BRITISH PEOPLE IN WAR TIME

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2254, 14 September 1914, Page 3

BRITISH PEOPLE IN WAR TIME

SPIRIT OF CALM FORTITUDE GERMANS IN ENGLAND ' (From tho New York"Post.'?) London, August 8. Tho spirit in which the British people are taking the war has found expression in their acceptance of their first misfortune, the loss of the cruiser Amphion with 136 men. In' a lesser conflict it would have been mourned as a disaster."To-day it is regarded l as a regrettable,' but not unexpected, incident, fhe. papers accord the matter neither tlie' largest headlines nor extended expressions.of regret. The public aoiept the loss calmly,, with confidence that the Navy will do" the work expected of it. The reports of a victory in the North Sea, wnich were circulated on Thursday flight, raised false hopes which the Admiralty promptly dissipated. ' Last night there was another of the great gatherings before Buckingham Pateoe, which have come to be nightly expressions of the loyalty and enthusiasm of the people. Tho ovation before the! Italian Embassy, organised by the members of West End clubs, was followed by demonstrations throughout tho •West End by the younger section of tho ■community. These took the form of rejoicing over the. Belgian successes, and continued into the early hours, to-day. The greater number participating in many instances' were Belgians and '[Frenchmen, who carried the flags ol their countries and cheered mightily.

The business section of the ;town' displays very few flags, and even soldiers march . throughout tho streets without attracting special notice. An onlooker said : "The temper which we are certain is going to inspire the nation cannot bo expressed better than in the words of the greatest of all Americans, . Abraham Lincoln, 'With malice toward none, and with charity for all.' " :

The ."Nation," which is the organ of ihe'pacificists; says: "There is but one substantial hope of avoiding a second return -of' Europe to barbarism. That lies /in sotting up in each afflicted country, a, reign of modified Socialism. This partial reorganisation niay be'effected by the action or- States and municipalities in. regulating 'employment and food supplies!" The authorities hold that there'.is certainly lio malice being shown' toward the 50,000 Germans who' remain' in England. The War Office : believes that the, Germans: Have maintained for several'yeaijs the* largest anisedsystom 'if' espionage that one natira ever "supported, against anbtheir. ' Consequently, the police have arrested a large number of Germans. About fifty were rounded up yesterday.'The'police took possession of the residence at Maresfield of Prince Mnierister'of Derenburg, who left for Germany upon the declaration of war. They also raided the. German monotype works ,at Salford,.. and seized a number of rifles. and some ammunition.'; Thirtytwo Germans at'the.plant were arrested. Bow Street /Police' Station is' housing a sniall armoury of 'weapons which have been taken by the'police from ithe homes of. Germans. . 'SeverM . large German stores;and restaurants:display- signs announcing that 1 is' a naturalised British subject." A few German shops in the suburbs have been closed. No instance of Germans being mobbed or assaulted has been reported, and there have been only a few cases where they have been insulted. ' .