His Excellency Harold B. Butler -7 August 5, 1942.     
 
                                                            
 
 
I am enclosing copy of a letter dated August 30, 1941, written 
      by me to the Editor of the London Times and by him declined publication. 
      I may say that this letter has been fully approved by many ardent 
                     Imperialists in Canada.                
 
                                                            
 
 
3. With an appealing background of purpose and performance, 
      Britain could then have invaded Washington behind a vanguard 
      of Canadians, to inform the Administration and Congress of what 
      really was going on, to submit our case, to ask advise, to show 
      upon the facts, that the war was inevitably America's as well 
      as ours. In short, you could have gone to Washington and let 
      the light in. In the light, unity would have gone fast
 
                                                            
 
 
With the right plan and the right people to support it, you 
      could have sold the show to Congress, to Washington and to the 
      whole country. You could have ripped off America's mask of neutrality. 
      But you had the wrong plan-and forgive me-the wrong people. In 
      the main, you should have used Canadians. There were thousands 
      eager to help; men with brilliant war records and real knowledge 
      of America. They could have worked miracles. But instead of Canadians, 
      you persisted in shoveling in Englishmen resplendent in the old 
      school tie. They worked miracles-but of the wrong kind
 
      But the declaration of purpose which should have been made and 
      the supporting action which should have been taken, were evidently 
      not even within the contemplation of the British Government. 
      Lacking any apparent understanding of the issue confronting democracy 
      and with no plan to meet it, the British Government permitted 
      British American relations to