THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD.
By EVELYN WRENCH.
AMONG this week's letters to the Editor of the Spectator will be found a communication on the subject of "Anglo-American Friendship" from Mr. Victor S. Yarros, an editorial writer on the staff of the Chicago Daily News, who advocates three methods by which the British public might 1):: made better acquainted with American conditions. The first suggestion, and a truly excellent one, is that British newspapers should establish a regular "American column." The Spectator at least, subject to the exigencies of space, is attempting to do its share in this matter. The second proposal is that there should be a place in London where American weekly and monthly periodicals would be available for perusal. Mr. Yarros, when he wrote his letter, was evidently unaware that the English-Speaking Union, in its reading-rooms at Trafalgar Buildings, Trafalgar Square, has a very large selection of American journals on file, including all of those mentioned by him. Thirdly, he emphasizes the need for an up-to-date American bookshop in London. Surely some existing shop could create an American department with a "competent clerk in charge to answer queries, keep scrap-books, watch American critical reviews and publishers' announcements, and, generally, keep in touch with American letters and periodical literature."
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