EUROPE AND AMERICA [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
SIR,—Mr. Angell's article in last week's Spectator will delight some of your American readers. The idea behind the article can, of course, be readily classified as belonging to the " Effete Europe ". series. A very old friend this— 1 When, however, you come down to actual affairs, such, for instance, as the textile trade in Mr. Angell's constituency, it won't do. Many things have contributed to the commercial prosperity of the United States, some well worth emulation in this country, but there are two questions one cannot help asking oneself : What would be the effect on the textile trade in Mr. Angell's constituency if the United States abolished her protective tariff ? What would be the relative positions of America and this country to-day if our roles in the Great War had been reversed ?—I am, Sir, &c.,
TEXTILE MILL MANAGER.
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