New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-07-24
Liberal British Press
Admits War Was Not
This Country's And
Says Europe Should
Ever Be Grateful For
Help Given.
Buenos Aires Newspapers
Likewise Rally to De-
Tense of U. S., Calling
This Country worthy
Example"

New York, July "a tPLThe United
States is obtaining voluntary de-
Tense from abroad to charges that it
is a Shylock.
Following closely upon the declar-
alton by II Tevere, of Rome, organ
of the extreme fascists, that the
United States because of its insist
ence on the payment of war debts
is sowing to the right and the left
hatred and a desire for vengeance"
several of the London weekly re-
views of liberal tendencies and the
English language papers Of Buenos
Aires deprecate all recent attacks
upon the United States, both In the
British parliament and the English
newspapers.
Deprecate French Action
The isolated hostile demonstra-
tons against the Americans in Paris
by certain elements of the popuIa-
ton. angered because Of the fall in
the value of the franc and hostile tn
the Franco-American debt agree
ment are characterized by the
standard of Buenos Aires as ..tanta-
mount to attacking the great nation
to which they belong"
The London Economist thinks the
attitude of the United States viii NOT
De improved by irritating comment
from Europe.
Gives Americas View
We shall never get a proper IN.
Outstanding" says this newspaper.
until we realize that the war was
not Americas war in the same sense
that 1t was Europe's. Europe must
never cease TO hsg grateful for
Americas help. voluntarily given"
The Nation protests against abus-
ing America as "Shylock". II
charges that the British government
Itself has driven hard bargain with
france by taking advantage of that
country's present need for foreign
credits.
No Reason For Charge
The New Statesman believes there
is no reason whatever why the
United States should change its
financial policy and declares that
the dream of getting a favorable
debt revision is to ask for the moon"
According to the British controlled
Herald of Buenois Aires attempts
are being made to have the United
states appear in the French finan-
cial crisis as "a nefarious Shylock.n
IL adds that France has not attemnt-
ed to pay Shylock and that her mis-
fortune has come without having
paid one cent to her foreign credit
tors" To the refusal OF Franco 10
tax herself is attributed the fall in
the value of the franc.
Buenos Aires Comment
The Standard of Buenos Aires ia
OF the belief that what it terms tho
severity of the United States with
regard to war debts is not inexpIic-
able nor unwise. 1t says Americas
money and men were utilized to win
the war, and adds: I'm 1914 the
United States was solicited as an
ally and importuned as friend. In
1926 she is being apostrophized as
an enemy and held up as the Shy
lock of nations"
The Buenos Aires Ell Diario.
speaking with reard to anti-Ameri-
can sentiment in Europe, described
it as unexplainable.
The United States says E1
Diario, Stands today worthy ex.
ample Of imitation for European
nations, which apparently insist on
increasing their financial obligations
and maintaining an armed state of
peace in absolute contradiction to
their economic condition"
This newspaper points out that all
though Its income was the largest in
history last year the United States
reduced appropriations
for military establishments.