The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-23
ROOSEVELT QUOTED IN CRITICISMS OF
 AMERICAN POLICY Americans in London Doing Their Country Harm by
 Continued Boasts" SLURS WILL BE
 REMEMBERED LONG Ambassador Page Has Stopped At tending American Meetings Be-
 cause of Harsh Things
 Said of Wilson
By PHILIP H. PATCHIN


 London, July S.-(Special Correspond ence.)-Most Americans who for one req son and another live in foreign lands are naturally keenly anxious that the fai, name of America should be protected and they resent and deplore the growth of anti-American feeling anywhere. There are some Americans, however, and this is particularly noticeable just now in London, who do not see the danger of keeping alive anti-American feeling, and, in fact, who help to propagate it. The situation threatens to bring on strained relations within the American colony.
 In the case of a number of Americans now resident in England, the cause of England and her allies is first and fore most in their thoughts and in their ardor they have forgotten the interests of their own country, or at least subordnated the United States in favor of the allies, To a very considerable degree these Amer- cans are responsible for the growth of the feeling against the United States which certainly does exist here, to an extent that those who believe it of the utmost importance that England and America should cooperate in all things, consider the chances of an after-the-wor working agreement jeopardized.
 It will not do to emphasize such anti-Americanism, which is, perhaps, too harsh a phrase, as exists here, but it would be equally foolish to ignore it. Many people in England have come to have keen feeling about America. The American governments policy toward Ger many is resented and America has been brought into rdicule and contempt in many quarters. America is criticized for not having come into the war and, In- stead waxing fat through huge intuition profits for not having protested abollt Belgium etc. It is not in the least sur prising that Americas case does not get fair hearing for, in times like these, British judgment is blinded and preju- dices have free swing. It is obviously an undesirable situation, yet 1t would not be nearly so bad if it were not for Americans, some here and some at home, who support every evil thing that is said or believed by the critics of the American government MT. Roosevelt is one who | is greatly responsible. Let any American endeavor to argue Americas side of the ca SC and the Englshman with whom the discussion is being carried on will at once cite Mr. Roosevelt's attacks on President Wilson. Nothing more is needed to con vince the average Englishman that the American government is run on the most selfish lines, and that the affairs of the United States are being handled in a criminal manner with complete disregard | of national honor and international obli- |gations.
 In the same way the critical Americans | who live here, and who have not yet |learned that patriotism demands that criticism of their own government be withheld before foreigners, feed the flames of anti -Americanism. An American ! who ''cusses out his own government to la foreigner is spreading dangerous gos- lpel, for that foreigner becomes convinced