ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1210, 19 August 1911, Page 4

ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

TAIL-TWISTING OUT OF FASHION. "Thert'has bren' a'Wonderful change in the sentiment between English people and Americans of lato years. It is much less than ten years ago," eays John Phillip Sousa, "that it used to bo considered nuito used to bo considered quite tho thing in America to givo tho British lion's tail a twist whenever opportunity served, bnt all that eort of thing has disappeared—gone right out of fashion. Do you know what I attribute that to?" questioned Iho American, conductor. "To tho late King Edward. People have no idea how popular ho was with Americans, and what a diplomatic wonder he was — always doing the correct thing at the rigjit moment. Do you know the Pilgrims' Club in London ? It is one of the strongest there,' and was formed for bringing Englishmen and Americans together. I believe that, the late King Edward was greatly interested in tho club, and secretly was one of tire founders." Mr. Sousa does not believo there is the remotest'chanco of the United States absorbing Canada. People at a distance did r.ot perceive the difficulties of such a happening, but there were many reasons to combat tho belief that thc-ro is more in the reciprocity proposals than appears on the surface. Tho pcoplo of Eastern Cflnada were very loyal to England, and would not hear of annexation by tho United States, he was quite certain. "If Canada ever does beeomo pan of rso United States," said Mr. Sousa, "it will not bo in our time. Tho descendants of the loyalists who were forced out of Rochester after the revolution still regard Americans as Ind boys, nnd it will be. another hundred yenrs or so before Hit feeling is forgotten."