The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-23
COL. {. M. HOUSE
IN PARIS tAUDS
BRITISH LEADERS

London. Nov. 2s.-Dibatches from
Paris last night announced the ar
~avGl theFo Of Colonel e. NJ. House
and the other members OF the Amer
lean Mission.
Prior to the departure of the Mis-
N flon yesterday. Colonel House author
lied the following statement, which he
ASKED should not be published until
after the Mission reached Francei
~ have been impressed by the Won
uerful machinery you have created
here at the, heart of your empire to
Uontrol your part Of the war. You
have gi<en the world an example of
the efficiency of democracy which
will/be Of lasting value. The glorious
rtc&ory OF the Semme is the begin
nfnr OF the realization of this effi-
<ciency. and will hearten every lover
az democracy throughout the world.
wWe also are creating In Washing
ton q vast new machinery OF govern
ment to bring our resources to bear,
and we shall profit by what we have
Mran here. We all realize that no hui
IMAM organisation l. perfect. and 1
an sure you will not be content with
wuufs any more than we Will ne con-
<ant with ours, until the tools that we
ere making nave accoinpAlsheo .no
a <r&at work for which they are oeans
III Ia inspiring to feel that our two
<.ro.s1fzatfons will work closely and
frnnkly together in the cause OF 40
NJ mrtv. we appreciate beyond measure
No. kindly reception your officials,
Z <uour press. and your citizens have
xfven IN. and we will take back TO
w rasrfoa a delfghtful sense OF your
warm hospitality. Our visit has been
Memorable. and I hope profitable to
4hn ca,,se lin which we are both en-
listed
Ths ieparture of the mission was
made As quietly as its arrival, fort
miEht ago. There was no ceremony
nn conparatively few knew the Tune
1nd. place. Those who said Iarewen
~ ma Ameriacns included Foreign
N a4ryvpxarv Balfour, Chief Justice Lord
1> >&dfrsx and the American Ampas-
dor. walter H Page, who walked
thn station. platform with Col. House
nrd me other members of the mis-
~fox, for tan minutes before train
TINA AS the special train pulled OUT
f,oloual House stood ON the PLATFORM
1871 zvnveld farewell until out of sight.
y ore tof Z the British party declared
ID xhe Associated Press, as the tain
M SIfMnx3Daared. that the missions VISIT
WY London had unquestionably been
rx1af success, and had done perhaps
more than any other single event to
imprsaB British officialdom with the
nr1z1nI Significance and Importance OF
>ko American entry into the war. The
r1enbers Of the mission. especially
rynIones House, scored personal tri-
umDh with all their British colleagues.
. / f..-IIt(f ~ r--%--
BoHH SIDES HIGHLY PLEASED,
T&Adbn:.- "Wednesday, Nov. I'll
Ambassador Page speaking today re-
1nrding the work of the American
Mlnn10n said that every one of its
rnsmboxB was entirely satisfied with
fhe help and cooperation they had re-
cslvod from the British officials. On
flzn other side, he said, he knew the
Erfkish were most favorably impress
"a With the zeal and ability Of the
AnnerIcan delegates.
The editor of the Westminster Ga
uette, whose personal relations with
leading men give special value to his
nrnfaments, has an article tonight in
which. after speaking of the Amert-
can Comrnission's work. he says: Let
me- add that have utterly failed to
find any trace Of the alleged Ameri-
<nn dlScontant with our methods or
our conduct of the war. I have, on
tho contrary, during thel asst few days
heard tributes paid by. prominent
xmeffcans to British energy anc en-
IIo1ency and to the total British eff
tort since 1914, which warmed the
Mart and flattered the pride of an
UnR1ishman. What is more, I am
sure they were sincere, and promi-
nent Englishmen who have recently
4 MN l.,
America tell me all the stories alleg-
ling friction between Washington and
london. or grave disquietude at our
methods in the war, may safely be
dismissed as Of no account.
Even at the risk Of returning COM
p1inents. must put in that the
american Mission has impressed ev-
I cry one who has been brought into
contact with it's members with thei1
arsrgy and capacity and the deter
minatfon OF their countrymen tc
weigh In to the last ounce Of theil
newer. They are fuzzy alive to the
needs Of the situation, and their part.
nars11fp Ia to the end, and after 4
Tor the durability and stability of th<
settlement
rAll talk of their knowing better
than other people or desiring to teach
4 other people their business is foolish
nonsense, They are as modest a.
they are competent, and they realizs
Ito the full that this war is a new
4 thing in which we have bought oul
experience, but in learning from u
they win bring new ideas and origina
: points of view which will be of thu
highest value, and no one can watcl
N their approach to the problems il
tfront of them without having hi
faith strengthened and his courag
renewed"
H.. L. Holstein. speaker of the Ha
w1taAx Legislature, was yaappointe'
tempQfary administrators for the estat
OF the Queen.
The Shipping Board has adopted
suggestion to train 100000 men b