ON HATING AMERICA [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] regret
that the exigepeles of space necessitated the curtailment of " Anglo-Canadian's " letter in the Spectator of April 17th ; I could have read a yard of it with pleasure ; I hope that many will read it with profit.
Everybody who reads the Spectator knows that the .United States is an admirable nation. The fact that she has extracted unparalleled prosperity from a war which has brought Europe to the verge of bankruptcy is sufficient proof of her capacity in affairs, and her horror at the limitation of the rubber output of Malaya imposed by the British Government testifies to her high moral standard even in matters of business, but I do not quite see why we should defer so much to her opinion in the management of our own concerns which we conducted with considerable success before the United States attained her present position.
If it could be said that Americans were extremely fond of us there would be something to he said for our attitude, but this does not appear to be the case from what " Anglo- Canadian " says ; even had he been silent on this point there is something about the terms of payment of our debt to the United States that does not argue any excessive affection for us on her part.
I do not mean to suggest that we should assume anything but a friendly attitude towards her, but a friendly attitude should not be inconsistent with a dignified one, and I think that ,the latter would .bring us a greater measure of respect, not only in the United States, but also in Canada, whose good opinion is much more valuable to us.—I am, Sir, &e., ULSTERMAN.
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