THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 8, 1989.
U.S. WOMEN AMBASSADORS
OF GOOD WILL TO BRITAIN:
HOW KITCHENER WAS DEFIED
Censor Beaten By Sir Ian Hamilton
Miss Sara Bulette, one
of the 300 American women attending the Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World in London, paused before reading her paper there and apologised to her English sisterą.
She referred to a report that the Americans found London women "anooty." English men were said to be grand, but English women
HOW GEN, SIR IAN HAMIL-
"I want to make it very clear to TON DEFEATED ATTEMPTS BY any English women here," THE CABINET TO CENSOR AND Miss Bulette, "that any such ‘atti- said "TONE DOWN" HIS DES- tude' of American women to Eng- PATCHES FROM THE DAR-lish women has been twisted and DANELLES IS TOLD IN "WHEN is entirely incorrect."
I WAS A BOY," A VOLUME OF The suggestion that they think, HIS EARLY MEMORIES, (FABER AND FABER, 188.)
or have spoken, slightingly of their English hosts has annoyed the American delegates. It has added to an initial indignation aroused by suggestions that they were "women from the backwoods," see- ing civilisation for the first time.
Sir Ian Hamilton, who is nearly 86, writes whimsically of his style; "It is a pity a hell of a pity but what can I do with a style systematically corrupted, by the necessity laid on me, from 1882 to, 1915, of having to make drafts. by
NOT FROM BACKWOODS the thousand for autocrats real autocrats, Secretaries for War, American delegate, from Birming-
Miss Meta E. Grace, a leading. Commanders-in-Chief and Govern-ham, Alabama, and an official of ments of the Dominions and Com- the Co-operative Extension of the monwealth, every single one of
U.S: Department of Agriculture, whom save. Sir George. White
said: was bitten with a strange fancy for 'making my drafts their own' by running their pens through any phrase not worn as threadbare as a lodging-house stair-carpet by common usage, and substituting a piece of the stair carpet?
"Even when I became a Com mander-in-Chief myself, Goyern- ment -- no legs — Insisted on try ing to word my own despatches for me "tone them down" for me they called it,
"ABLE TO RESIST"
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"We do want it to be realised that we are Americans and Cana- dians, representing various asso- ciations, federated clubs, garden associations, the Co-operative Ex- tension Department of the Minis- try of Agriculture, State leaders' and Government officials.
"Many of us that may be 40 or 50 miles away come from farms from a town, but this does not mean that we live in the back- woods.
"We believe this mixing with women of other nations will make ledge greater, and will make the our understanding and our know- future of the world more enlighten- ed. We want to pool our know- in America and Canada whom we as ledge and to pass it on to those
represent.
"Here, being desperate, standing as I was between the devil and the deep sea, I was able to resist. My despatches were returned amended by Lord Kitchener and the General Staff.
"All the names of units were cut. out. I was made to say 'a certain unit' instead of the Lancashire Fusiliers. Any reference to my lack of munitions or of drafts to replace casualties was deleted, and I was ordered to sign this doctored despatch.
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suggestion that we do not find "We particularly deplore any Englishwomen entirely charming. Please make, this quite clear," said Miss Grace.
"We like Englishwomen
very
"I flatly refused; and as in Eng- land thumbscrews cannot yet be much. England is giving us the applied, and the public were We find England all that we ex- choicest entertainment she affords. hungry for news, after some delay pected and even more. Your coun- I won,"
try's gracious hospitality exceeds our expectations.”
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