UNINFORMED OPINION IN U.S. ABOUT BRITAIN

Chronicle (Levin), 11 October 1947, Page 5

UNINFORMED OPINION IN U.S. ABOUT BRITAIN

Ticfviveil Fridav, 7 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 10. Another British business lauder who jecontly returned from the United States, eontirms tlie views of Sir Frederick Buin, ]»resident of ihe Federation of British industries, on the unint'onned state of Anieriean puldic opinion regardiug eonditions in Britain. jie i.s Mr. Thonias Johnston, ehainnan of the Seottish Tourist Board, who has just spent three weeks touring Seottish eomnuinities in the United States and lecturing upon the present, crisis iu Britain. Mr. Johnston said he found many leading Amerieans, among thoi.i proininent businessmen, convineed tli.'it the British crisis was due alinost entirely to Britani's own misiuanagenient and to slaekness on the part of British workers. Ue found inanv Amerieans believed the Britisii vere "a nation of work-shies" and that tliere were frequent distortions of the true faets. Oue leading Anieriean magazine, during his visit, made the allegation that the British working nian no longer i eijtiired to support liis eliildren as the State would look after them. Mr. Johnston said his three weeks uvgeiu ueed for a eorrect presentation urgent need for a eorrect preesntation of the faets iipout Britain. "Give the Amerieans tlie truth, tell them the t'ai-ls. tei] them why we must tighten 'mr belts and endure further saerifices, and ihere will be a rapid change in opinion, the existing confusion will be sfteedily ideared up and amitv whicli is «o essential to future understanding among the English-speaking peoples, uill be strengthened. "