16 FEBRUARY 1924, Page 9

The Spectator contained an extraordinarily interesting letter last week entitled

Britain and America" from California, a letter which should be pondered by all who are interested in the problem of English-speaking rela- tionships. Mr. Wingate, the correspondent, certainly hit the nail on the head when he said that the attitude of the great mass of the American people towards English-speaking friendship "is neither friendship nor hostility, but absolute indifference to and ignorance of the entire subject." That fact has to be realized by everyone who seeks to improve the existing conditions.

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