PLAYING THE GAME BRAVELY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3060, 23 April 1917, Page 2

PLAYING THE GAME BRAVELY

Sill JOHN JELLICOE SPEAKS.

Sir John Jellicoe, at a reconfc mcoting of the Women's United Service League at the Mansion House, referred to the deeds of tho officer's and men of the mercantile*' marine, states a writer .in tho "Daily Mail." : -

"Believe me," ho said, "you can never hear top much of them. These, men are going through trials and dan T gers every day and every* night, so that they may bring to our shores tho necessities for our existence. No words' of gratitudo can be too great for.their services." , . ' ' -■„' „.- On tho subjeot of submarines, Sir John Jellicoe said: "Had it;not been, for the debate which took place in the ] House of Lords I might have said something; but I; am quite certain that anybody who has. read, to-day's papers knows all about tho question of submarines—(laughter)—and that, therefore, it is quite unnecessary for mo to Bay-anything about it." (Renewed laughter and cries of.'"Oh."). Speaking of tho strain of separation and the strain of waiting-during two ■and a talf years of war, Sir John said, that he thought tho strain of working was worse. The clubs could do a great deal to keep the wives cheerful, and the cheerfulness of the wives was bound to. react upon the husbands— and he knew the husbands needed it.

"If the club,s only do one thing, and that is keep the. wives cheery, they are doing a great deal to win the war. During the fast, two and a half years I have had a great many letters of a most touching description from wives and little children. The little children ask, 'When are you going to let Daddy come home?' Some of the letterehave been really most touching, and I.havo answered a great many of them. (Applause.) I have had to say in each' case, 'It is impossible; ■ the country needs daddiee and husbands,' and so long as the country needs them. I am afraid we must ask the wives to let them off." ■ .'.

Tho strain on the Grand Fleet" was very great, but the strain on tho men serving far afield was still greater. The Grand Fleet always cherished the hope of one. day meeting the enemy. That hope had kept them going for two and a half years. The ehips that were far afield had no such hope to cheer them up. Those men had seen even less of their wives than men of the Grand Fleet. Tho. men of tho mercantile marine who were working far away could not come to England. They had had no opportunity'of fighting, except possibly a submarine they did not see. liord Derby pleaded for a spirit of cheerfulness. "Do not thing," he said, "that the war is over yet. I beliovo there are many months of anxiety before us still. Do not think from that that I am in any way pessimistic. I believe absolutely that viotory will Await our arms both on land and sea • —(cheers) —but that victory is only going to be achieved if everybody in tho country does not only what they are pleased to call doing their bit, but does their best. That is what is required "at tho preßent moment. ; "Unless we have- everybody doing their best the war is going to be prolonged much further than it need be. I ra optimistic with regard to the result of the war, but optimism will never win the war. It requires work— work by cheerful arid willing people." ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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