to do my best in this The net result was that the war
article. found the British army nearly as un-
If I could unravel, for the readers prepared as-er-somebody else may be.
of the Exchange, the shortest length j The lack of preparedness may be
of the tangled maze of inaccuracies, j exemplified by the fact that the pres
exagerations, half truths and whole j ent production of munitions is HUN
fabrications, I would consider it well i DREDS of TIMES greater than the
worth any effort on my part. j pre-war capacity, not pre-war PRO-
From the "Angel of Mons" to Con- j DUCTIOX, but pre-war CAPACITY
-tantinople's story of unbroken Turk- I to PRODUCE. And yet the maxi- after receiving the news of the death
If as a British statesman declared,
the last millions of money will decide
the war, his nation will stand more
than a fighting chance of being in at
the finish.
Probably you have heard most all
this before and would like to know
more of what came directly under my
own observation. In this, too, I fear
I can relate little that is really new.
I can testify to the practical unani
mity of the British people in support
ing their country and to this confi
dence in their final victory, though
they realize that it will take a long
time.
I have seen them under circum
stances which try men's souls. I was
with them when the news arrived that
three of their finest cruisers had been
sunk at one fell swoop. I have watch
ed their demeanor while the monster
Zeppelins were cruising overhead,
strewing death and destruction in
their wake. I have clasped the hand
of a British father a few moments
ish "victories"; from the "fatal ill- mum of production has not been
ness'' of the German Emperor to the j reached and will not be for several
"ccrtaintv"' of the fall of Verdun, an weeks and possibly months. With
of his only son.
None of these things have had the
effect of disheartening the people.
opportunity for a fertile imagination
has opened that has delighted the
heart of the most hardened war cor
respondent. The individual who could
proper foresight all this would have More than ninety-five per' cent are de-
accomplished many months ago.
But with all this vast increase, pro
duction is still behind that of France,
cleave the dividing line of truth and ' a nation of far less industrial capacity
fiction, would be a prophet not with
out honor at home or abroad. This
is ;i task, however, your humble serv
5in,v,'1c wa attempt.
..ce re many undisputed facts,
which taken severally, are dismissed
as side issues of minor importance,
but taken jointly, might attain a de
gree of importance which would en
title them to mature consideration.
To these will be devoted the bulk of
this article.
Previous to the outbreak of the
war, I had spent, at different times,
some three years in England. Al
though one could always discern in the
minus of the best informed English
men, a throb of deep concern over the
vast military activities of the Conti
nental powers in general and of Germ
any in particular, it was impossible
to convince the rank and file of the
people that the danger was imminent.
Nearly every one conceded that the
two nations would have to "have it
out" sometime, but evidently didn't
realize that "sometime" would prob
ably be in their time.
Some few, and Brittania is still
thrtnking God for their paucity of
numbers, professed a belief in the
permanence of peace. Some of them
aitv:.l!y advocated a reduction in the
Briti.-h navy, and God help Britain
had their advice been taken. But
Britain, foolish as she may have been
at times, never listened to so silly a
proposition as that.
While saved from the effects of so
fatuous a folly, the cry of "Wake up
England!" which sounded through the
British Empire years before the con
flict, fell largely upon ears, which, if
not deaf, were at least soundly som
nolent. The warning had been urgent and
from responsible quarters. No less a
personage tnan umain s loremost
general, Lord Roberts, in spite of his
advancing years, more than eighty,
made a personal canvass of the King
dom urging a greater degree of pre
paredness for the army.
A great chain of newspapers, known
as the Ilarmsworth press, consisting
ot' The Times, The Daily Mail and
other powerful periodicals, both daily
and weekly, carried the slogan of
National Service at their mastheads
for years before the war.
These efforts were seconded in a
greater or less degree, by a great
number of high-class, reputable and
influential newspapers and a large
number of well informed individuals.
But the people, largely, were indif
ferent. The Imperial Parliment was
too busy with the "Welsh disestablish
ment and such crucial questions as
generally than Britain and with a
majority of her coal and iron mines
in the hands of the enemy, but a na
tion better prepared in the beginning.
Conceive now, if you can, the Her
culean task of a nation unprepared.
So much for steel and lead, but
Britain's strongest fort is the much
talked of silver bullet. Her financial
resources seem to far outweigh her
industrial resources. The normal pre
war revenue was in the neighborhood
of one billion dollars. Now it ex
ceeds two and one-half billions, the
new tax raising more than a billion
and a half, and the tax gathering de
partment is by no means at the end
of its tether.
I was in London at the time of
every new levy except one, and if any
body seriously protested, I never
heard of it. A more cheerfully borne
burden could hardly be conceived.
There is no financial depression, as
yet, resulting from this heavy taxa
tion. Business is brisker and labor
better paid than before. The people,
of course, realize that, to a great ex
tent, the nation is living on its capi
tal and they will feel the pinch harder
at a later date.
But their financial resources are so
vast that it would take many years
of war, expensive as it is, to serious
ly impair it.
As an illustration of the strength
of their financial institutions, the fol
lowing comparative statement of the
world's leading banks, published this
month, is appended.
The World's Richest Banks.
(From Commerce and Finance.)
The following table shows the rela
tive strength of the six largest New
York and six largest London banks
in matter of deposits:
New York Banks. Deposits.
National City $544,582,000
Guaranty Trust 430,912,000
Bankers' Trust 269,330,000
Chase . 255,877,000
Commerce 250,082,000
First 204,882,000
London Banks:
City & Midland $701,815,835
Lloyds - 617,582,590
County & West 518,416,038
National Provincial 387,550,605
Barclay 348,039,948
Parrs 260,541,395
The above does not include the Bank
of England, which is the greatest in
the world.
British foreign investments aggre
gate a total of twenty billion dollars.
Her shipping interests are almost half
that of the entire world and are prob
ably earning more, as a result of high
freight rates, than ever before.
clariner "never mind us and our
troubles, get on with the war." They
are intent on such a thorough job,
now that a repitition will t-Jy4-ble.
They are iot even oiip'ng i
peace at the present time, Knving
that any peace terms possible now
would be unacceptable to them. The
very few, who are advocating a make
shift peace, are the most unpopular
people in all Britain.
I do not mean that in giving their
government their individual support
that it is not without some form of
complaint. That would be incompat
able with the British temperament.
Your true Briton is a born grumbler
and in the conduct of the war has
found much legitimate material upon
which to exercise his fault-finding dis
position. He does not hesitate to
speak out "in court," but neverthe
less, he is for a fight to a finish.
I have frequently been asked "What
is Britain's opinion of the U. S.?"
Frankly, this a difficult question to
answer. There was some criticism of
our not protesting against the invas
ion of Belgium, and some surprise at
the mild manner in which we handled
the Lusitania affair. But, on the
whole, there seems to be a desire on
the part of the reputable press to
withhold all comment on America's
position. WThether this is due to a
bona fide desire not to interfere, to
a studied indifference or to a silent
contempt, I leave the reader to decide.
The enumeration of certain quali
ties on the part of the British is not
intended to disparage the same quali
ties of the other belligerent nations.
I cannot close this article without
a reference to the Belgian refugees
attention to prescription work, and
prescriptions are compounded with the
greatest care and accuracy in order
that there be absolute correctness,
while the drugs 'used are the purest
that can be secured.
There is also a good stock of drugs,
medicines, toilet articles and druggists
sundries.
A soda fountain fills an attractive
corner of the store, from which de
licious soft drinks are dispensed, by
expert dispensers, and an elegant case
of fine domestic and imported cigars
is also in evidence; holding the agency
for the celebrated Norris Exquisite
Candies, is an endorsement of The
Model Pharmacy as progressive and
enterprising.
The prescription department under
the supervision of Mr. Matthews has
won the confidence of physicians and
the public alike for accuracy, relia
bility, and prompt service.
Mr. A. H. James is the Manager of
The Model Pharmacy, and he is thor
oughly alive to every modern require
ment of business methods, and with
exceptional talents and progressive
ideas he is constantly increasing the
business.
Mr. James is a son of Mr. A. L.
James, a family who are influential in
the social, moral and material en
hancement of Laurinburg and Scot
land county.
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Hundred Horse Power Boilers. The Engine and
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Power House.
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the sadest features of the war. They
arrived almost in all stages and con
ditions of life. The one thing in com
mon was the hurried flight from a
common enemy. Some were in the
greatest of destitution, others were
plentifully supplied with money, but
were compelled to leave some of their
loved ones behind. All had their full
measure of sorrow. But they too
have not lost heart, for they are one
of the greatest hearted people I have
ever met. Their gratitude to Eng
land, America and all who have aided
their stricken country is as refresh
ing as it is uncommon. They are
scrupulously honest and strictly fair.
Fair to a hair's breadth even in their
comments on their invaders. 'What
ever the outcome of the war, may God
speed the day when they are restored
to their own country.
I fear this article will be quite a
disappointment to many who expect
ed me to have a more copious fund of
information, but there are very few
people who know anything of import-
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