AMERICA'S INACTIVITY

Southland Times, Issue 17655, 12 February 1916, Page 7

AMERICA'S INACTIVITY

”1R RE I’A UAB R E BLUNDER.” An American clergyman, the Kcv. Mr T. Bi McLeod, recently returned to New Vork after spending several months in London, his visit being made with a twofold purpose—to do his pa.it in conveying what he believed to ho the real sentiment of the American people to the people of Great Britain and to learn at first hand the situation as it exists in England.

Discussing his impressions with a representative of the New Vork Herald, he said:—"L wanted to see with my own eyes. I wanted to see whether I had been deceived or not about tbe conditions over there, to fret away from my own country, to -ret a proper perspective. 1 had wondered whether I was right in my first impressions as to the attitude of this country towards the Allies, and whether the Administration at Washington was right or wrong in its negative and neutral behaviour in this grot condiet, that effects not only 'treat Kritain and France ami Knssia, lent the entire world.

",Mv early impressions," In- continued, "bat" been amply confirmed by a rather 'extended lour through Great I'.ritain, and 1 am more and more convinced ilia* (his eoiiiUiy made an irreparable blunder wlum we failed I" protest, and that vigorously. against t.be atrocities of Germany which began in llcdginm. I have bail an opportunity to meet mans- persons i,i i ;c.gi i-b life, high anil low, gentle ana simple. 1 have not. heard a, single word of unkind reproach lov.aros this country, but i did 1 1 car, in all quarters, an expression of profound regret that tills great American nation which professes to lie the incarnation of liherty and honour and fair play, should have remained silent and senile when every principle of right and every principle of international la.w was ruthlessly trampled under foot by Germany."