WILSONPHOBIA IN AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 279, 21 August 1919, Page 5

WILSONPHOBIA IN AMERICA

.Mr. Phillip Gibbs. tlio wnr corrcspon. dent, who lias been lceturinjr in America, told a London audieiirc on his return that ho was much surprised, oil reaching America, by the extraordinary; and passionate hostility towards ..President AViison which was displayed by .the Republican Party in New 'York. It was so violent that husbands quarrelled with wives, sisters with brothers, and friends with friends, over the personality and policy of Hip President. The RepiibheMt distrust of President Wilson was based 011 the fact that, under what they called his "pacifist" policy, he had humiliated America before the world, and that no lind been pushed into the war against his will by the pressure of public opinion. On Hie other side, Mr. Wilson had the support of great masses of people, who believed that ho was really the neatest idealist in the world r.nd the champion of the. world's democracies; who believed, too, that his policy of the League of Nations, which had been weakened by English Imperialism and French Military ism", 'was the only policy which would safeguard the world's peace.

Five pounds for a pipe mouthpiecel This was the sum demanded by a dealer, who tfns asked tho price of fitting an appropriate amber mouthpiece to a meerschaum pipe. "Amber is the dearest fanev article you can buy to-day,"' said tlie dealer. Except for tho exhibitions in the West-End London windows," there is very little unused amber in this countrv. The reason is that it all comes from enemy shores, and there lias been no importation for years. Moreover, - there is no real substitute of a satisfactory character.

The famous detective from Scotland Yard was talking. "To a woll-lrained mind," lie slid, "every incident is pregnant with significance—yes, every incident is as full of meaning as—weli,l <iui reminded of a story. A yoii!ig.:ipau - >at. in a parlour alone. To him a bf-autiful girl entered. Thereupon the young man arose, took six cigars from his waistcoat pocket, laid them carefully on the. piano, and then advanced towards the'girl passionately, his anus outstretched. . But the girl drew back. 'You have loved before,' she said."