IN AMERICA MANUFACTURING SENTIMENT

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 76, 26 September 1914, Page 3

IN AMERICA MANUFACTURING SENTIMENT

FEELING TOWARDS BRITAIN ANTI-GERMAN VIEW SPREADS TEUTONS SQUEALING. ttHOU OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.! SAN FRANCISCO, 30th August. . As the European war proceeds the tendency in the United States to blame and condemn Germany and her ruler as responsible for the conflagration becomes more marked. The newspapers, growing more outspoken in their comments, are openly asserting it, and German-Ameri-cans are angrily trying to stem the flood of anti-Teuton sentiment. Indeed, it is not over-stating it to say that the Germans here and 'abroad are squealing in chagrin over the way American people have judged the case against them. To the Associated Press, the chief news disseminating bureau in the United States, Yon Bethmann-Holl,weg, the German Imperial Chancellor, has addressed the following message : — "Germany is completely cut off from the rest oi the world, and can neither send out news nor receive it. The Empire is, therefore, unable to defend itself against falsehoods propagated by the press. of hostile countries. It can only defend it-self by its deede. The German people will be profoundly grateful for every effort to disseminate the real truth." In JMew iork a "German-American literary defence committee" has been formed, the announced purpose of .which is to "neutralise all intentional and unintentional attempts to create an unwholesome feeling in the United States against the Germans, and especially German- Americans." The organisation proposes to furnish the press with proGerman copy and to call attention to anything that it considers a misstatement appearing in the newspapers. A RABID APPEAL. A notable element of the attempt of Germans to gain the goodwill of Americans is the rabid appeal they make to the anti-British sentiment that they seem to suppose to exist in this country. The daily papers of New York are flooded with letters from Germans in which they bitterly attack England and her policy. Dr. Albert Klein, in a letter to the New York Times says he is hurt to the depths of his heart and stunned, "seeing how apparently the whole of the American public takes the side of England, France, and Russia," and he goes on with the following : "I have never met an educated American who would coufess that ho liked the English or the English nation, and yet we now face this sudden sympathy for England's policy ! Is the reason for this sudden change of public opinion the supposed aggressive policy of Germany as depicted in English or French cbble news? Is it tho disregard for Belgium's neutrality ? Or is it the supposed autocratic ruk and decisions of the German Emperor in the present conflict, which, as the American people think, would not have been sanctioned by the German people ?" And another German writer to the same paper unburdens himself of this : '•'Now England comes in* — England in the role of the maintainer of neutrality, the protector of Belgium— the same John Bull _ whose record consists of broken treaties and pledges, of bloody and common wars. Tear off the mask and you will see the right John Bull, who fears for a declining commerce, and who, trembling, welcomes a chance to strike at a mighty rival, the German navy, while Germany is engaged with Russia and France. Perfidious Albion is not protecting Belgium. She is taking advantage of a good chance to climb to the top of the world's Powers." WITHOUT AVAIL. But these virulent outbursts are without avail. Throughout the country sentiment is unequivocally and unmistakably favourable to the Allies. The journal to which the above-quoted letters were written, commenting on the allegation made by the German Chancellor that England is availing herself of the long-awaited opportunity to commence war for the destruction of commerciallyprosperous Germany, says : "For this assertion we know of no conclusive evidence. We are bound to say that the assumption that Germany was forced into this war by fear of destruction by England, like the assumption that she is fighting for life against pan-Slavism, seems like an aTterthought. " And the New York Globe editorialises as follows : "It is difficult to admit that German interests were menaced beyond reasonable tolerance, that Austria took a stand against her diminutive neighbour which was arbitrary in the extreme without the full sanction of the Kaiser, or that there was any doubt in Wilhelm-

strasse that Austria's attitude would compel Russia and France to intervene. It_ is for these reasons that American opinion is almost solidly arrayed a-gainst Germany as the aggressor, ruthlessly plunging Europe into what looks like the bloodiest of wars to satisfy the overwhelming ambition of the Emperor. Hailed but a short year ago as the man of peace in Europe, he is now denounced as the veriest firebrand of the Continent. ' CANADA AND THE WAR. The most ex- Red patriotic feeling and willingness to share Great Britain's burdens obtains throughout the Dominion of' Canada. The fact that England and France are fighting side by side has consdhdated the French and English elements of the population as nothing else could have done. Parliament met in a five-day war session in which no note of discord was struck, party lines being absolutely abolished. War supply of £10.000,000 was voted. The comparatively modest contribution which Canada is making of aid for England and defence for herself is costing the Dominion about £20,000 a day. War taxes wore authorised by Parliament in the shape of an increase in Customs and excise rates on tobacco, liquor, sugar, coffee, and tinned fruits. The Government was given authority to issue excess circulation of Dominion notes, to suspend gold payments, and to declare a moratorium if necessary. A significant announcement made by the Premier, Sir Robert Borden, was that so long ago as last January, Canada was warned by the English Government that Germany probably would precipitate war during the year. Being thus advised, the Dominion was now in a state of thorough preparedness for the emergency. Sir Willrid Laurier, the eloquent- ex-Premier, now Leader of the Opposition, said, on the opening day oi Parliament : "It is our duty to let Great Britain know, and to let the friends and foes of Great Britain know, that there is in Canada but one mind and one heart, and that all Canadians stand behind the Mother Country, conscious and proud that she did not engage in war from selfish motives or for aggrandisement, but to maintain untarnished the honour of her name, to fulfil her obligations to her allies, to maintain her treaty obligations, and to save civilisation from the unbridled lust of conquest and power." The directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. have decided to votfe £20,000 to the Canadian Patriotic Fund. A movement is also on foot to have each employee of the company donate a full day's pay, which would make another £20,000. This fund will be used in part to defray the expenses of^ the mo« bilised Canadian troops. It is a fact worthy of notice that more than 60,000 citizens of the United States have applied for permission to join the Canadian volunteers who are to see service in ' Europe. This Would of course include men who are adventurers and men whose sympathy with the cause of England, France, and Russia impels them to so act. , The first Canadian troops will leave for Europe immediately, consisting of 1100 men, mostly South African veterans, with eighteen field guns. There are now _ 33,000 men assembled at the Valcartier camp, available for active service either in Europe or elsewhere. SHIPPING ON THE PACIFIC. The presence off the western coast- of America of the Japanese warship Idzumo has made-considerably for the safety of British shipping in the Pacific. The German gunboats Leipsic and Kurllberg, so tar from being a menace, are believed to bo in imminent danger of capture either by the Mikado's war vcs« sel or British cruisers. With her coal supply low and no German port where she can get replenishment nearer than the Southern Pacific, the Leipsic may be forced any day to put in at a neutral port and surrender, to be there held until the termination of the war. In •violation of the neutrality, proclamation of President Wilson, a steamer from San Francisco did attempt to take out a supply of coal for the Leipsic, but the endeavour was frustrated, and the incident is now being investigated by the criminal authorities here. Foreign shipping in and out of this port has practically resumed its normal basis. British craft for all ports are now being despatched, regardless of the possibility of falling in with German war vessels. Those plying up and down the coast, however, keep within three miles of land, which is supposed to keep them immune from capture. The Moana, for Sydney, with a cargo of a million dollars and more than 100 passengers, was delayed in this port for twenty-four hours, but finally da-shed out at night, her captain stating that if ho could not fight the German war vessel he, could run away from her. The captain of the Japanese warship Idzumo, in terminating a short visit to this port, remarked : " I will present the Leipsic to you within twenty-four hours after we sight her. We will off^er protection to all Japanese, French, and English vessels on the Pacific." APPLICATIONS FOR NATURALISA- ' ' TION. A bye-product of the war of some significance is the fact that since the commencement of general hostilities applications by foreigners for naturalisation as. American citizens have increased markedly. In_ New York alone the figures show an increase of 20 per cent. Many of the applicants arc reservists in European armies, who wish protection against the orders directing them to re* turn and take up arms. It is worthy of note that a majority of the applicants are Germans or Austrians, and that there are but few Russians, and scarcely any French, Belgian, or English amongst them. Persons who hold a declaration \ of intention to become a citizen of the United States are exempt, both from punishment and from the confiscation of their property. The expectation in America is that after the war there will be an immense exodus of people from Europe to this country. The probability is that the restrictions on immigration will be made more stringent. American tourists who were stranded in Europe are returning in large numbers, grumblihg loudly at the summary j cutting short of their trips and at tho inconvenience involved in travelling in overcrowded steamships. Many who went to Europe in palatial state rooms havo returned packed in the steerage. They report all kinds of hardships and suffering while on the Continent in the days following the declaration of war, although it is admitted that the Germans, after their first angry outburst against all speaking the English tongue, made especial efforts to gain the goodwill of Americans. All the returning refugees praise the British Government for its efforts to ease the hardships of stranded Americans. Inside of seventeen days 31,000 Americans reached home from British ports.

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