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Sentiment on the western coast is obviously much stronger than elsewhere; the frankness of its expression is only matched by the average attitude toward us in Japan itself. Circumstances are inevitably leading to a point where further "Gentleman's Agreements" will be useless and a "show-down" on both sides must ensue. Our present relations with Japan offer far more potential troubles than did our relations with Germany a decade ago; and instead of diminishing the serious aspects of the case are multiplying as time goes...
...largest station is at St. Anthony, on the northeastern coast of Newfoundland, Here Dr. and Mrs. Grenfell make their home and from that station Dr. Grenfell starts with his hospital ship, the Strathcona, for his summer round of visits along the coast of Labrador. Each little village eagerly awaits his coming and from the moment his boat enters a harbor it is surrounded by scores of fishing smacks all clamoring for the Doctor. At St. Anthony is the Mission's Hospital, Orphanage, School, Industrial Shop, Co-operative Store and Guest House. It was at this station that last summer...
...volunteer students stop at St. Anthony. Some go to Pilley's Island, off the east coast of Newfoundland, others up to Battle Harbor, Harrington, or Indian Harbor...
These latter are the main stations on the Labrador Coast; between them are dotted smaller villages, sometimes with only a nurse in charge of the medical work. Indian Harbor is the most northern station of the Grenfell Mission and is in charge of Dr. Paddon...
...work of a day laborer may seem a rather arduous way to spend one's vacation but ask any of Dr. Grenfell's boys if the romance of the rocky coast with its northern lights, the open life and the satisfaction of having done something for the cause of bringing life and happiness to the frozen north does not more than counterbalance the tedious lifting or lame muscles which one is apt to receive after the first day's work...