The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-02
British and French Make it
Plain That Tourists
Aren't Wanted
|SUCH TRAVEL WILL
BE DISCOURAGED.
Americans Who Have Visited England
Since Signing Armistrice Surprised at
Difficulty in Getting Hotel Accommo-
MISUNDERSTANDING is Crowded.

WASHINGTON, April 2-The British |
and French governments have made it
plain that, for the present, they do not
desire tourists or any visitors whose bust
ness does not actually necessitate their
entering these countries. The reasons foi
this attitude are perfectly valid, and
the United States department Of state
has repeatedly issued warnings diseourag|
ing applications Tor passports.
/ \ report was received here yesterday.
having official sanction, which describes
the situation in England with special ref
erencc To. commercial travellers, and which
shows how undesirable it is for anyone
TO visit that country unless on the most
urgent business or on an important cifl-
cial mission. American business men who
have visited England since the signing
OF the armistlee to get a near view of the
commercial and trade situation there, and
to establish new connections, have been
surprised at the difficulties when they
have encountered They have, on landing
at Liverpool, had delays owing to unavoid-
able formalities which did not formerly
exist, and which frequently bring travel
ers into London at midnight or some 9th.
or hour that proves especially InconFen
lent, now that hotel accommodations are
so scarce. Taxieabs, too, are not easy tc
lind, and the man VINO finds one may
make the round OF a score of hotels with
out getting accommodations, everything
being booked for weeks ahead After oh
tanning rooms, there Is no fire in tht
bedrooms, owing TO the rationing OF coal
Ii is practically impossible TO obtain
: room and bath for less than s. day a
a good hotel in London> or Paris. !
double room and bath will cost from $
to sl0. whether occupied by one or twi
) persons. 1t must not be supposed, how
!. ever, that they can easffs be obtained a
& these prices at short notice An instanc
a is given OF a man who called up Is hotel
!, without being able TO find anything c,
teept suite OF two rooms and bath whic
would cost him SO "a day. London
isaid To have ,0eo,o coo more people at pre-
ent than can we'll be cared for
: ri travellers Try tn 90 TO the continer
: from England, they have to obtain wise
l. FOR their passports, and here there Al
fresh delays and obstacles, for nearly a
I European countries are now very stIl'
in their regulations, because OF shorta.
: OF food and hotel accommodations and Il
congestion of traffic. In going from al
European country to another, the trave
er will have to repeat the tedious proce
and lose much time, SO that it i impo
sible ior him to plan fan enough ahead
engage accommodations tor any give
time
There is even no assurance about Sc
ting away from Great Britain on the I
tHrn TRIP to the United States. fer a
Communications are engaged on all passe
ger steamships coming this way for t.
months ahead
Those who must go to Europe ar
therefore, advised TO expect to sper
more money than they had planned fo
to take longer time, and to do witho
comforts.