The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-10
Get Going Paul Revere!
Philadelphia Record)


 The British captured Washington D. C.. in 1914 They practically captured it again in 1917.
 Are they going to capture it third time in 1887?
 lot of people wondering They the incoming boats loaded with British big shots
 Walter Runciman head of the British Board of Trade equivalent to Secretary of Commerce) is arriving today and will spend the next weekend at the White House Sir Otto Niemeyer, monetary expert and official of the Bank of England will arrive eanother boat any minute now And. next month a great delegation of 45 members of the British Paria ment will show up in Washington (theyre all members of the important British Imperial Policy Group>.
 Why this vast ''invasion?"
 Officials tell that there's nothing to it. that these gentlemen merely have decided to take their vacations in the good old U. S. A. They're Seeing America Second
 But remembering the famous vacations of Sir Montagu Norman, each of which put an economic crmp in Uncle Sam, we must beg to confess our doubts.
 Indeed, we regard with grave misgivngs this invasion by these very polite British leaders par tcularly since it concides suspciousy with the sudden appointment of Georges Bonnet former Bank of France official Ambassador to America Cor a term understood not to exceed six months)
 Yes this invasion packs danger to the U. s. A. than would an invasion by half dozen army corps And nothing confirms fears and suspicious more than the aura of secrecy and evasion which surrounds the whole business.
 President Roosevelt may sincerely believe that MT. Runcman just wants to visit him for few cups of tea and look at the White House. But the British financial press plainly that it's business" So does the French press
 We believe Mir Runcman M Bonnet Sir Otto and the rest of the migratory aggregation have two definite objects in view: First bargain settlement of the war debts so Britain and France can float more loans over here in of another war
 Second and equally important stabilization agreement or monetary pact by which the financial leadership of the world would be snatched Wash ington, where it is today and put back in London where it rested for many, many years. The whole history of holidays spent by foreign economists and high officials in the United States history of trying to get something that we've got that they want
 We don't mean to be unduy suspicious or grabbed But it is high time to end this business of coating visits of foreign bgwgs with appesauce in attempts to fool the American people.
 The American people NOT fooled And we can only hope and pray that the financial leaders of the Administration aren't fooled either. Unforgoten is the fact that the colleagues of the very gentlemen who arrive with broad smiles and. outstretched hands only few years ago were crying Uncle Shylockl" Understood are the shabby naneuvers of Britain and France which have de- stroyfd democracy in Spain at the time British ana French diplomats have been haing President Roosevelt as rthe new-found leader of world demo- lcracy."
 Washington must realize that And in very gracious way should let British and French visitors real ize it. too.
 Otherwise, we can only cry for new Paul Revere to picket Pennsylvania avenue!