THE
ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD.
BY EVELYN WRENCH.
BRITISH-AMERICAN relations are unlike those existing between any other two peoples—and I am using the word " British " in its widest sense to cover the whole British Empire—because they are so intimate and so interwoven in all parts of the world, and above all because the two peoples have the same language. Great Britain and the United States read every day in lengthy cables the actual words that the other country is saying about it. The possession of a common tongue does not always make for unity, and I often reflect on some words of President Wilson's when I had the privilege of introducing a deputation to him from the English- Speaking Union at the AMerican Embassy during his visit to London four years ago. " Just because we speak the same language," said the President, " we should be extra careful what we say about one another "—advice which is, alas ! frequently overlooked by leaders of public opinion in both countries, alike on the platform and in the Press.
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