THE AMERICANISATION OF CANADA
[To the Editor of TILE SPECTATOR.] Sm,—Your Canadian correspondent does well to draw atten- tion to the enormous influence exercised upon the Dominion by the United States in every possible way. The attitude of Canadians towards this matter is difficult to describe .accurately, because while it is widely admitted that the two countries have very much in common there are few Canadians who are not jealously proud of their Empire citizenship. Indeed the Canadians actually show more interest in the affairs of the Empire (and especially the Old Country) than do people here at home, often wondering I believe,' why the Motherland does not show a mom lively interest in her children's welfare. More frequent visits of our Primes to Canada would do no harm, while the amazing scarcity of Old- Country newspapers and magazines is, as your correspondent says, greatly to be deplored. Yet the rates of magazine postage to Canada are extraordinarily cheap ; may I suggest that all your readers who have friends or relations in Canada take advantage of this fact and send across every British magazine that they possibly can ? That they will be appre- ciated is certain --I have seen Punch, The Spectator, Review of Reviews, the Sphere and many other British weeklies or monthlies devoured eagerly by thrashing crews and railroad gangs—a fact which has convinced me that here in the Ohl Land we possess if we will only use it a most powerful instru- ment of Empire propaganda.--I am, Sir, &e.,
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