The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-11
SAYS YANKEES ARE
DESPISED BY EUROPE
WAR CORRESPONDENT TELLS OF
CONDITIONS HE OBsERv-
III A,Ns IND.

New York, February. 6.-Othel
voyagers from Europe have said tina,
Americans were unpopular in France
and England, but Richard Harding
Davis, author and war correspond.
ent, raised the statement to the last
degree of emphasis today when he
arrived on the White Star liner Bal
tic.
when you meet a man on the
other side you have to take fifteen
minutes to calm him down after you
tell him you are an American" Dav-
is said. They don't hate us-they
save that for the Germans. They de-
spise us.
Wilson's Picture Kissed.
I'm England the recruiting sta
tions have big signs in front of them
reading: "All Men Who Are Not Too
Proud to Fight enlist here" At the
Coliseum Theater in London one
night saw the pictures of the rulers
Of various countries flashed on the
screen. When President Wilson's por-
trait appeared there was solid hiss
from the whole audience.
There are two reasons for their
contempt. One of them, they hold, is
that the United States has meekly
suffered all the indignities of Ger
many's submarine outrages and has
spent her time protesting indignant
ly against the cotton embargo. The
other is that they believe we are
false friends.
"You know the French army found
that when it bought shells from
American manufactures a number of
the shells fell about 500 yards from
the mouth of the gun. They bought
shoes from us and found that they
were made of paper instead of leath-
er, Such things have become gener-
ally known and the French have an
idea that we are trying to make
money out Of their misfortune.
Belgium's Plight Retold.
,'"Our gifts to Belgium? OF course,
they appreciate such things. But you
must remember that we have not
done such great deal. All we have
sent to Belgium would not have fed
the country for seven weeks. France
and England have done the rest.
And what we have sent over there
has come from people of moderate
means in this country. The big men,
those who are making the millions
out of the war, are giving nothing.
They may give few dollars when
they are asked, but not in proper
ton to the fortunes they are reap
ing.
II know that the head of one of
the French committees recently pc
titioned about twelve of the biggest
men in this country to give some
share of their war fortunes to help
the sufferers. ! was told that not
only were there no results but not
one of the millionaires instructed his
secretary to acknowledge the receipt
of the letter.
1.-THE trouble is that they cannot
understand that what the admins
tration does is not what the average
American can be held for.
Entire Country Despised.
We would not think of ostraciz-
ing all Frenchmen because of some
thing M. Caillot does, but over there,
because the administration has lost
respect, they despise the entire coun-
try. William J. Bryan and Henry
Ford are considered typical, aud the
two have done more to max, peace
impossible AMI the very name OF it
hateful than any thing else"
Davis explained that he went to
Saloniki when the trouble first be-
gan there. He stayed a month in an
ticipation of big battle, blu. de-
+rarted when he sew that nothing of
the sort was cola ne.
The Aus.rians could have driven
the Serbs back into the sea 10 they
had kept up tie first drive" Davis
said. But they didn't, and now the
allies are in;renched on the top of
a cliff. and III, ely approa i to It
is through ten miles Of plains, raked
by their guns and strewn every inch
with barbed wire. I doubt II Salon
Xxi can be taken.
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