Untitled extract from a letter by G.R. Thorne, published in the Express and Star

Extract from a letter by G.R. Thorne (1853 - 1934), British solicitor and politician, published in the Express and Star, fearing the silence of the Liberal Party's leaders will allow the nation to drift into war, condemning the lack of statesmanship shown by [Joseph] Chamberlain, politician, and his entirely materialistic motivations, and he denounces the lack of religious conviction in British foreign policy.