El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10
GIVES
WARM WELCOME
American Troops Are Made
to Feel at Home; &C.
menting friendships.

D IcAf ING q precious human LE4uALG AEDLl
America, and our responsibilities are
heavy. Let US at any rate try to make
these brave lads feel that they have
crossed the wide seas to the land of
their brethren"
And when he 1.-THE American SOL
dier) does go home-what then? As
we SOW, we shall reap; and If we sow
well today. we know that when he
goes home, he. TOO. VIII sow the seeds
/ Of everlasting concord"
These are editorials in London
newspapers.
An Anglo-American baseball league.
weekly american nights" at the
world famous National Sporting club
IN Covent garden, tens of thousands
I OF British homes and estates thrown
Z open to American soldiers and roar
ing ovations for France bound Ameri-
can troops, are some Of the practical
manifestations OF the spirit expressed
I in the above quotations.
These two excerpts express also the
I dual motive which has induced the
British people and the British gov
ernment to extend such a hearty and
elaborate welcome to American troops.
England Is Grateful.
In the first place, all England is
I genuinely grateful for the decisive
aid which has come from the Ameri-
cans. And in the second place, far
sighted Englishmen realize that this
war presents an unrivaled opportunity
to make friend Of America, to COM
bat all the anti-Britishisms that have
so long been current IN the United
states, such as the Angl0phobia Of
American school histories the tradf-
tons OF British snobbery, British con-
tempt for America and British dull
ness"
The British are determined that
after this war several hundred thou
sand Americans viii go home with a
profound conviction that whatever
misunderstanding the two countries
may have had in the past are all over
now; that Englishmen have a full and
grateful appreciation Of Americans;
and that they are really much the
same sort Of people we are.
To send Soldiers on Leave.
Americans are cooperating in this
movement to the extent that the COM
mission on training camp activities
is thinking OF establishing leave
areas in England. similar 70 those in
France In case this were done. most
American recruits would see some
thing Of England The chief difficulty
is the matter Of transportation across
the channel Mr. Fosdick. Of the COM
mission, made a study Of the subject
on his recent visit abroad.
Only a fraction OF the recruits for
the American expeditionary forces
have the good fortune TO pass through
England. Most Of them 90 direct to
French ports. The French welcome to
these is as sincere as welcome could
be- but France has neither the time
Tor the facilities TO entertain; and be-
sides, these troops go straight from
seaport to camp. But those landed in
England. often amounting to several
thousand week. remain on the island
from two or three days TO as many
weeks, while waiting for transporta-
ton across the channel Casual
camps have been established for the
brief stay, which the British public
and the British government have
seized upon as an opportunity for ce-
menting the Anglo-American friend
ship.
adopting the Americans.
Agitation has resulted in throwing
open British homes to American sol
d.ers. and also for the adoption Of
American towns by British towns.
This ingenious idea is now being
worked out 1t is intended. for eX-
ample. that all New York recruits
shall be entertained by London. the
sister metropolis Manchester is 10
adopt Chicago and Liverpool. Phila-
delphia; while Worcester England,
and Worcester. Mass, are TO supple
ment their ties Of history and senti-
ment with modern and practical ones.
An American troops welfare depart
ment has been established under the
ministry OF information.
NO private, general. horse. mule or
motor viii lack for attention now.
the Dispatch rejOices. because Ameri-
can welfare has been made a part Of
the British war program"
When the American recruit energies
from the transport upon a British
quay, the first thing that is put into
his hand is a facsimile letter from the
king OF England bidding him welcome
to the country. and thanking him for
the timely assistance he renders.
The Kings Welcome.
Millions OF copies of the letter in
the king Of England's writing will be
framed and hung in the homes Of the
Sammies,' one OF the papers asserts
That letter is new page in Anglo
American history, and it is symbol
from the king Of what his people, one
and all. viii do for Sammy"
It is this latter symbolism, and its
present fulfillment which particular
" interest the sammy. and especially
when he learns that a thing as digni-
fled as a letter from a king may sym
bolize things as enjoyable as feeds"
baseball games and boxing matches.
There are two remedies which
make for contented mind in the
American soldier" is the conclusion
that one British writer reached. zone
is food; the other is baseball"
England proceeded to supply both.
Feeds" public and private, await
the Sammy. An Anglo-American base
ball league Of eight teams was organ
lied, and is even allowed to play on
Sunday. Thirty Ameican business men
in London helped in the organization
Of this league, and Waldorf Astor con-
tributed trophies to be given the win
ming teamE
American Nights Of Sport.
The American nights at the National
Sporting club in Covent garden. with
their boxing matches and speeches by
British leaders. also have a very
strong appeal. as evidenced by the
fact that as many as 1900 Americans
soldiers in uniform have been known
to attend one OF them.
BY far the most significant part Of
the entertainment which England is
offering America, however. is the
opening Of British homes to American
soldiers. There are hundreds of thou
sands Of British homes that have lost
sons in the past four years. These are
asked TO open their doors to the sons
OF American mQthers. Indeed. the
suggestion for this form Of entertain
ment came from the bereaved mothers
Of England and is being carried out
gladly.