New-York tribune., 1920-05-12
Briton Calls
America Great
War Profiteer
.You re Beastly Rich Here
Saws Sir Harry Robinson,
War Correspondent, in
Address at Hotel Astor
Frenchman Scores U. S.
Ianauese Also Denounces
Country for A llege e d
Jniustice TO His Race

G, Harry Perry Robinson, British
x.r correspondent. who is in this
,orntrv preparing Fourth of July
.n,,lement to THE London Times"
s,d before the Council Of Foreign Re-
,..;ons at the Hotel Astor last night,
,,a+ "Americans were never so un-
,onular in continental Europe and
neyer so little popular in England as
they are to-day
First, it is because the world recog-
pjzes the United States as the great
war profteer," said Sir Harry. Then.
+he European nations feel that America
,ss let EN- down. When President Will
son arrived over there he was greeted
.s the greatest man the world had ever
soon. and who was going to set the
world in order But he didn't. He
nrobsbly did his best, bat Congress
threw him down
Blames Irish Agitation
AIN England there are fewer people
who like America to-day than ever be-
fore. This is due to the Irish agitation
IN this country The British people
heard of the agitation and resent it,
know only a small proportion of
Americans are causing the trouble"
Sir Harry spoke only ten minutes.
After he had set forth three reasons
which. he said, accounted for Amer
lean unpopularity abroad, he referred
10 the failure Of the United States to
ratify the peace treaty. The only
hope for the treaty. he continued, "is
for patience until the cauldron boils
over next November, when it will be
possible 10 determine whether America
will align herself with the nations
which stand for decency.
"You are beastly rich in this coun-
try never recognized this so much
as when | was talking to a taxicab
pulled UP his trousers and pointing to
his socks said; 1 paid So so for them
sox, and they amt worth S150.' If
you told a London taxi driver that
you pad fifteen shillings for sox he
would think it was preposterous. Be
ing wealthy as You are hope you will
take the role of the savior of south
eastern Europe, which needs your
help. You can do it."
Sir Harry. who is an author, ma
turalist and correspondent in the
United States for The Times for
many years. said. as he felt himself
to be an American in spirit, he hoped
his hearers would no. take offense al
his remarks. He was greeted with ap-
plause. His auditors included GER
respondents of newspapers in South
America. Cuba, England, France, Italy
and representatives OF foreign news
agencies.
French Resentment
Maurice Casenave, French High Com
missioner, announced that he had some
things to resent in America.
The French people resent the idea
In America that the French nation is
no. woraing hard and raising enough
taxes to pay its debts he said. The
assertion has been made that we want
to borrow more money. That is not
so. Our first object is to pay our
debts
Again, the French nation resents
the accusation that it is militaristic.
You have to admit we have dangerous
nelghbors. We don't want to maintain
big army as we were compelled to
do before the war. That's one reason
why We insist that the Treaty of Yer
sallles shall be enforced"
Dr. 7. lyenaga, director OF the East
and West News Bureau. said Japan
also had some things to resent.
III there has been any criticism
Of America in Japan, it is chiefly the