The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-02-03
AS ACTS APPEAR TO EURO
PEANS; WHY ALLIES CRITICIZE
The Allies Claim They Are Fighting Our Battle And For
World Independence; Think America Places
the Dollar Above American Life

able editor of the North Review James D.
Whepey in the Outlook trips made by those gen
Europe which be said wholly reflect cred
1t upon naton does it afford unaoyed pride
in the estimates placed upon actions by other nations The
article says
Friendship between the United States and Great Britain had
grown decidedly stronger since the Spanish that
arrangement of the British FROM and enmity for Ameri
has become subject of serious discussion this side
of the Atlantic George Harvey gives his explanation in the
North American Review after visit to England and James
d. Whepley gives his in the Outlook They reveal that
though the British does not seriously ccse the
of the United States Government feeling of mingled
and Americans spreading among the
British people after the nations had understand each
other better than at any time since the United States became
indepedent.
The Brtons Americans enjoying peace while they suffer
IN war they suffered before They prong
immensely dire of arms ammunition food
and their old conception of the American whose god is the
dollar arises again They growing rich at their
yet insisting right to make dollars by sell
ling their enemies The British would be than human
they did not feel both envy and irritation toward people
Prosperous exacng holding for its rights
But Bron pass all these considerations to the very
merits of the struggle They have their convc
ton that they champions of right conviction strong
that they cannot conceive of impartial intelligent right
thinking doubling the justice of their They be-
eve they fighting the battle of right against might of de-
mocracy against despotsm of National independence against
world empire of sancy of treaties against the
theory, of civilization against military frghtfuness For
these they believe they fighting battles well
their and proof they assert that the German
eral staff has complete plans for invasion of the United
States after Germany has conquered Europe They say
ought be fighting side by side with hem but that in
stead stand aoof rich at their and obsruc
their efforts to crush the enemy while President
says o proud fight and merely writes when
Germany citizens To these earnest Bran
mercenary and contemplate.
The British statesman however judges of the actions Of
by the standards international and by the
difficulties which confront them member of the House of
Commons told Colonel Harvey that there deendabe
preex consistent with observance of international law for
joining the allies Cabinet Minister admitted that
Britain had Greatly for dissatisfaction with the
course pursued by the American Admistraton and would
have od
munitions He not peurbed by the note protesting against
the blockade of Germany for Government took months
prepare it, hence it take another six months
But another British Minister whom Colonel Harvey terms
the most increasingly powerful in the empire is
quoted saying that 'there is not particle of feeling
against the American people, but that Government
criticised because of the rooted belief England that
fighting your battle and that your Government only
treats the enemy with the greater consideration but
out of its to harass and u.s. He adj
ts that 1--WE have not asked anybody to fight any battle for
u.s. but he meets the suggestion that the navaism of Eng
land is defensble than the mtarsm of Germany by
saying that m England had not neposed France would have
been crushed and the the would turned
instantly to the Western Hemisphere that German mtar
ism the living OF America and British navasm
her salvation"
This conviction of the British Minister his annoyance at Mr.
Wilson's protest against the blockade while the President
only with notes the far misdeeds of Ger
many sentiments to the British nation Taken il
conjunction with the weknown fact that the weight of Amer
lean sentiment favors the allies these opinions render nexp
cable to the British the OF Government in
lousy preserving neutrality. When President
ducts long drawnout negotiations regarding submarine
and talks OF being too proud to fght the
picked Britons find the explanation that sordd
mercenary and cowardly that will suffer intoerabl
wrongs other nations ght battles in order that
may accumulate dollars They hear that the majority of
people sympathize with them and they other
for the failure of that majority to impose its will tn
Administration
Those Americans who view the matter Americans,
pro-aies proermans believe that Mr.. Wilson could hav
taken other than neutrality We had
Immediate of quarrel with Germany and her allies
idea-the that.