Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-10-23
A Scotchman's Views
On The English Side
OF The European War

leans, passed. through NEW L OIh ldoI
week en- route from his summer
home at Ardrishaig, On the west
coast of Scotland. He was the guest
of Mrs. Charles T. Logan a short
while before leading for New Orleans.
He came over on the American liner
st. Paul, and says there is no longer
any fear in Great Britain regarding
sea travel.
In this connection Mr.. Amman took
occasion to pay fine tribute to Presi-
dent Wilson. He said:
''The situation regarding sea travel
was most hazardous until through
the mastery intervention of Presi-
dent Wilson the submarine warfare
was modified to the extent that
neutrals may now voyage in any di-
rection to any port without fear or
hindrance. Living in Louisiana,
must confess that / have been much
prejudiced against President Will
son because of his stand on the sugar
duties. But / understand now that
he has seen the error of that move,
and my feelings are no longer hurt.
But in Great Britain, and all over
the world, opine, President Wilson
today stands the great man Of the
hour. In fact, there is no parallel
case to his. People over there do
not understand his greatness, and
he is looked upon as kind of super
man. know he would resent this,
but what l say is true. Wilson's
pictures and mention of his name in
Great Britain today are the i'm
mediate cause of the most enthusi-
astic demonstration wherever shown
or mentioned. There has been moth
ing like it in my time, and I cele-
brated my seventy-first birthday
aboardship October 6. No man ever
hazarded SO much or gained so bril-
liant and bloodless victory in the
history of the two continents. No
matter what the American people
may do through party prejudice,
there stands Wilson's achievement. 1t
will go down the corridors of history
as the matchless triumph of truly
noble and truly great man. To
speak of his victory as the triumph
of truth is merely stating what the
whole world recognizes. l am sur
prised at seeing certain American
newspapers slurring at Wilson. They
reckon without their hosts, for Will
sons place in history is fixed; his
reputation has preceded him. Not
only is he the lion of the day the
world over, but he is star of the
first magnitude"
"Is England furnishing it's full
quota of troops for the war;" Mr.
Amman was asked.
"Yes, and more. / get it from the
best authority that 100000 soldiers
are already mustered into service
are already qever C, RIB etaoin shrd
and at least 100000 are ready for
the front. There will be as many
more millions if necessary. The whole
of Great Britain is enlisted in this
fight. The war spirit is universal
In the little Scotch village of Ardris-
haig we have sent one hundred and
siXtyfive young men to the front
Think of it! Ardrishaig is about the
size of. Palisade, with 900 population
Pick out 165 men from Palisade and
send them away and you will see
how they are missed"
What about England's fleet? II
seems to be useless at present"
"Why, man, it hasn't anything tc
fight. 1t is still intact and ready
and hasn't been harmed by sub.
marines. The British fleet makes
England's mastery of the seas abso.
lutte, at least in time of war. Ger.
many cannot put a sail or funnel
afioat. England, on the other hand,
is controlling hundreds of millions
of sea commerce the world over and
not nation to say her nay. Befor,
this upheaval, Germany's ships could
and did sail in every sea and ocean
as freely as England's untrammelled
untouched, unafraid. Competition
was as much in the power of Ger
many then as in England's. She
could enter Australian ports or Eng
fish ports and compete with perfect
freedom. And this is the one great
puzzle of the war. Why was it ever
declared? Germany knew she could
not whip the English fleet, and that
she would be driven to cover every
where. You cannot find the German
flag in any worlds port except on an
interned ship"
"Do the English people resent the
war;"
"Yes and no. They resent the
causes that brought it about, be.
cause no one can reason out that it
was ever necessary. The people of
England had nothing against the
people of Germany and have none
now. All the resentment is against
the secret diplomacy that made war
possible. But England will spill her
last drop of blood in defense of her
rights"
"Are the people confident? ?"
absolutely SO. They believe Ger
many is already defeated"