Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-10-02

cradle portion Of Il II herewith given: ),
il Americans are very popular In England
lnow. The entry Of the United States int
the war has done much 20 cement thu
lfrisndship between the two great Englisl
speaking nations, according to Waterman
T. Hewett, professor emeritus Of German
ct Cornell University, who has Just re
turned from four years spent In Englant
and Europe.
ii Professor Hewett has been Q clos
observer Of conditions in Europe. Al
though he has been writing book Of
Goodwin Smith during his stay abroad b.
has found time 10 engage In work who'll
will be of benefit to England and he
allies. He said that he was not at libert!
to divulge for publication the nature o
this work. He has received the thank
of high British officials for his work.
REPRESENTS ROYAL SOCIETY.
| Professor Hewett has been honored b!
the appointment % American representa-
tive Of the Royal society of Literature o
Great Britain. He IL to cooperate In tn,
formation OF plan for an intellectual
and literary entente between England
and her allies.
| While abroad Professor Hewett ba
collected some interesting relics OF thu
war. Thesefnclude bayonets and othel
Instruments of war and incendiary discs
such as the Germans threw into houses
In Liege and Lovain ~ they marched
through to burn the Belgian houses to
the ground. Professor Hewett has seer
the bayonets with saw edge such a. the
Germans use but he was unable to gel
possession of one for his collection.
SPENT TIME AT OXFORD.
Much of Professor Hewett's time ha,
been spout at Oxford ct work on his boob
on Goodwin Smith. This book will CON
tain complete photography Of the works
OF Goodwin Smith, the famous Oxford
scholar, who came to Cornell University
in It's early days and who at his death left
large requests to the University. Many
personal and political notes of the great
scholar have been collected by Professor
Rewett during his stay In England
These include interesting letters written
to Sir Herbert Warren, president Of
Magdalen College, Oxford.
GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS.
"English colleges have made great
contributions to the war, "said Professor
Hewett. "Oxford which has q normal
enrolment of $500 men has dropped to
$50. Many of the college buildings have
been given over for hospital use. Others
are used az quarters for cadets. ] have
brought back very complete collection
of clippings for the University library.
These will be of value to persons writing
books on the war for they give the in
side of the military and political life OF
England. The great public schools OF
England Elton and the others
have given their men to the war In great
numbers. The same IL true OF the untver-
stiles.
"Women of all classes are engaged In
work In the munition factories and on
the farms. More than $4,000 women are
working on the farms Of England. Girls
/ in the munition factories are provided
with uniforms and maintenance and are
paid wage.
ENGLAND CHANGED.
"England has greatly changed during
the war. Commons have been plowed up
and allotted to the people as garden plots.
There are vegetable gardens everywhere.
The Port Meadow along the Thames
which ia about three miles long and one
mile wide has been cultivated for the
first time. Food 10 not scarce and the
submarine has failed to starve England.
Il 10 an annoyance and little more.
WThe students from the colleges have
gone into the war; many Of the instruct
ors have gone with them and the older
professors have gone Into government
bureaus to do their share"
GERMANY UNDER WAR CLOUDS.
Professor Hewett had the interesting
experience of being in Germany while
the war clouds were gathering. He left
for England the day before war was
declared. Professor Hewest left Ithaca
October 20, 1918, for Naples, Italy. He
spent the winter of 1884 in Egypt and
went M the Nile to Luxor and Assouan.
he had Al q fellow traveller In the Holy
Land, Lord Bryce, former British ambas'
sador to the United States.
Athens was very different city from
the Athens Professor Hewett lived IN
after graduating from college. The old
customs are fast disappearing. The
Greeks are much more modern in dress.
RoYALY TO FORE.
In the summer Of 1914 Professor Hew.
cit found that Greece had changed In the
latitude of It's government to the people,
When he studied there 1t was mon
archy In name but q republic In spirit.
The German domination had brought
royslism to the fore.
Most Of the summer of 1914 was spent
nv Professor Hewett along the Mediter.
ranean. he visited Naples, Rome, Flor
enoe and Venice. Then he travelled
through the country where the Italians
and Hustrians are now fighting. Al
Munich he heard the first rumors OF war.
He visited old friends there and pro.
oeeded to Wurzburg, where he was the
ouest of Professor Kuchler, . former
assistant in the German department. al
Cornell.
VIEWS TROOP MOVEMENTS.
At Cologne, Professor Hewett saw the
first movements of troops. Before wal
was declared Professor Hewett saw the
troops march away from Cologne to the
French frontier. When war was declared
| by Austria on Serbia, Professor Hewet'
act ont for England. he arrived In Lon
| don the day Belgium was Invaded.
An interesting incident OF the at.
titude Of Kaiser William toward the
English and Americans was related 60
Professor Hewett by Admiral Day, o. g.
A.. retired, who spent winter at Nice,
France, with tho professor. Admiral
Day said that in July, 1914, be waa
ornisinp about the Baltic with his son
and 10 Enelishmen. On July IA their
| boat put . into ford where the royal
German yatch was moored. The party
Vas ashore when Kaiser William ano
his party walked past. All raised tneil
hats to the Kaiser but the German Wal
lord never noticed the party.
SAW AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
Professor Hewett saw the first
American contingent march through
London to Buckingham palace. "They
are the tallest soldiers I have ever seem
be said. "They made q wonderfully
GOOD Impression upon the Engiisn.''
Professor Hewett was at the East Lon
don school which was wrecked oy Ter
man air raiders with the loss OF 30 lives
shortly after the explosions. He ha'
had many other vivid experiences dur
| ing his stay abroad.