The Washington herald., 1921-07-17
America and the Anglo-Saxons.

Chesterton's NesV Witness the Admiral Sims
incident as a text from which to read lecture to
the British press and the British government on the subject
OF relations The part played by the British
press in this incident described thus With some honor
able exceptions, the press continues to fuh its function
in the modern state which not much to pour oil upon
the troubled to oil to smooth the downward
pah or to turn the broad road destruction into butter
slide The conventional newspaper seems TO have no
notion OF what he expected to do except to say what he
magne the very spdes of his readers would be pleased
70 hear and conceal whatever the most intelligent OF his
readers would probably like to know He therefore, COM
forts his reader himself by calling all the influences op-
posed to Admiral Sims by the two words Sim Fein which
he is Iegmatey proud of knowing in the original Gaelic,
as of knowing the word Bolsheyk in the original
Russian He then proceeds to say that the supporters
of Admiral Sims and his admiration of England are the
majority of the people in America. To anybody who has
happened to look in. let the city of Omaha Nebr'
the remark will have something and overwhem-
ing about it. II is like saying that the majority OF the in
habitants of China would with the Chinese ambas-
sador preference for dining at the Savoy rather than
the Ritz There millions and millions of people living
in great central plains of the North American con-
tnen of whom would be nearer the truth to say that
they have never heard of England, of Admiral Sims
either than say that they have the fantes motive or
emotional for coming to the rescue OF either OF
them But suppose that these remote and mostly
rural American populations would support Admiral Sims is
thing suppose they would support him because he
supports England is another and is rank ravng
We have deal with another continent almost as
and complete another cosmos equally discon-
from England and from Ireland and strange as
may seem apparently contented to be occupied with its
own affairs 1t is perfectly that the monomaniac sort
of Sim Feiner would sometimes irrate this American
spirit by being pro-Irsh 1t is equally true that Admiral
Sims would irrate by being proEnglsh 1t is ruest
of all that neither England Ireland Sims Sim
Fein so much its mind once in six months"
Mr. Chesteron then develops the idea that although
the American and the American people are
neither pro- English proIrh with Irish minority
hating England it possible that some day combination
of the minority with the majority against England not
impossible hey know that their whole political existence
is founded on declaration of independence which
defiance of England They know, what the whole world
knows that we throughout the world for the
oppression of Ireland By the of the would
be much unite them at last in crusade against
the British empire than TO unite them at last in
crusade against the German empire. But yet they were
united at last 49,. .'.'
THAT is the perious possibility behind the reputation
of Admiral Sims and his Angle-Saxon enthusiasm. The
American authorities know that America is not Anglo
Saxon. They know it consists of minority which re-
CARDS him as we should regard bully who praisng
Prussia and a majority which regards him we should
regard crank with hobby of prasng Patagonia 1t is
always possible that the indignant may affect the nder
cnt and succeed in showing that Patagonia has all the
vices of Prussia The stagnant mind could easily move IN
that direction because there adequate current in the
other direction 1t would be difficult suggest that
the Patagonian, who had always been BORE also
brute That is what will happen in America if OF the
many Ango-American jealousies come to head. The
rishAmercans will be the spearhead but the Americans
will be the spear The Democratic pressure Repub-
can President which has just been felt IN mere touch,
will become driving force. The power felt in detail of
diplomacy might be found in declaration of war; that
which is able recall admrals may be able to mobilize
admras Absit omen but these prophecies should
be uttered order that they may be fulfilled