The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-24
UNCLE SAM IN AUSTRALIA.
Is II True That He Is Now Less
Liked There Than Formerly?

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The
closing sentence OF IN editorial article
in THE Sun of September 16 on Samoa
IL particularly significant. 1t SAID
"Apia is cancelling orders for American
merchandise" Apia was German, but Is
now held by a detachment of New Yea
land troops since they captured it early
In the war.
For years New Zealand and Australia
have evinced the greatest admiration
and friendship toward everything Amer
lean, and to tell one OF their people he
was much like a Yankee was sufficient
to I'LL him with JOY. The wonderful re-
ception given the clrcumnavigating fleet
on its visit at their ports Is SUFFICIENT
to show how they felt at that time. Now
American goods are boycotted openly In
their markets and Disseminated against
In every possible way.
To my personal knowledge an Amer
lean salesman left Wellington without
opening his samples. and that with peo-
pie he had done much business with in
the past. Another New York concern
was saved from disaster by having n
Canadian factory SO II could claim BRIT
ish made" for its line. Even then It's
representative was compelled to get a
customs receipt to show that the entry
was really from Canada before the GUS
toners would accept the goods.
The press is violent in it's ridicule and
abuse " everything American and the
people accept every word as true. The
censorlng is OF the same senseless sort
that has marked its work during the
whole trouble. Not n word II allowed
TO he printed hat is not highly lauda-
tory to Britain and British arms. Mt
a word II told OF what America has done
for Belgium, and 10 read the report Of
this wonderful relief fund one would
think Australasia had done Il all alone.
1t is my belief that the British trade
associations are fostering this feeling
mat the Australasian market may he
saved for themselves. Every outbreak
m the press against America Is followed
by some demonstration for the people TO
he loyal TO the mother country's prod
ucts. In spite uf all this talk their buy
ers are Hooking TO Japan TO get cheap
goods to take the place OF the German
goods they now cannot get and which
England cannot produce Cheaply enough.
outside some special lines America can
not compete I'm this market, hut now
they are creating this hostile feeling so
that even those viii! be displaced II pos
sihle.
Because We are supplying Europe with
the necessities OF war and are not al
wy SIlDN llt greatest re-
sentiment, seeming To feel that we should
not be happy so long as they are got.
Late in 1914 the Government railway
officials Of New Zealand were compel,ed
TO purchase ten locomotives In America,
ana when the public found il out there
was almost a revolution, and the COM
misSionrrs were driven TO show by state
ments from local and British engineer
ing firms that 1t would he impossible for
them to make deliveries bcfur. 1917. and
that meantime IT was absolutely neces-
siry to purchase in Am rica.
The dollar grabbing Yankee" Is about
the most polite ~appellation given us. 4
cartoon in one of the leading papers
showed John Bun and Uncle Sam in
conversation Said John Blood IS
thicker than water, Sam" eyes. John.
hut a dollar is thicker than blood" our
army IL ridiculed and said to contain
only criminals and outcasts, and our
navy will hardly float. according TO tAe
jokers Of the yellows. OF which they
have their share.
That there is an effort TO defeat anv
American trade expansion into territory
now or once controlled by Great Rrit-
ain and Germany Is true. and I believe
they would prefer Germany as "A com
petitor TO America. The average Brit
isher cannot get over tHiukiug MS PR
vincial and In the same class as a "cI-
lonial,' as they love TO call their 'oval
cubs in far away places OF the earth.
PACIFIco.
WEEpsPoEr, y. Y, September 20.