MANUFACTURING SENTIMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 113, 6 October 1914, Page 5

MANUFACTURING SENTIMENT.

IN AMERICA. FEELING TOWARDS BRITAIN. ANTI-GHRIMAN VIEW SPPJEADS. TEUTONS SQUEALING

San Francisco, •mil condemn Germany and her imla, . „ responsible for the cirtamrtS £" come, m or„ marked. ™e «££■£" growing more outspoken in iZTnm' '.<njs, arc angrily trying to Zx> ih* ood of anti-Touton e4tfmcnt.)£*£ is not over-stating it to t»v thai *h.' Uerman* here and itbroad a^sX^ ■n chagrin over the way AmeiS «££ pie have judged the ease against tfen ro tho Associated Pre*, the chief „ O Ts disseminating bureau in IXQji, iL„ peiial. Chancellor, ,has addressed the following message :--"Gcnnawy is completely cut off from the read of the world, and can neither .send out news r-or receive it. The Empire i S) therefore, unable to defend itself against falsehoods propagated by the .prese of hostile countries. It can only defend itself by its deed* The Germnn people will he profoundly gTateful for every cflort to disseminate the real truth " ' In New York a "German-American literary defence committee" has been formed, the. announced purpose of which' ■;a to "neutralise all intentional and unintentional attempts to create an unwholesome feeling in the United States against the Germans, and cspccisilliyi Ger-man-Americans." The organisation propositj to fwrnwh the presa with proGerman copy and to call attention to anything that it considers a mis-state-ment appearing in the newspapers.

A HAND APPEAL. A notable dement of the attempt of U-rnuns to gain the goodwill of America m. is the rabid appeal they make to the anti-British sentiment that they seem to suppose to exist in this eountm'i. ilie. daily papers of New York' are Hooded with letters from GernKins in v.nch they bitterly attack England and tier policy. Dr. Albert Klein, in a letter to the Sew York Times, says he is hurt to the d«pth* of his heart and stunned, "seeing how apparently the whole of the American publie takes the side of England, France and Russia," and he goes on with the following:— "I have never met an educated American v!m would confess that he liked the 'Engl.;*;, or the English nation, and yet wc nov,' face this sudden Bym[pathy for England's policy! Is the reason for this sudden change of public opinion the miipipo&ad aggressive policy of Germany as de-l-ieted in English or French cable news? h it the disregard for Belgium's neutral--ty? Or is it the supposed autocratic rule and decisions of the German Kmpwor in the. present conflict, whie.h, as the American people think, woiuM not have l'cen sanctioned by tho German people?" And another German writer to tho WTno paper imbuidons himself of this: "Now England comes in—England in the role of the nt'iintainrr of r.entirality. the protector ef Belgium—the Ramie .John Bull whose record consists of broken treaties and pledg,«, of bloodv and commoni waiv>. Tear! off tlie m«Wk and you will see the right John Bull, who iears for a declining commerce, and who. In milling, weleanes a chance to M.riko at » mighty rival, the German navy, while Germany is engaged with litiAsiii and France. Perfidious Albion is not protecting Belgium. She is taking advantage of a good chance to i Until to tho ton of the world's Powers." 1 WITHOUT AVAIL.

But these virulent outbursts wo withnut avail. Throughout the country sentiment is unequivocally and viunisinkably favorable to the Allies. The journal to which the above-quoted letters wc.ro written, commenting on the allegation made by i/ie German Chancellor that England is availing herself of the long-awaited opportunity to commence war for the destruction of commercially prosperous Germany, says: '"Fur this assertion wo know of no conclusive evidence. "VVu are hound to say that tho assumption that Germany was forced into thi3 war by fear of destruction by England, like the assumption that she is lighting for life against pan-Slavism, seems like an afterthought.' And the New York Globe editorialises as' follows.—"lt is difficult to admit that Gernuanj interest,? wore menaced beyond reasonable tolerance, that Austria took a stand asjainsi hf r diminutive neighbor which was arbitrary in tlie extreme without the full sanction of the Kaiser, /or that there was any doubt in Wilhelmstras.se that Austria's attitude would compel Russia nr,i France to intervene. It is for these reasons that American opinion is almost eolid\v arrayed against Germany as the aggressor, ruthlessly plunging Europe into what looks like the bloodiest of_ wars to satisfy the ambition of the Emperor. Hailed but a short year ago as tho man of peace, in Europe, he is now denounced as the veriest tirebrand of the Continent."

CANADA AND THE WAR. Tho most exalted patriotic feeling and i willingness to share Great Britain's' burden obtains throughout the Dominion of Canada. The fact that England and ', France are fighting side by side has consolidated the French and English elements of the population as nothing else could have done. Parliament met in a iive-day war session in which no note of discord was struck, party lines being absolutely abolished. War supply of £10,000,000 was voted. The comparatively modest contribution which Canada 'is making of aid for England and defence for herself is costing the Dominion about £20,000 a day. War taxes were authorised by .Parliament *n the shape of an increase in Customs and excise rates on tobacco, liquor, sugar, coffee, and tinned fruits!. The Government was given authority to issue ex-ce?-B circulation of Dominion notes, to suspend gold payments, and to declare a moratorium if necessary.

A significant announcement made by the Premier, Sir Robert Borden, was that so long ago as last .lanuary, Canada was warned by the English Government that Germany probably would precipitato war during the year. Being thus ii.lvised, Ihe Dominion was now in a state of thorough preparedness for the emergency. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the eloquent ex-Premier, now Leader of the Opposition. ?aid, on the opening dny of Parliament: "It is our duty to let Great. Britain know, and to let the friends and foes of Great Britain know, that there ia in Canada but one mind and one leart, and that all Canadians stand behind the Mother Country, conscious and proud that she did not engage in war from selfish motives or for aggrandisement, but to maintain untarnished fc'.ic honor of her name, to fulfil lior obligations to her allies, to maintain her obligations, and to save civilisation from the unbridled. Inst of conquest and power." .■ , .J.j-;^^,

The directors of the "anadian lV.ifie Railway Company have tifjded to vote £20,000 to the Canadian Patriotic F>.r.ti. A movement is also on foot to havo eaeh employee of tho company donata a full day's pay, which would make an* other £ 20,000. This fund will bo used m part to defray the expenses of tho mobilised Canadian troops. It is a fad worthy of notice that more than 00,000 citizens of the United States June applied for permission to join the Cnnadian volunteers who are to see service in Europe. This would of course include men who are adventurers and raea whose sympathy with the cause of England, France, and Russia impels them to so act. The fimt Canadian troops will leave for Europe immediately, consisting of 1100 'men, mostly South African veterans, with 18 field guns. Thcro arc now 33,000 men assembled at the Valcarticr camp, available for active servico either in Europe or elsewhere. shipping on tite rAcinc. Tho presence off the western coa«t of wmenea of the Japanese waiship Idzumo has made considerably for the safety of British shipping in tho Pacific. Tho German gunboats Leipzig and Nurnberg, so far from being a menace, are believed to be in imminent danger of capture cither by tho Mikado's war vessel ,r British cruisers. With her coal supi/y low and no German port where she r» get replenishment nearer than tho Southern Pacific, the Leipzig may e forced any day to put in at a neutral port and surrender, to be there held until the termination of the war. ,n violation of the neutrality proclamation of President Wilson, a steamer from 6»a Francisco did attempt to take out a «ipply of coal for the Leipzig, but i • endeavor was frustrated, and tho inej. dent is now being investigated by tho criminal authorities here. Foreign shipping in and out of this port has practically it H norcnsl basis. British craft for all ports aro now being despatched, regardless of the possibility of falling in with German war vessels. Those plying up and down the coast, however, keep within three miles of land, which is supposed to keep them immune from capture. The Mo- ' ana, for Sydney, with a cargo of a million dollars and more than 100 passengers, was delayed in this port for '24 hours, but finally dashed out at night, her captain stating that if he could not fight the German war vessel he eeuld run away from her. The captain of the Japanese warship Idzumo, in terminating a short visit to this port, remarked: "I will present the Leipzig to you with la 24 hours after wo sight her. We vill offer protection to all Japanese, French, and English vessels on the Pacific." APPLICATIONS FOR NATURALISATION. A by-product of the war of some significance is the fact that since the commencement of general hostilities applications by foreigners for naturalisation as American citizens have inorcased markedly. hi New York alone l:a figures show an increase of 20 per cent. Many of the applicants are reservists in European armies, who wish protection against the orders directing them to return and take up arms. It is worthy of note that a majority of tho applicants aro Germans or Austrians, and that there are but few Russians, and scarcely any French, Belgian, or English amongst them. Persons Mho hold a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States are exempt, both from punishment and from the confiscation of their property. The expectation in America is that after I': : there will be an immense exodus ..»' people from Ktirope to thi ß country. The probability is that the restriction:, en Immigration will be made morn tti:ngent. American tourists, who wet i stranded in Europe'aro returning !i large numbers,-grumbling loudly at th summary cutting short of their trips an at the inconvenience involved in travel ling in overcrowded steamships. Man, who went to Europe in palatial staterooms have returned packed in the steerage. They report all Kinds of hardships and Bufferings while on Ihe Continent in the days following the declaration of war, although it is admitted that the Germans, after their first angry outburst against all speaking the English tongue, made especial efforts to gain the goodwill of Americans. All tho returning refugees praise the British Government for its efforts to ease the hardships of stranded Americans. Inside of 17 days 31,000 Americans reached homo from, British ports.