The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-17

his nation as the greatest nation in the world. And he pictures the typical Briton as 'a member of a traditional ly retlcent and inexpensive race; who avs about one.third of what he feels; who is obsessed by mania for under stating his eonntry's case, exaggerating It's weaknesses. and helittling its, ef forts; who is secretly shy. so covers up bis shyness with cloak Of aggrSA- siveness which is offensive to tkose who are not prepared for it" fa
 The Englishman Of today has his face turned in the direction of Central Europe and the United States is at his back, Ian Hay tells us. and it Is diff cult to expect him to display an lnti- mate or sympathetic understanding. of Americas true attitude 10 the war,
 "He is fighting for his life" saysIan Hay. He is conducting the war ac- cording to his lights and is prepared to abide by the consequences of what he does. Bear with him. for he Is having a tough time of It. He is oc- | casionally stupid; he is nt times obsti- nate; he is freouenty hlgh candei: | and often he would rather be ni.sun- derstoud than explain But lie is iiei- ther tyrannleaI nor corrupt. He went into this War because Le felt it his duty to do so. and rot because he coveted any 1eutouic vineyard"
 Preparedness For Americans. g.. Ia. ort FaRs on preparedness in a page or two of Getting Together" whsth is most timely and may well be taken seriously to neart by every citizen of the Quilted States
 "On this great subject Of prepared ness says Ian Hay, T can refer you to the ease Of my own country-no as sn example,. but as a warning, Ne were caught linprelpred In eonse- queBce, we had to sacrifice cur rest. our very best the kind that eau never l be replaced h. any country. just be- cause they hurried to the rescue and allowed themselves to be wiped out. aiie the country behind them was be- ing aroused and prepared- Tnatis the price that we have paid, aud no ulti mate yiceory however glorious. can re"ompense Us for that criminal waste of tpe flower and pride of our youth and manhood at he otfset"
 No encouragement of the worlds af- fairs after the war can be either just, eqiitabe or permanent which does not find Great Britain and the United States of America upon the same side. This is Captain Beith's contention in diseussing the after-war relations be- tween America and England.
 On British American Relations.
 Captain Beth takes no stock in the Hands across-thes ood-is-tbicker- than Water-basls He says it is "slop- ny and unstable.T As to the new and permanent basis on which we may get together he says
 We have certain common ideals which rest upon no sentimental foun dations, but on the bedrock of truth and justice We both believe in God; in personal liberty: ii q Law which shall be infexibiy just to ricb and poor alike. We both haze tyranny and op- presson and intrigue; aud we bolb love things which are clean, snd whole some, aud of good report. Let us take one common staud upon these,
 "Of course we must not expect or at- tempt to work together ID unison. for national differences of standpoint and character forhid Aud 10 bad thing ei- ther. Unison k crampias and irkSome business. Let us work in harmony in. stead. which iS far better And so~- to paraphrase the deathiess words of the greatest If Americans With Char ity toward all. with maliee toward lous. with mutual understanding and conf dence, w> shat so forward together to bind ur the wounds Of tue world. and prevent for aa lime ' repetition If ths outrage which iniietea them 7