SENTIMENT OF AMERICA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 12 January 1915, Page 1

SENTIMENT OF AMERICA

"STRONG FOB THE ALLIES." SWELLING CANADIAN FORCE. > HUNDRED THOUSAND' MEN. The following is an.extract from "a let* ler received by a. Christchurcli firm froxri one of their. American ■wires the Christchurch correspondent of . the Auckland "Herald" :—The, war ntu ation in this country .has seriously crip"* . : pled- business, .and.*it is a question asut<> ! just what turn affairs will take after'the ■: j | first of the year. The newspapers of, all | countries are engaged in trying 'to; intpf-, ' I est neutral nations to take part in v •'' ' : terrible conflict, andl it is,' of oouroe, ;. ci eating more or less sentiment "GET- both., sides, but there is no question but * I the-United States as a whole' is strong - "for the Allies, and' sympathise, with them in their conflict. It would, indeied be . a v sad thing to have thei United Statea-;go , . to war, as the balance of the - iworld ,! /. would not be The western''bemi- ' sphere should, remain at peace if -the > eastern hemisphere is at' .war, "and , we know that very little • foodf stuff from this country ever gets as'' fa? 02 Germany, because it -must 'go' through , >;. •the English Channel, and .the 'majority w.v of it £oes to England and Franc.e. - Already more than 100,000 t 'mW' from • , the United' States have .signified » their ✓ willingness to serve with 1 ' the,! -Al2&o' 1 - through, the' Government of' our Caaa> • A dian friends. These Americans hoy® crossed the line and' enteredthe' ranka, •l Vi,n of the colonial forces of' Canada, 1 as .t wou not dare to'enter the ranks'^ : of the Allies directly.' from this' country."* THis, we believe, proves the spirii ofitne' 1 ; people of the United- States more tsan;.: • ; - anything else. yje believe that"; 1 'wiOre \ , people from this country have enlisted' than'people who were/born in-i'Can&da.'; Our harness factories are taxed, to / the -utmost capacity supplying ' goods.for ' ih®. j English-.and French' nations, - and J" sU]r firearms factories are > likewise: running V " day and night to supply .the 0 Ai ern and improved' Americwi-rifles fqr-thq' ■ "French and' 1 EnglisKr o '^,'. ,' , • \ *'• Enclosed, in "the letter was a newspaper - „ n clipping-containing,,a, message ■ ' tawa; dated Nov.-23."~ This stated r tiuft " *«- Major General Hughes, Canadian., Minister for Militia,' had told; the Canadian, Club that 100,000 men the United , States' had offered to enlist' in Canada • - -for service in Europe, and that hupd.reds were already with, .the firsthand- seconfi contingents. \