Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-08-10

his information enllghtening. The
letter Is as follows:
Little Crawford Hall
Maidenhead
Berks, England
Mrs. Smock,
Vashon News Record
Vashon, Wash.
My Dear Mrs. Smock:
This is just letter to give you some
impression of my impressions of this
country, its people and its rabbits.
have been in England just over a
month now and have had the oppor-
tunity of seeing lot of the country
In the south of England, and of meet
ing and talking with all sorts of
people.
bought small car when arrived
in order to get about as we are ac-
customed to in the U. s. and not have
to depend on bicycle or q bus as
is customary among the people here,
the reason for which Is obvious when
tell you that my car is IL h. p. and
for the privilege of driving this heap
around, have to pay tax Of $4,000,
compulsory insurance, the premium for
which Is $l2500, and driving license
SIPS, making total OF sl9125 for the
year, and with gas at 35c and oil ST.
you see it's mot so hot, and that is
the reason one sees thousands OF
bicycles on the narrow roads, usually
riding three or four abreast, but Just
hit one and see?
Roads are very good rnacatiam, very
narrow, 20 feet, and less on side roads,
but main trunk roads are full go feet
and better, all towns and villages Ono
cities except the few large centers)
badly congested, stop lights in use in
some places. Inns or pubs" dot the
highways and biways. Beer &c glass
(mostly warm and flat), whisky and
jim Csc a walnut shell full.
This is not free country. Labor
Socialists have done and are still do
ing their work. 90 percent of the large
estates are abandoned to their fate.
Broken up, or turned into golf courses,
hospitals or other similar institutions.
They have been taxed out of existence.
Death duties and inheritance taxes
amount to over SO percent.
The country side at this time of
year is truly beautiful and I am of
the opinion its beauty lies chiefly in
its trees. While the country folk all
take tremendous pride in their
gardens, unfortunately those tina can
afford really beautiful grounds in
variably screen them entirely from the
public view with high fences or brick
walls, unlike the American who takes
pride in exhibiting his.
Politically the English people as a
whole seem to take little interest in
politics, they know practically nothing
of the economic conference, currency
sterilization or such, but they all
know all about cricket, tennis, golf,
etc., and I have come to the conclus-
ion that they have no way of finding
out, as the daily papers give practical
ly no information politically, except
that which they wish to dish out |
through the mediums of the govern
ment censored news agency. A lot of
propaganda is being circulated, not al
together favorable to Uncle Sam, they
are led to believe here that Roosevelt |
made promises of sterilization to Nc
Donald in Washington and has now
gone back on his word, that in conse- /.
quence of this the U. S. is solely re-
sponsible for the failure of the con-.
ference. Also that the U. S. is heading
straight for revolution, (here 1 might /,
suggest, "the wish is father to the
thought). Were it not for the fact that |
I receive the Seattle Pr. from time
to time, I should be as ignorant of
Nod happenings as most people seem
to be here. get more news off the
front page of one P.-I. than get from
the Daily Mail, Morning Post, Daily
Sketch or Evening Standard in week
all put together, q might make that
a month instead of week. and that
is quite statement to make, but It's
the truth. Secret diplomacy still ex-
lists in spite of open conferences, be-
cause the press is censored to such
an extent that little gets beyond the
conference room except by the I'M
censored agencies My personal opin-
ion is that nothing concerning this
economic conference favorable to the
U. S. Is allowed to be published be-
cause the statesmen realize that