Evening star., 1925-08-08

Friendship between America and
Australia, cemented during the World
War, is again emphasized as Uncle
Sans fleet visits the people of the
antipodes. Common interests of the
two nations. both products of the
pioneer spirit, are dwelt upon in edi-
torialS discussion of the significance
of the fleets cruise and the enthusias-
tic welcome given by the Australians.
Our millions who went across the
Atlantic" says the Philadelphia Bull
| letin, have not forgotten the gallant
deeds of the staggering Anzacs, with
their chin-strapped, lop-sided som.
breroS And the Anzacs are evidently
determined TO give the sea going pals
of their one-time comrades of the
trenches a visit that will assure them
for all time that they are always well
come in Australia Pioneering expe-
rience of the Australians gave them
Initiative and dash, and they appealed
to the Americans according to the
Ogden Standard-Exarniner, which tells
how the two armies S'met shoulder to
shoulder in the World War and found
| how near alike they we're
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Furthermore, Australia does not
| speak of the empire IA welcoming
Courier-Journal observes, %but as a
| commonwealth of the British common
| wealth of nations, s self-regulated.
self-important state" The reason for
| this "brotherly feeling for AMERICANS
is found by the FL Paso Herald in the
facts that 1.-The physical countries.
United States and Australia, are much
the same; the two peoples have devel-
oped under much the same environ.
L.. t@tn
phrase pretty well descriptive of the
temperaments of both" Further evi.
dence of Australia's position is OBJ
served by the Los Angeles Times, when
| 1T states: I'm it's message OF welcome
Australia speaks of the affinity be-
tween the two nations. Nor is any
reference made to the British Empire
Australia greets us as a nation stand
! ing on it's own feet
"The visit of the fleet" declares the
Knoxville Sentinel, has been seized
as an opportunity to stage one of the
greatest demonstrations of amicable
relations between nations ever record
ed" 1t is courtesy visit, inspired
| by the commonalty OF ideals between
America and Australia" according to
the Long Beach Press-Telegram. The
enthusiasm of "the people of kanga.
roo Land" is viewed by the Providence
journal as similar to that shown on
| the occa sion of the visit OF the Roose
welt armada, and the Journal notes, as
indicating its importance, that 'the
British fleet has never shown itself
in strength in their harbors. never
has been represented by more than a
| few ships at a time
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The common interests of the two
nations in the Pacific impresses many
papers. 1.-The Australians feel" re-
marks the Lansing State Journal
that Americas stake in the Pacific
| is such that so long as the United
| States remains steadfast in her rights
in the great ocean the white people
of the antipodes will never be for
gotten" In the greeting to the Amer
| leans the Charleston, s. c., Post also
| sees "a hint that Australia looks tc
the American Navy as a bulwark OF
white supremacy in the Pacific, over
which there are always predictions OF
conflict, which, it, is to be hoped, viii
| never be realized"
The Lexington Leader remarks
more pointedly: The hostility which