Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-18
Halifax $ Mission

i TO the United States before the Commonwealth
Club in San Francisco constitutes resumption of war
propaganda tour which has been offensive to many
Americans and strongly resented by them.
The ambassadors ostensiblo purpose on his visit to
San Francisco is to inspect industrial plants producing
war materials for Britain.
This recalls that previous appearances in other
American communities his FHrPnrted- purpose was to
learn what the American people thinking about the
war
II is a notable and significant fact that on all such
occasions Lord Halifax consistently and diligently
avails himself of local sounding boards to influence
and form American opinion about the
The real purpose of Lord Halifax is to involve the
United States IN war behalf Of England
He is utilizing his ambassadoua post and diplomatic
privileges and mmunes and courtcscs for that purpose
He is disseminating propaganda
In short, he is going about the country making our
business HIS business attempting to influence our de-
csion on the issue of peace and thus meddlmg
undiplomaticaly and unethically IN strictly American
affairs.
than ambassado, and is conducting himself IN man.
ner entirely incompatible with accepted and longesab-
lished diplomatic standards and ethics
THE American government should conform to hlstor-
cal precedent in situations of this offensive nature,
and call to this ambassador of foreign govern
ment who interests himself improperly IN our affairs
Lord Halifax should be dealt with according to the
precedent established by President Cleveland in the ia
nous or Lord SackVlle ana the MufCnSOn Letter
During the presidential campaign of 1883, when Mr..
Cleveland seeking reelection Lord Sackvlle, then
Britans ambassador Washington pretended to receive
private communication inqurng into his personal at
tude toward the Cleveland administration.
He then publicly announced that it would be con-
sdered advantageous to the interests of Great Britain to
have Mr.. Cleveland reelected.
While he was seemingly the beneficiary of the act,
President Cleveland outraged by the obvious inter-
vention in American election that he demanded and
obtained the recall of Lord Sackville.
If it was objectionable offense THEN for British
ambassador to NEEDLE in vital American affairs, why is
it not an objectionable effense NOW
7 ORD HALIFAXs activities as a war propaganda
l. are certainly as Objectionable and detrimental to
American interest the activities of Lord Sackville,
which were so properly denounced
They in violation of international ethics
They dscourtesy to the American people
They challenge the American right of independent
thought and action.
Like Lord Sackville who was expelled medder,
Lord Halifax should be expelled recalled as he would
be if the United States had the kind of self
time.
In connection with the earlier phases of the Halifax
war propaganda tour Senator Wheeler OF Montana made
appraisal of the situation which is confirmed by the
San Francisco incident.
"The more speeches Halifax and the royal refugees
make" declared the Senator 1.-The more determined the
people are to keep out of war
THE American people getting resentfu of the
fact that foreigners trying to involve this country
In and giving us offensive advice on how to run
country when they have made such miserable failure
at home and with other European countries with which
they have come in contact
The American people, however should not be COM
PEELED to bear the whole burden Of recognizing and
resisting foreign propagandsts. They should be PRO-
TECTED against them by their government which
should provide strictly independent and AMERICAN
administration in emulation Of the admirable and patriotic
Cleveland administration.
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