The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-05-18
INTERESTING
! LETTER ON
EUROPE

EURUPE
c.,atte. Of Columbus Junction,
The !. ua - issue Of May 8, contained
Iowa, u II letter written by Mr..
he folig nall of Columbus Junction,
Arthur Ian well known TO MI. ana
genln,' vincent, who reside Just
Mrs Y. y Mace. and school mate
per Y. \ latter. From time % time we
y m1 lad communications sent =. % TINS :
have nas and published in the different
couDlss;s .a as hut SO far as we know
peroalSassba first letter covering the
this ". y If travel in Europe from
stualun ~ ! writer known to any OF
the ~ a.sns Mr.. Vincent states that
gu ~ socnuaintance with the gentleman
~ ~ as If possible to consider the let
y which follows authentic:
y Ior Mills. Ashland, Mass, April
Aa es,e-Mr Walter II. Hall, Column
a i Iuoction. Iowa.-My Dear Father !:
~ ,soaiyed your good letter several
l 100 and mothers letter this
aa.s ,a &C. and am very sorry that /
aoln had an opportunity to write
aa''I s;nee nv return from Europe.
~ sl dav has been full day and
n1e'i bad = hard time to work In the
many ~ personal things which ! have
wanted TO DO
II YOU should ask me to sum up In
ssr words the things that impressed
= most about Europe, think /
.s.uld say-It's no place for an Amer
Ian 10 20 at the present time Ii he
s ain his safety and personal con-
Yenience
Anv foreigner, and I'm sorry to say
i American especially, is looked upon
q totally undesirable, especially in
Tneand. The Weakened, vacillat-
ing nj policy of our present administra-
IAN il, Of course, chiefly responsible
Az this. Mention Wilson's name and
van hear laughs and sneers all around
van Over there they call him Pres
ident WILSON and want to know
how many pencil and stationery fac
tories are required to keep him sup
nlied with material for notes. They
feel that America is willing to sell her
EhOnor for money and as a result we
sre held by them in silent contempt.
The whole feeling is summed up
very neatly in the words of promi-
uent speaker whom | heard at ban
quet at the hotel Savoy to which a
London acquaintance took me. His
words were as follows:
After this war is over, America
81 will have just two friends-the
81 Atlantic ocean on the east and
# the Pacific on the west"
In Paris | became rather friendly
with a Belgian lieutenant who went
through the mill when the Germans
first invaded Belgium. He said to
me- "You Americans don't care how
many Of us are killed, how many OF
Us Starve to death, how many of our
homes are ruined, as long as you make
4 dollar out of it." OF course they
realize that a few months ago they
were in urgent need of our munitions
put they cannot forget the fact that
We are growing rich while they are
being ruined
for an American travelling is ex-
eeedlngly difficult and many, many OBJ
slaces are placed in ones way. When
our boat locked at Liverpool, a mum
lef Of English officers came on board
and put every passenger through a
alfu degree examination. Some peo-
y weren't allowed to get off the boat
Y al and some of them were taken
II tne Liverpool police station. Nc
que can get into England without a
aeahlte business object. And he has
sol 70 prove it beyond every shadow
n doubt When you get to London
necessary at your hotel to fill
N. long blank giving your personal
history from birth up. And You must
~ 70 % the police station and give
Ouf history there. You cannot move
siVM one hotel to another without
~ seltlng permission from the no.
& i you go five miles from your
49,, " must nfSC get permission
,a tm 'ne police to do so. When YOU
s s'u'a !, nom your five mile journey
M ~ \ y be midnight and pouring
s Nv you must not 90 to bed witho,,;
M sIaVellng many blocks to the 10.
hs M ga saelon and reporting the fact
sr -. sou are back Five hundr.,l dol.
~ LUG Is the penalty for neg;e,tine
M, Imply with these regulations. The
ru sls .alng about it all is that new
pifs No. anu regulations are ooirrg into
sss srs nearly every day and no one
Is ssa,s Y Know what a person Is sun
sw VI i y 90. And ignorance of tn,
AN : 81. 70 excuse whatever to n ron
MT pOnce captain. Their attitude
ler ,aa' an American is an uncesirablt
an I'M MAJ anyhow and the harder they
Aey are ~ nun the better pleased
h 'n pa., ! decided to leave nngland
ans my troubles Increased