The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25
Abroad Eager
 To Work For Their Countr,
Ambassador Pays Tribute the Patriotism of Women Living Abroad Business Men in London and Paris Offer Their Servces-Inventors Want to Serve
 Their Native Land in Time of Need

London, June 15.-Americans have al- patriotism and Americans abroad have always been among the most enthusias- tically patriotic of Americans. Those in London in these war times are keeping up the tradition in fine style.
 No one who has not been an Ameri- can in England or in any of the other allied countries during the last two and half years can realize the strain on patriotism which they have undergone. Remember that most of them were en- Enthusiastically pro-ally and that they were 5000 miles from home. They had to read day by day the bitter comment of H. informed journals on the Presidents pa tience and to many of them not know ing all the facts, it seemed as if that comment was at least partly Justlned. Many of them had friends as.d relatives serving in the allied armies and many more of them were doing work of one kind or another for the belligerents. When the news came that America had decided to join in the war great sigh of relief and joy and patriotism went up from these expatriates
 Immediately the American embassy in London and the consulates in all the big VA help of all kinds. Much of the ambas- sador's time has been occupied in figruing out how to make the best use of these patriotic offers and some of 1t, am afraid, in tactfully turning down ot- fers that could not be accepted, While at the same time avoiding any hurt to the feelings of the good people who made 1 them. Immensely valuable help has al | ready been obtained, however, from i Americans resident in England.
 l For instance, the American Chamber 1 of Commerce in London and the similar organizations in Paris have placed them selves unreservedly at the service of the government. Both these bodies are composed of business men with lonf 1 training in international trade and finance 1 and their experience is immensely Valu- | able. The committee of the Londor | chamber which waited on Ambassador
 Page said:
 we are sorry that we are too old tf 1 fight Please tell the President that wt
 are at his service for anything that ht 1 may call on us to do.'
 | It is betraying no secret to say tha' they have already rendered very valuable
 service by placing their vast store o business experience at the service O Americas representatives over here.
 American women in England have no been backward. Of course, we all know about women like the Duchess of Marl borough, the Duchess of Roxburge, Mrs Burns and so on. They have been iron
 their positions in society in the lime flight and have been doing excellent worl
 in the organization of hospitals for tn
 allies and in organizing care and hell
 committees for soldiers wives and de
 pendents. There are, however, host o
 other American women in England wh'
 have been doing just as much or more
 Some of them are married to English
 linen, some are the wives and daugh ters of American business men settled
 here, others are American employees o
 business houses. These women are no
 in the limelight but Ambassador Page tol, me the other day that no class of Amer ican has been doing more war worl
 than these women of moderate mean