Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-11-10
HOW BRITAIN FEELS
TOWARD AMERICANS
BY w. w. HARRIS.

LONDON DOunQ, 10 Galllaru l-apslSN,
one OF the best informed of all British
men Of letters on things American, as
we'll as British. For while Professor
Lapsley looks all over the British col
lege don and holds the chair OF medic
val at the now almost deserted Cam
bridge University. he is by no means
the insular minded man that one might
easily have supposed.
Professor Lapsley has lived many
years in America. serving at Harvard.
and also in California. in university
work. But he is keen, interested OBJ
server of current history in the max
ing. as well as n student OF things OF
previous centuries.
We had been talking with J. p. Nor
gan and Ambassador Page, both on the
way TO London, and the point OF Brit
ish opinion OF America had been led
up to in a conversation covering
wide range.
Well" said Prof. Lapsley in reply,
II hardly know how 10 express it best
/ may say that Britons hold mingled
sentiments-a mixture of indignation.
wonder and bewilderment. a large
part OF the people are frankly indig,
nant that America should not come
out openly in the fight they feel is
fight for the advance OF freedom
among civilized nations. Among
smaller class, better read, perhaps,
there is an effort 10 get your point of
view as we learn it through official
notes. acts. etc, but frankly we can
not"
l have become convinced from many
talks with men in many walks in Eng
land that the professors diagnosis is
as correct as one can get. The man IN
the street makes no bones about II,
and we are not popular in England.
American residents there tell me they
are made TO feel it every day. When
you arrive you nre treated with a cool
ish courtesy. but certainly not with
warmth. -....
To-day, when the Noordam came into
port here from Rotterdam, there was n
great rush for newspapers, no news
having been received by wireless since
leaving Falmouth ten days ago. Among
the seekers was Lord Brabourne, who
came recently into his title through
death at the front of his predecessor
in the title. at once he leaped TO
news of the sinking by U.boats of the
Marina.
"Now, viii they act?" he exclaimed.
called his attention TO the fact that
the Americans on board were not pas
sengers, but employees OF the British
owners, fact apparently putting them
on their own responsibility and not
under the pledges obtained by Presi.
dent Wilson on the submarine coutrO-
versy
"Oh. yes" his lordship cried, al.
ways way out in excuse" and strobe
away.
When the U.53 appeared off our
coasts London papers made the news
great feature and editoriallzed by the
column to prove that here at last were
| circumstances that should bring Amer.
| lea over lock, stock and barrel, on
the side of the Allies. aud disgust grew
when no such result was forthcoming
incidentally this was about the only
piece of news from America that
| graced British papers for weeks. Be
yond an occasional political article
London papers practically ignore news
from America. this supposing the cen
sor does not stop II. For be II known
that every word OF news In English pa
pers goes through that office.
Every Britisher on board the Moor
dam was anxious to get to America
for one openly expressed reason. u
lcast--that he could get more news o
the big war han he could anywhert
else in the world.
| At tho moment nothing Ia talke,
about more in the home politics O
England than the rapidly moving Nd
tionalization some critics call II sc
cialization or Germanlzation--of tn
industries affecting the necessarlcs o
life, and more particularly the ncces
sarles of war.
Taking control OF wheat is felt to b.
a step calling for more steps. possibl
control of sale. control of price. cor
troll of shipping and shipp!ng rates
II is felt that even control OF all tn
food staples, and of all public utilize
and even OF land rental values ma
come.
Enormous vested interests will fIgh
This to the last, particularly tho Ian
holders OF the nobility. the shippin
, people and makers OF war profits ger
orally Under the plea of war necel
sity the coalition government can z
, far along these lines, but even no
they have halted at absolute prohlb
ton OF the manufacture and sale {
liquor, limiting retail sales TO tw
hours at noon. and three in tho ever
ings. This, however, has not. thus "a
apparently lossonod output and COT
sumption, am told,
But so rapid has been the lpcreas