"Sir Edward Grey, on the other hand, is spoken well of by all men, but he, too, is the victim of a mysterious fate. He is, as Professor Murray has repeatedly testified, the most truthful of men, yet he never opens his mouth without deceiving us. He is the most loyal of simple, manly souls, yet he is accused of betraying every country and every diplomatist who trusted him. He is the kindest of men, and yet he has implicated us in the tortures of Denshawai and brought upon us the slaughters of Armageddon. "Clearly, there are two men in England who must be sent into permanent retirement. Depend on it, there is something fundamentally wrong with them. It is a pity, for they are stuffed with the rarest of virtues--though I say it, who should not. One of them is Sir Edward Grey and the other is G.B.S." THE EUROPEAN WAR AS SEEN BY CARTOONISTS [American Cartoon] [Illustration: The Postscript _--From The Tribune, New York._] [German Cartoon] [Illustration: The Paper Blockade _--From Lustige Blaetter, Berlin._ "Look out there, mate; don't puff so hard, or you'll smash up Churchill's blockade!"] [American Cartoon] [Illustration: Donnerwetter! _--From The World, New York._ Germany Dishonored: None Drowned.] [German Cartoon] [Illustration: The Powder Chest _--From Lustige Blaetter, Berlin._ John Bull: "Don't be afraid, Mister Moneymaker. There's no safer way to travel to Europe than on my peaceful vessel!"] [English Cartoon] [Illustration: In the Eastern Arena _--From Punch, London._ It was the policy of the _retiarius_ to retreat in order to gather his net together for a fresh cast.] [French Cartoon] [Illustration: Circumstances Alter Cases _--From La Revue Hebdomadaire, Paris._ When Wilson's daughter is aboard one of these days it won't be a laughing matter.] [German Cartoon] [Illustration: A Risky Road _--From Jugend, Munich._ Destruction awaits them even though the wheels are made of dollars.] [American Cartoon] [Illustration: Sherman Was Right! _--From The Sun, New York._ "Close up these factories! Be neutral!"] [Italian Cartoon] [Illustration: On the Bosporus _--From Numero, Turin._ The last serenade.] The Belligerents' Munitions Growing Problems of Germany and Her Opponents in Supplying Arms