AMERICAN JOURNALISTS WHO BELIEVE IN BRITAIN

Chronicle (Levin), 21 June 1947, Page 5

AMERICAN JOURNALISTS WHO BELIEVE IN BRITAIN

(Snecial Corresnondent.)

Received Friday, 9.50 p.m. LONDON, June 20. The 16 American riewspaper owners and editors who are fiymg round the world in the Pan-American Constellation spent 13 hours in England. They had tea with Mr. Attlee at 10 Downing Street, were received by the U.S. Ambassador, Mr. Lewis Douglas, and met a number of London editors at a dinner given by Lord Beaverbrook. Most of the visitors indicated that they did not believe'the diagnoses oi some American journals that Britain is "down and out", Mr. Roy Howard of the Scripps- Howard newspapers,. said: "I am 64, and ever since 1 can remember I have been hearmg that the Eritish Exnpire was breaking up. It's all damned rot. You will find wishful thinking in minority groups in the United States. Scratch tnose groups and you will find the hope that the United States will fail also." Mr. Paul Bellamy, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, said: "We are gomg to Stick hyyou, and we know we've got to. The world without England would be a pobr world indeedAmerica has turned its back for good on isolationism. I know damned well I'm right. I know there will be doubts and misgivings, but the people who yell against our real material friendship won't count. Nothing must be allowed to break the ties between the United States and Bntain." Mr. Thomas Back, of Collier's, said he thought Britain had lost prestige in America because of Faiestine. The uonsteitation has arrrvea at lstanbul and will leave for Karachi tonight.