AMERICA AND BRITAIN
BETTER RELATIONS
ESME HOWARD'S TRIBUTE
NEW YOBK, 20th February
"Wherever I went in my first travels in the United States I found hospitality and great friendliness for the individual Englishman but also perfectly open and undisguised suspicion of England and everything British. But ou the other side of the water at the sumo time the general mental attitude towards the United States was one of complete ignorance and an incredible lack of interest."
In this fashion Sir Esmo Howard (retiring British Ambassador at Washington) summarised the situation between America and Britain a few years ago.
When addressing a gathering of loading New Yorkers assembled at the Pilgrim Society to-day, Sir Esme Howard bade farewell to America. He said: "I am as certain as I stand here that the sentiments of our two countries toward each other are growing, not worse,' but better all the time. If you ask mo for specific evidence I would say that never was there so little ultra-patriotic denunciation of Britain than during the last Presidential elections. . 'Tail-twisting' appears no longer a popular pastime, 'i would point to the immense popular interest taken _■ in the illness of King George and his miraculous recovery, and lastly would refer to the really wonderful welcome given everywhere to the British Prime Minister when he visited this country last autumn."
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 45, 22 February 1930, Page 9
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223AMERICA AND BRITAIN Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 45, 22 February 1930, Page 9
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