A TRIBUTE TO AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 42, 13 November 1918, Page 6

A TRIBUTE TO AMERICA

9 . WHAT HISTORY WILL SAY. Lord Reading, British Ambasador fo the United States, addressing American soldiers in France, 'said: No words of mine can oxpress my feelings and the feelings of the British and French troops to havp you over here fighting for the great cause—the greatest for winch heroes evor fought in the world's history. _ It is magnificent. You have come 3000 miles; jon are ready to risk your lives ami you ake fighting for an idonl, the highest ideal of man—an ideal of justioe and liberty. I doubt if you yourselves know what your presence here means. I doubt if you know what your presence has done to oncourage tho British 'and French troops. From the time your President said you were to be sent over as fast as ships could carry you, there has been no holding back. The submarine has not held yoii back. You have only to look at the map to see what America is doing. But this is something more than your own achievement. There is the inspiration which your presenco affords to British and French fighting with you to reclaim the devastated homes of France. You are helping to ,'do this and more than thfl effort of any individual, even of the general of your division, is the iaet that it is tlie spirit, of America that lias entered the fight. The spirit of America is with us. The support of all Americans who, with all British and French, are determined to fight to tho end to make this a better world for all lovers of human freedom.

When the history o£ this war comes to lie written I am sure that it will bo said that ivhon the American troops began to pour into Franco by the hundreds of thousands and to lake a part in the great struggle a change cameintho situation that then liberty camo nearer with every advancing movement of your troops. America came forward determined to take her part—a most prominent partin the struggle. There was 110 other ideal in your minds. You camo in with 110 selfish interest, with absolutely no desire io conquer, but fully convinced that it was necessary for the good of humanity and for the good of the world that you should stand with us. <