" AN OFFER OF SERVICE.
(To THE EDITOR OF ' LIPE1
SIR,—The part your magazine played in the war and your attitude toward Great Britain are an open secret. Therefore I take the liberty of making a somewhat strange request of you. There is no need to recount the advantages to be gained by a fuller understanding between the peoples of Great Britain (particularly England) and the United States, quite apart from the diplomatic relations of the two govern- ments. What I want to know is, can you suggest any way in which I can be of help ? I am a young woman, native of New York State, usually employed in seine business. I am neither exceptionally clever or brilliant nor aotually stupid. I have lived and travelled in various States, and find everywhere a general misunderstanding of the English character and of England's ideals and political ambitions. Is there in this country any organization or association which has for its aim the enlightennient of the American people in this regard, by the spread of helpful propaganda or by any other means ? If so, perhaps I might be privileged to have some little part in this work. Understand, I am no modern Joan of Arc, nor yet a Mrs. Pankhurst. I am only under the conviction that the future progress of the world lies in the hands of the English-speaking peoples, and that the sooner we get together' the better for us as well as for those who do not speak our tongue. Editors undoubtedly have troubleS of their own without being asked to solve the problems of ethers. Yet, knowing you have this matter at heart, I feel the more encouraged in applying to you for information in this regard.— Thanking you in advance for anything you may do for me, I am
very truly yours, A. N. San Diego, Cal., Dec. 11, 1919."
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