SOAPY SAM.

Waipawa Mail, Volume L, Issue 1, 17 September 1928, Page 3

SOAPY SAM.

A TRENCHANT CRITICISM. OF AMERICA’S ATTITUDE. (By Cable. —Press Assn. —Copyright) (Australian Press Assn. —United Service). (Received This day, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, September 16. “Britishers would like to know why America is raising such an outcry about the so-called Anglo-French naval agreement,” says the “Sunday Chronicle.” “While the details of such an agreement arc not public property sustained attacks by the American press, aided bv misguided fanatics in Britain, are being aimed at England and France. America’s navy is now greater than Britain’s in numbers, and she is much superior in naval aiieraft. Further, what of the dose naval association between America and Brazil ? Why all this pretence of seeking peace and of being alarmed of Anglo-French pacts when America herself is going on with a huge naval programme against whom or what? America’s role of the only • honest broker’ is a litte sickening to every other nation, particularly England and France, which are presumed lo lie diplomatically intriguing. America alone is the fair, honest and pacific party. The world of facts does not support such unctuous assurance. What we want from Uncle Sam is a little less soap and more open dealing.”