United States and the Allies.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 April 1915, Page 3

United States and the Allies.

A FAVOURABLE FEELING. LEVIN CITIZEN'S LETTER. A most, interesting letter Las been jeccivcd by L)r Davies, ol Levin, from liis brother. .Mr Arthur Da vies (in Ellensbiirv. AVashington State, U.S.A.). It gives a cheering account of American feeling towards Great .Britain and her Allies. We have pleasure in reprinting extracts from the letter. Mr Davies says;.—■ "The war has been the principal topic in this country as I guess it is all over the world. The United St ates gener-

ally is entirely on the .side of the Allies in spite of a large German population. many of whom think Germany is in the wrong. The press is favourably inclined towards the Allies but the Government has done all it could to keep n neutral feeling hi this country. In the theatres where pictures are

shown there is always n request thrown on tho screen beforehand, signed by President AVilson. asking the people to refrain from any .-demonstration when war pictures are exhibited. Last week a picture was shown in one of the theatres of some prominent German officers, and three Germans in

tho audience started to applaud but wore hissed out of the House by the rest of t-he audience. That will give you a pretty good idea of the way thov feel here.

I wrote to General Benson in "Montreal some time ago and offeretT ti

purchase horses for the Government ir help them in any way out here, and r had a nice letter from him. but so ar the French Government only have >ought anything oul hero. Times here ha.ve been awfully dull for a long!tinio. is times in nenernl all over the coiintrv

have been hnnl. They always are under a democratic nclininistration which seems to cause a spirit of unrest amongst business men, a.s they" never know what they are going to do next. Capital 1s afraid to invest aiuT money is hoarded up, making times very dud. The orchard business never was ■worse in this country and thousands of acres of orchards are being pulled np and put into hay and grain. There has been no money in fruit for the last two years, hut I believe it will come ■wind again all right, and i am going lo look after mine." " °