The Washington times., 1920-01-29
BRITISH PAPERS
JEER At AMERICA
Sims Testimony, Reed Speech,
DevaIera Reception and Ex-
change Drop Cause Wrath.
(continusd from First PsssO

while In Austria and Germany Amerl-
cans are picking up untold wealth"
The Daily Express says II believes
that this does not represent the real
desires OF the American people. IL
urges Europe TO cease issuing paper
money and TO quit giving government
subsidies. The newspaper demands
that Great Britain call an interna-
tional conference to find remedies, as
serting II would be Americas loss IL
she did not participate.
Europe must get the people 10
work and increase production" said
the Daily Express In conclusion.
Europe must put her finances In or
der. European countries must aban-
don aloofness and institute a system
OF European cooperation"
Calls America Infamous.
Stirred by the slump in exchange.
Bottomley. in his John Bull editorial.
bitterly attacks the conduct OF the
United States during the war.
II say deliberately" he writes. "the
shame OF Americas inaction In that
fatal hour will stand forever as n
monument OF infamy before which
for centuries to come every decent
American must hang his head"
Basing his attack on Sims attack
on Daniels. Bottomley convicts Dan
iels as the author OF "as soon fight
Britain as Germany" instructions. He
refuses to believe Sims is 1.-The biggest
liar since Ananias."
"If the glib apologists do not ike
my saying so. they can do the other
thing" ke declares.
.Fyd Up, With Uncle Sam.
For. not TO put too fine a point
upon it," Bottomley continues. I'm
fed up with Uncle Sam. The time
has come for plain speaking and III
not be a party to the must not men
ton II policy adopted by most writ
ers on Anglo American sentiments.
~ do not see any reason why, we
should flatter the vanity OF this hust-
ling race by lauding to the sEes
their part in the war and pretending
to discover in Washington virtues
which are absent from every Euro
pean capital"
Recalling Americas policy at the
outbreak of the world war, Bottom
ley asserts that "in that critical hour,
America deliberately chose to staDi
aside from the conflict and martyr
dom of q sacred cause"
Jeers Al u. >. war SreoN.
"She fastened her hold upon the
worlds markets" he continues. Men
with muckrakes carried the day.
While the United States Government
proclaimed it's neutrality every fac
tory and arsenal hummed with ac-
tivity. Golfers swelled to the burst
ing point with gold from the allies.
Then at last when the direct chal-
lenKe to American security came in
Germany's unrestricted submarine
warfare, she was left no choice and
flew to the aid OF the allies
Bottomley jeers the claims OF mil
lions OF lips and thousands OF news
sheets from Texas to Canada and
from New York to the Rockies. where
men hear. read. and lie that America
won the war"
Won't Talk About whipping U. 3.
Secretary Daniels, he says, plans
to embark on a naval building pro-
gram destined to stagger creation"
81 don't want to talk OF our ability
to lick America" Bottomley says,
but do earnestly ask: Is America
our friend? Because If not we had
better know II. and make our plans
accordingly"
The editor emphasizes 1t Is poll
ticians like Daniels" he attacks, de-
claring he would like to know who
is in control at Washington? Is IT
Wilson of high ideals. or a knot Of
fire-eating jingoes?"
BottomLey declares IL should be
easy to establish the truth in the
Daniels-Sims controversy and if
guilty. Daniels should be "squashed
Immediately by the President"