Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-21
AMERICA AND BRITAIN
PARTNERS IN,PROGRESS

Continued From First ipge.D
different nations distinguished from
one another by physical and mental
cause, perhaps the most important
single cause OF our differentiation. Is
the TACT that. AS you grew and OK
phnded and annexed a continent. you
+ had to think in terms OF continuous
land and all that that implies: where
us. ms we grew and expanded and an
nexcu land here and land there. We
had to think in terms OF continuous
ocean and all that that implies. To
you were the wagon. the canoe. the
railway re-. ana the river steamboat: 10
us. rolling ,ramps on all the seven
seas. swift liners and long gray ships
or war TO you; The Stars and
thing. TO us. the red. the white and
pi4e ensigns are the symbols OF our
Attuned To Different Notes.
DO you wonder that you and We
at times see things differently? our
nations minds are attuncd to differ
ent notes in the life song of humanity
and yet beneath our different cr,sts
! find the hearts OF your people and
mine not unlike: aiming often at the
same goal. but describing IL In differ
ent terms: thinking similar thoughts.
stirred by similar aspirations. but
using different words and metaphors
when we try to make our meaning
patent. such superficial unlikcnesscn
are often supposed to mark profound
differences between our hearts de-
sires and vital interests
have examined this question in
the light OF such inside knowledge"
az can command, and am rcaSsurcd
TO hnd nowhere any clash bctwc
your vital interests and ours. Thtrc
is no need for our nations 10 gaze
auspiciously each at the other: there
IL every need Tor YOU. for us. for the
whole world. that they regard one
another with mutual respect and un-
Outstanding. know Of no reason
why respect should be lacking: tho
deeds which each has done proclaim
the character. the resolution. the ca
pacity OF it's citizens.
But ] do knew Of many reasons
why each al presen, does not under
stand the other. To begin with. each
gees the other in a m"ntai atmosphere
colorcd by misread or misrrprcs.nted
history: each learns Of the others lie
mainly through press reports which
most striking and unusual Items in
the ist Of the days weeks and
months doinEs,
Press IIns Great Responsibility.
some may say. why should news
paper men take the trouble to foster
good VIII and nndcrs;a ud!ng between
nations? We'll, newspaper owning
and editing IS ii solemn responsibility
which in tile vast ma jority OF cases
in English speaking countries is hon
orabiy assumed and honorably sup
ported. am not quit" sure. how
ever. that the international effects
OF day-to-day journalism are fuly
recognized | could pick out news
papers in all the English speaking
countries that know which are SER
puloua about the accuracy OF their in
ternational political and diplomatic
ncws but are accustomed 10 paint
the lily OF divorce cases and ahorn the
rose or murder trials aud thereby.
with an unconsciousness that is sub
lime. create an atmosphere IN which
their own accurate diplomatic news iS
transformed into something quite In
accurate IN the confused minds Of
their hypnotized readers.
c-a hn' , ,nrrs ar" journals Which st.
the gentle art OF innucndo. Here IL
sentence from recent issue Of
rightly respected daily paper speak
ing OF the position Of Russia when
she Is reconstructed Will Grca. Brit
ain hold oil helds which the Russians
OWN The answer IL No, she VIII
not then any more than she does now.
and that is not az all hut note the
suggestion TO the reader that Britain
Is now holding Russian oil fields,
and he inevitably assumed that Brit
ain has some reason TO he hostile to
the reconstruction and recovery OF
Russia.
Now put 1t 20 you-'oes the ex-
istence OF mutual understanding be-
tween the british Commonwealth OF
Nations and the United States Of
America matter. Is II OF any advan-
] answer that question in this way:
II matters NOR. 10 you. 10 us ana
to the world than anything else at
the present time. because without
understanding there can be no friend
ship and without friendship there
can be no cooperation,
Would /, be in your interest.
would II be less costly for YOU to eff
feet the expansion Of your foreign
trade in the teeth OF British opposi-
tion? Would it pay you less II you
effected IL in reasonable cooperation
with MS?
CO-0prrntIon Versus Competition.
Would L cost you less to build n
navy commcnsuratc To your needs In
opposition to us or more in agreement
with us?
Would II help you To find difficult
ties largely of your own crca; ton or
reactions 10 your actions In Canada.
Australia, New Zealand. South Africa.
in India and In every land in which
the British flag ilies as well as In
every land In which the British
trader does business and the British
banks have branches? Would il harm
you TO find friends there and have 10
meet only the sort OF competition
that exists between rival concerns Of
the same nationality?
ION the lowest basis. would IL pay