The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-06-19
COUSIN or Rtv. eeo&BE WRITES
A VERY INTERESTING OPlNION
SAYS WE SHOULD TAKE SIDES
Erroneous ideas as to the Number
and Allegiance of the German
Extraction and Influence

set forth in letter received by Rev.
Coombe from a cousin in Cornwall
that we have secured the consent of
Mr.. Coombe to its publication.
The gentleman in question holds a
position akin to that OF our county
school commissioner. He has added
the duties of our county agricultural
| list. He supervises the educational
force OF his county and thus is above
the average in advantage and exerts
mighty influence upon the formative
influences OF the English mind in the
territory over which he presides.
For that reason his conclusions
about America are doubly interesting.
We recommend this letter to our
readers for through II we can look
upon the United States from English
eyes
.Glynford, The Crescent, Truro.
May 81, 1915.
Dear Cousins
| was delighted to receive
your long and interesting letter yes
terday, the long silence between us
had become painful home and / had
often wished that could get your adj
dress. Many things have happened
since we last wrote each other and
now we are I'm the midst OF the most
stirring events of our own or any
other century, events which will
leave theii marks indelibly engraved
on the face OF every land In the world.
Here, OF cour Sc, we talk OF nothing
else scarcely; Il is the days news OF
the war In France, in Russia. in the
Dardanelles, and now, too in Italy.
All sensible people realized from the
start that we were in for very long,
costly and bitter struggle, and even
the dullest person is beginning to see
that Il Is no picnic, and that Il will
probably last year or two longer,
We are learning many lessons from
the war some pleasant, many the re-
verse. Among the former may be men
toned the ready response from our
oversee dominions how often we
had heard that the colonists were
as only disadvantage, costing us
millions per annum I'M administration
navy. etc. and that when 1T paid
them" they would at once break with
MS they remained with US because
they knew they had the best OF the
bargain etc. Then came the war and
before we had the chance to ask the
offers of men, money and munitions
came pouring IN ayereven from In
dia. where we had always main
tanned large standing army as much
TO overawe the natives as to repel in
vadeis. All this is glorious, and John
Bull Is awaking TO the realization OF
his strength when some had thought
that he was decadent power. fast
falling behind IN the race OF nations.
My opinion is that he never stood
higher I'm the estimation OF his
neighbors for honour. uprlghtness and
strength So far we IN Cornwall have
suffered no inconyience Tom the war.
and beyond what we see in the news
papers have no evidence that fierce
war Is being waged except the rise
in prices Of food-most OF which is 20
per cent dearer than a year ago Per-
haps | should also except the presence
OF men everywhere In uniform---it IN
khaki everywhere. every town has its
quota. drilling for the front. II Is said
that from three TO four millions have
volunteered and we have two millions
ready TO 20 wherever required now,
aud recruiting Is stu going on very
briskly. so briskly that those who
would advocate conscription don't
get n show. So you see the old fight
Ing spirit Is not dead and patriotism
Is still as fresh and viriie az ever.
The attitude Of America through
out the war has been rather severely
criticised here. am NOT speaking Of
the leaders of the country. nor Of the
editors of papers, but of The working
man. and vow, as m edncatcd man
win be able 90 appraise this at some
thing like rs true value We saw that
Germany did many acts 81 fright
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