THE WAR AND AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3003, 14 February 1917, Page 8

THE WAR AND AMERICA

AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS MAN'S IiMI'iIESSIOiN'S. "There is ample evidence tliafc the cessation of shipment in 'wool, copper.; metals, and cereals from Australia to. the United States lias interfered with the' reciprocal business' which was flowing up between these two countries," says Mr. H. J. Hunter, Australian managing director of the Goodyear Tire and -Rubber Company, who recently reached Sydney from a visit to the States. "When the war is over there will be a great market in the United States for the raw products of Australia."

Mr. Hunter is /of the opinion that quite 90 per cent, of the people in America are favourable to the "Allies, but the small antagonist section makes sure of being heard. Many teutonic families settled in America left their European homes to get away from the militant dominance exercised by..the ruling classes there, and, notwithstanding their love for the Fatherland, hope that a better state of affairs -will arise after tlie war. The American papers are very much better served with war news than either English or Australian publications, irainly from the fact that they employ an army .of correspondents on all fronts, whose news is not always subject [to military censorship. The general impression is that a very great offensive will Be launched by the Allies thisccming spring in order to make possible an absolute victory decision some fcimo tbis year. Many regiments in the British Army have quite an American section, as there must bo considerably over 50,000 American citizens fighting in various parts of Great Eiitain's marvellously effected war machine, the best side of which lias not been evidenced. • America's contributions in tho way of munitions and clothing for the Allied armies reaclf hundreds of millions, of pounds sterling) and she is still contributing vast stores of these nccessary adjuncts to modern warfare.