The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-11-08
In ANGLO AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP
BRITISH SEE HOPE OF WORLD
Fesuent Hough of Northwestern University Gives Impressions
1aned Study of Conditions Great Bran-AnMety Over
Economic Standardization Problem Will Be Solved
Through Briton's Genius for Compromise.

mental common sense in English
character which keeps fighting, but
somehow does not go to tragic eA-
tremes. England has way OF paus-
ing just on the brink of what seemed
about to be bloody revolution. IL
has 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
volyed. We cannot appeal to com
mon tradition expressed in common
speech. The problem is severely trying
in England, but it 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 when
are so terribly hard to surmount. In
| the third place for all the vigorous
language there is curious appear
ance of understanding sympathy under
| the hostility. When one hears Mr.
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.
"If | remember Mr. Frank Wander
lip has called attention to this in ms
significant little book. what Hap
pened in Europe One night / went
down to oxford with Sir Arthur
Steel-Maitland who was to speak 10
a number of men and women OF the
labor group gathered at Bailiol 1or
three weeks of study. There was the
freest and frankest exchange OF op'n-
ion between the group and this as
tinguished member of parliament. WHO
by the way only recently resigned
from the ministry There was as
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
ised much. Not long before l left the
other side an Englishman said to me
with a 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 II
was quite right and he had not WORD
Of criticism or complaint
When the question Of prohibition
was raised DIR. Hough had this &c
say: "To the typical Englishmen pro
hibition on a national scale is simpl!
incomprehensible. He believes that il
would not work in England, and thai
II will not work in America. There
is. however, 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 Englishmen who
do not like it who admit its power
Not long before l sailed, for instance
I was at luncheon where the sub
iect was discussed. Most OF TIT
guests were illustrating their oppO
sition to prohibition while the discus
sion went on. Sir-well, l think
win not mention his name, but he u
an Englishman Of real Significance
was sitting on my left, ara he said
Il do not believe in prohibition. l be
lieye It is an invasion of persona
rights. But 1 believe we Englishmel
must do the drinking we are going Il
do in the next four or five years
The economic pressure is going t
drive us to 1t r"
DR.. Hough spoke in the most heart
way of his own reception in Grea
Britain both by the press and tn
neople, He declared that 1t was yer
clear to him that the most priceless
things in the future of Civilization
are bound up in friendly under
standing between Great Britain an
America.