The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-10-03
I'm ANGLO -AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP
BRITISH SEE HOPE OF WORLD
President Hogh Of Northwestern University Gives Impressions
Gained in Study Of Conditions in Great Brta-Anxey Over
Economic Standardization Problem Will Be Solved
Through Britons Genius for Compromise

mental common sense in English
character which keeps fighting, but
somehow does not go to tragic ex-
tremes. England has a way OF paus-
ing just on the brink Of what seemed
about to be bloody revolution. 1t
has a national genius for wise COM
promise. The second thing is that
the problem has to do with English
workers. Our problem is infinitely
complicated in America by the many
races and the many languages IN
volved. We cannot appeal to COM
mon tradition expressed in common
speech. The problem is severely trying
in England, but 1t is problem arising
out of the life of group of people
who have lived together for centuries
and who have mind without those
barriers of race and language which
are so terribly hard to sur1nount. In
the third place for all the vigorous
language there is curious appear
ance of understanding sympathy under
the hostility. When one hears MIR.
Clynes speak in the house of commons
he marvels at the poise and perspec-
tive and steadiness of his mind. And
there are many such labor leaders.
Frank Exchange Of Opinion.
eff I remember Mr.. Frank Wander
lip has called attention to this in his
significant little book, What Hap
pened in Europe One night ] went
down to Oxford with Sir Arthur
Maitland who was to speak 10
number of men and women of the
labor group gathered at Balliol for
three weeks of study. There was the
freest and frankest exchange of op'n-
ion between the group and this dis
tinguished member of parliament. who
by the way only recently resigned
from the ministry. There was dis
agreement too. But the thing which
impressed me most was sort OF
mental approach between Sir Arthur
and these men. There was certain
friendly good comradeship which prom
Used much. Not long before I left the
other side an Englishman said to me
with sort of chuckle, that soon he
would have only ten shillings out
Of each pound of his income. He add
ed that In the present situation IT
was quite right and he had not a word
of criticism or complaint"
When the question of prohibition
was raised DIR. Hough. had this 10
say: ITO the typical Englishmen pro-
hibition on a national scale is simply
incomprehensibe. He believes that 1t
would not work in England and that
1t will not work in America. There
is, however, a serious and growing
body of public opinion which is in
clined to take the prohibition move
ment in an earnest and open minded
way. And there are Engl!shmen who
do not like it who admit its power.
Not long before sailed, for instance,
/ was at luncheon where the sub
ject was discussed. Most of the
guests were illustrating their oppo-
sition to prohibition while the discus
sion went on. Sir-well, l think j
will not mention his name. but he is
an EngIishman Of real significance
, was sitting on my left. ar ! he said:
I do not believe in prohibition. be-
lieve 1t is an invasion of personal
rights. But believe we Englishmen
must do the drinking we are going TO
do in the next four or five years.
The economic pressure is going to
drive us to 1t y"
DR.. Hough spoke In the most hearty
way of his own reception in Great
Britain both by the press and the
people. He declared that it was very
clear to him that the most priceless
things in the future of civilization
are bound up in a friendly under
standing between Great Britain and
America.