New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1930-05-31
BRITAIN SHIVERS
AS SUMNER COMES
No Early Heat Waves in High
Latitude Of Island

London. May 31-The difference
/ that three thousand miles OF ocean
and living in a northern land make
is borne in on AN American when
he picks up his London newspaper
and secs d cable from New York
stating that the metropolis is suffer
ing from a heat wave and that a
number Of people have suffered
from sunstrokc.
Now note the contrast: over here
We arc on summer time. fAnd that's
about all the summer or oven spring
that We have been having for the
past month. This letter is written
in mid-May. In May the Amcri-
cans thoughts turn TO light sum
mer clothes and straw hats and
cooling drinks. Wen, over here it
is Just the reverse.
England Is Still Cold
The thermometer has playfully
lowered Just about ten degrees
above freezing point on most days.
Men are wearing their winter un-
derVear, winter suits and winter
overcoats and feeling darn comfort
able in them. too. In the Offices,
il there is central heating. the steam
is turned on. In the homes gas
fires or coal fires are brightly burn
ing and people hug close to them
for warmth and comfort.
The sun sometimes shines, but
the winds that blow around Lon
don's narrow streets are icy. They
seem TO come straight from Iceland.
If you get out your geography
and look a I a map OF the world you
will not be surprised. In fact, the
surprise is that England is not
covered with snow and glaciers. It
would be, were it not for the
miracle of the gulf stream which
tempers its climate. For England
is in the same latitude as Labrador.
one of the coolest. most desolate and
barren lands on the carth's surface.
The gull stream brings its modify
ing warmth from the tropics I'D to
Great Britain, but is often offset by
counter balancing streams of cold
air straight from the North Pole. !
for Great Britain is an island and |
has an island climate. Bysand by, |
II the wind from the north changes.
England will have something like |
real summcr-almost American |
summer. But never for long
periods. Summer comes in patches. |
The Gulf Streams Work
II is
has over written a book or q thesis |
upon the fact that the gulf stream |
has changed the whole course OF |
world history. Had there been no |
gulf stream, the chances are that |
tho tough, splendid, cnterprising.
English race would
never have been developed in this
island
Instead OF being packed with
people. il might have been Lab
rador wilderness with Laplandcrs or
4 kindred race dwelling in sparse
settlements and moving at times
from place to plac" with their rein
deer There would have been no
great English literature, no splendid
epic OF English history, possibly no
tnited States, Canada. Australia.
New Zealand At least. they would
not have been as We know them
now.
The United States, instead OF he
ing at bottom the product OF the
genius OF the English-speaking
peoples. would have been French or
Spanish. SO with the English Do
ninions. The whole story of history
would have been different. Whole
splendid chapters would never have
)een written. Great poets would
lot have sung. Great soldiers
would not have fought Great
CHEMISTS would not have invented.
No English or Americans
For the race of the Washingtors
nd Jeffersons and Lincolns. the
'romwells and Wellingtons and Mel
ons, the Shallespeares. Millions and
long line of English.
len and Of Americans of British
took would never have existed
III the British story would have
cen existent All the Ameri-
an story-so far as British stock is
would not have existed
The world romance would have
cen written by Spaniards. Italians.
'renchmen and Germans, And so
ar none of them has produced a
or an Abe Lincoln.