El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-21

REMARKABLE and inspiring episode occurred in gray
cid Friday and the story Of It um1ned pages OF
\ American newspapers 1t the celebration by the
British empire the entry Of the United states into the war
II very colorful There ST. PauIs cathedral its
interior draped British battle flags Of them shot
ridded by American revoutionares There were the KING
the queen and the rest royal family the princes
There were dukes and knights and their ladies'
diplomats and high officers Of the army and navy
at fb far flung British possessions; officers too Brtans
u ~! INC H. IIr3fe5 S+sfae and bnndTe3e of dsn-
guhed people without high title rank There bish
9s and canous with their PRAYERS and chants; peaing
organ and Welsh military band with trumpets and roll
Of drums And the thousands massed In the
Street outside TO catch glimpse of the stately gathering
and send up cheer when their monarch appeared But they
bore American flags and over the highest tower OF
Westminster the Victory tower the Stars and Stripes
fiOated side BY side with the British flag
the service in the cathedral king George-namesake OF
that George III against whose tyranny the American revo
luton drectdug George stood and sang "The Star
SpangIed Banner Three four thousand Others English
men and their allies sang But most impressive
the spectacle of king of England singing the American ma
ouai anthem while above laden flags which
British regiments had carried into battle against the Amer
leans whom call the patriots Of 70, and whom George III
called rebels.
what is its real significance? The British public the
press parliament the official group, the royal family,
the univeTsesan appear TO be taking the United States
people bodily unIeservecly into the family
probable in the history of the world there has never
before been striking instance OF one nation botheng
another Most alliances among great powers have arisen
of iealOues and fears that have finally been comp1o-
missed by definite understanding on particular points
been found possible to For example,
Russia and France have been naturally antagonsc IN aims
and feelings So with France and Great Britain 50 Win
Italy Austria So with Sweden and Norway So with
Russia and Great Britain. So with Germany and Austria
Hungary So with Japan Russia The list might be IL
definitely extended Alliances between nations mutually
agreeable blood, political genius intellectual advance
commercial organization have been rare, almost
known times The idea OF alliances has geneI
ally comparable two wTestlers firmly holding each
others to avoid destructive contact Enemies have
allied themselves in order oppose other enemies who hap
pen be a common menace.
what the significance Of the extraordinary demon
station British friendship It is certain that the
people the United States do feel deeply moved
by the relation do the people OF England There is
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extending every possible aid with the hand of fellow
Americans to way with feelings not Alto
gether searching for prime commercial advantage
Feeling for Italy there is Among Amer
cans highest admiration for the way Britain and
imperial possessions fighting. Britain has been
putting magnificent effort in every way and there IS
certain spoTtsmane sympathy in this country
with nation that game England and her colonies
tanly Yet there persists much Of the old feeling Of
suspicion against the British empire. The American people
cannot find in their history many instances OF British friend
ship, many instances in which Britain seemed ready
assist this country in crisis Americans have felt that
they had England to count generally powerful op
ponent N American political progressive effort.
Now England welcomes the United States open and
unreseTved ally N her against Germany, AustTaHun
gary Turkey and Bulgaria The American people have tried
10 imagine possible to make Germany without be-
coming through and through ally with the entente powers
The entente peoples any their governments will
have it From the day the president addressed
gTess advocating war from the breaking off Of rea
tons with Germany the official and unofficial spokesman