The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-08-03
AGAINST h
. AMERlCAlSD DYING
OUT IN COLONIES
Stand Of United States Towards
Belgium Begins TO Be
Understood '
-. titnfT s3GIE
THINKING AUSTRALASlANS +.
SEE ERROR or PREJUDICE
General Distrust Of Germans In
Commonwealth compeIs Ny
Many TO Leave

Feenng IN AUSTRALIA against Amer
lea because this country did not join
the Allies in war against Germany has
greatly diminished, particularly among
the more intelligent persons of the Col.
onies, says +. e. Matson, a Honolulu
newspaper man who recently returned
from a three months visit in the
southern continent! d
b 1t Is true, he admits, that some Of
the sentiment engendered against the
United States at the outset of the Eu-
ropean war still fingers in certain quar-
tiers Of the Commonwealth, but the
reading, thinking public now freely adj
mits its error and confesses that the
American government took the only
logical stand; in fact, most of them
express the hope that the United States
will not be drawn into serious difficulty
with Germany, compelling declaration
Of war. Isl" ft5a.& &E III III
IL know this is radically different
from the reports which have been com.
ing out from the Colonies the last few
says the Honolulu man, ''but
| am speaking from personal expert
enee, from talks had with newspaper
editors both in Melbourne and SydDey,
and with citizens Of the states of Vic.
toria and New South Wales, and of
New Zealand.
"There is still feeling down there
that the United States, as o signatory
power, pledging itself in The Hague
convention to aid in maintaining Bel.
GUM 3 neutrality, failed in its promise
when it did not join Great Britain i'm
defending that neutrality, even at the
Gost of war. But the intelligent Aus
tralians are admitting today that
America has taken the only proper
course after all. o.. 20
@"Several men told me they realized
the enormous amount of munitions,
foodsttiffs and other materiel the Uni
ted States is furnishing the Allies, and
that undoubtedly this great supply
would be cut of If America were to- 20
TO war. They understood now, they
said, THAT without this Invaluable as
sistanes from America the struggle, at
least on the western line, would pr D
emit an entirely different aspect They
are beginning to understand, apparent
ly, that If this country went TO warrit
would. have its hands so full with its
own affairs that its private rnanufae.
turers would be unable to all European
orders. ~ g ~ a5rt,1 II
f'The True situation Is dawning on
the minds of Australians, though slow
w., 1t seems to be fOstered by certain
American corporations whose products
are used in the Colonies. was told
several times of pamphlets found in
packages Of goods exported by these
companies, little Documents setting
forth eoncisely the figures showing the
vast quantity Of products which have
gone to the western front from the
states. Considering these figures in
connection with the serious difficulty
Great Britain was having a few weeks
ago in producing ammunition, the peO-
pie Of Australia are beginning TO for
IT their grievance against this coun,
try.' 80
Some rather pitiable examples of ma
tional prejudices aroused by the war
are to be found in Australia, says the
Honolulu man. There are German fam.
lilies who have lived in the Colonies
several generations, in some instanc %
inter marrying and in most cases be-
coming as much Australian as the old
est families of the land, yet because
they bear a German name--a stigma
in that country-they are practically
boysotted and driven ont, They escape
the horror of seeing their homes torn
down from over their heads, but the
people will not patronize their shops
or give them work. .r 4 a..
In one instance an attack was made
on a family Of German name through
the newspapers; it developed a few
days later that one fof the sons had
enlisted in the Australian contingent
and was fighting side by side with the
other Australians and New Zehlanders
in the pardanelles, ~ Z, F...1 Z ~ .
Many who have lived in the colonies
nfty or sixty years are forced TO sell
their property and leave! America Is
proving an asylum for such unfOrtu-
ma es and almost every ship leaving
Sydney for San Francisco or Vancouver
carries at least two or three of these
families. ~.
' at is a positive fact that, no mat
ter how long 2 German may have lived
in the Commonwealth, % long AZ he
bears the Teutonic name he meets sus.
picion and humiliation on every side, /"
said Mr.. Matson. DIT is even said IN
some instances that the sdistrrist OK,
lends to the school children, who sbpn
be lounfsters Of GeFwanie nape, ytr
tually compelling the parents TO take
heir boys and girls from the eduea'
.ional institutions.
Most Australians seem TO think this
'ar-rearhing distrust is meFited, h9w,
'ver, and their opinion Is strengthened
~ an occasional despatch 'frop the
Oardanelles telling Of the discovery Of
German. Australian soldier who has
deserted; or worse, has suddenly turned
niper within the Australian lines. One
Ie4aite example Of this Kind was re-
'ofted several weeks ago. A young
ierman Australian was reported to
ave been caught in the act Of secretly
licking off the officers Of the battalion
N which no enlisted and which had
,een taken to the front, 4"