The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-07-05
SCOTLAND IS
GLAD AMERICA
HAS ENTERED
THE CONFLICT
(By Lowell MeIlett. united Pres.

lDy Lowell Metett, Onlteu fTeSS
STAFF CorrespondenD.
Edinburgh, June 10.-tBy maii).-
Scotland is glad. America came in.
Edinburgh proved it today to group
OF peripatetic 'newspapermen.
The newspapermen. stopping in
Scotland's capital enroute to the Brit
ish cruiser fleet. received welcome
that could scarcely have been exceed
ed had their number included Presi-
dent Wilson and Andrew Carnegie.
They were vastly bewildered for a
time. but the meaning became clear
in time. Scotland has been greatly
thrilled by the action of the United
States and today's humble. visitors of
fered the first opportunity for real
celebration.
This accounted for the bringing
forth of the American flag. 1t ac-
counted for the elaborately arranged
tho simply menued-banquet, with
the lord provost of Edinburgh presid.
ing and the gord chief justice of Scot
land speaking and every dignitary the
state banquetting hail would hold oc.
cupying a place at the table II eX-
planned the serious session OF the
city magistrates on the question of
whether the dinner should be wet or
dry, a question that finally was set
tied in the manner 1t was thot would
be most pleasing to the visitors.
A committee OF municipal magis-
trates themselves took the newspaper
men in tow. led them to the tipmost
top of Edinburgh castle and the in
nermost sanctum of Holyrood palace.
And local newspapeHmen accompa.
MED to record the impressions of ''the
Everything partook of the nature of
peace-time holiday. rather than Sc
rious wartime business. an Illusion
easily achieved in Scotland, where
the war has meant actual prosperity.
instead of the reverse. Desolation
has been brot to thousands of homes.
but there is no other material evil
dence of the war. save for killed High
land soldiers in the streets and oc-
casionai blue uniforms OF GONZALES
cents sitting in the sunny parks.
Growing grass and moss have hid
den the slight scar on one facade OF
Edinburgh castle. the mark of Yep
pelin bomb dropped early in the war.
The castle still imprisons from time
TO time German prisoners brot in by
naval vessels. Whether Admiral Won
Tirpitz's son Is stiIl held there the
canny hosts did not say. but admitted
that had the bomb which glanced OF
the castle been true to its purpose
there would have been mourning at
90 fire side OF the arch exponent OF
terrorism.
This is presuming that Admiral Won
Tirpitz knows what most Germa2s ap-
parently do not. that the Zeppelin at
tack on the castle failed. Many pris.
oners brot there refuse to believe they
are in Edinburgh castle. insisting that
IL mas Dten ueStTOyeO-
Edinburgh had little else TO show
of wars effects but great deal to show
of her gratitude toward America. She
made this Plain in so many ways
that when the unlucky correspondent
called on to respond to the toast. Our
American guests" felt the necessity
10 establish his own connection with
this hospitable country. he was com
PEELED to refer to Scottish forebear
who departed Americaward only a
few jumps ahead of a Scottish sher-
in.
The closeness OF the relations be-
tween Scotland and America was en-
phasized again and again at the even
ing reception. One -Edinbugher after
another asked for information con-
cerning relatives in various parts of
the United States whom he thot some
OF the visitors might know
And when the speeches had been
president drunk and the functionary
in sacred robes had led the three
hip. hip. hoorays." that apparently
constituted his principa! official duty,
the city and state dignitaries clasped
hands with their guests around the ta-
BILE and sang a song worth going all
the wsy to Edinburgh to hear:
"Will ye moo COON agnin