Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-04
VIEWED THROUGH FOREIGN EYES

The North American Review for January article which, instead of hang their heads hame supposedly intended to do will the and indignation of every fair-minded and patriotic American The distinguished colonel who from London has been hobnobbng with the of England and dining with its nobility. He has discussed with "the
 increasingly powerful in the empire questions of American policy with reference the European and the of the adnnsraon and he has apparently with approval he reflections the courage and justice Anera attitude and to sneerng remarks the Presidents public utterances He attended dinner party famous old castle with noble ear looking from their gorgeous frames and at which the included thee of the realm members of the house of commons colonel and captain khskl mighty hunsman Of cd young scion of his house. highly distinguished editor of marked Tory procvite and the inevitable Americans of the ladies obviously Aner eanborn and noticeable for her beauty differed from the others in that her famed with indignation whenever government of her native land mentioned Amid such foundngs and in such company the editor listened and
 participated discussion the deccns the United States the of the invasion of Belgium in the Lusitana matter and n other contingencies growing of the President Wilson's famous remark about the possibility being proud fight applied to the European situation wtbo,
 from the colonel who was perfectly that had reference to controversy with weak and deenseess nation and had application European affairs He discussion with genteaced nobeman American affairs the latter pronounces the edct that tbe only wav in which America @ regain her honor and the of her kin throughout the world by epudatng the administration of President Will son. And still the editor is silent With the pe paredne of the administration the increasingly powerful the enpre asks Does your President business will he only write notes congress-" And Harvey
 states that he declined to hazard con the that the nobody could tell whether the administration is really awake only talking in its seep.'
 It is difficult understand Colonel Harvey in pen ming such article Surely he does wish the people of the United States believe that the class of people whom he quotes the representatives of the principles and ideals with which the United States said to be in sympathy during the struggle the British empire for her existence He appears have made effort to dpate erroneous impressions speak word in defense of his country And yet knows better than he that the impressions and only that but abso luely unjust It is difficult believe that the who boasted discovering" Woodrow Wilson, and who later was repuated by him. could far allow his country its chief executive to be magnd foreign land without his great gifts their defense. And yet this apparently is what happened It probable that other prominent American could be found who would follow such pusanmou course and undoubtedly would bazon before the world print
 No other class of people has suffered much the the class with whom Colonel Harvey mingng class had much lose The ideal conditions of existence oyed by the European (and especially English Upper classes