30 JUNE 1917, Page 3

War is war, and there are inevitable consequences. After all,

the suffering and inconvenience in this country have been almost trifling compared with those of other nations. What the working man cannot abide is to be bought off with the promises characteristic of " those politicians." Such delusive promises are insulting to working men. This is much better understood by people who happen to know working men in their homes than by the politicians who seek their suffrages.