Show WAR SCARE IN GREAT BRITAIN strikers held not to be the real reason for military preparedness secretly being made london closely following the an no that the annual british army maneuvers would bo be omitted emitted this year cornea comes the further announcement no chati all military ind and naval leaves leavea of absence have been stopped meanwhile activity in tho the royal arsenals which was first observed served ol about a month ago continues unabated the first and most natural explanation of the preparation for war that la is obviously going on in the british army and naval service Is the prevalence of labor disturbances accompanied by unprecedented rioting and lawlessness in all parts odthe of the kingdom it cannot be denied the british army has rd its hands full at the present momert performing its part in a great patriotic endeavor to force the british working man to labor ten hours a lay day for 5 a week in the service and diplomatic clubs however strikes are not looked upon as the real cause of the strange preparations that are going on with as much secrecy as possible throughout the country whether En glands war preparations are intended for germany or whether they are for the purpose of suppressing her own internal disorders the outlook in n either case Is sufficiently grave I 1 |