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BALFOUR COMMENDS
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sy, when a reception attended by the
diplomatic corps and the high Aherl
( can officials followed.
| The foreign minister received the
newspaper men during the day at the
residence where he is entertained as
| the guest Of the nation. He appeared
! hearty and vigorous, in spite OF his
| 50 years.
What Balfour sa&d.
When the newspaper correspondents
had been presented Mr.. Balfour said:
| gentlemen. ] am very much Obliged
! to you for coming here to-day and giving
, me the opportunity of expressing 10 you
nnrsGnally, and through YOU to the great
! American public. how very deeply. We
who belong to this mission sent from
Britain, value the kindness, the enthu-
| siasm, the warmth Of welcome which
we have received In this city OF the
! United States. All our hearts are graft
| fled and touched personally. We are
ever more deeply touched by it AS be-
| ing the outward and visible manircSia-
tion of the sympathetic emotion in car
r.ying out and responding 10 4 great call.
| which is the real security for our sue
cess.
| NO man who has had the opportunity
which I have enjoyed In the last few
days OF seeing. hearing. and talking 10
one moment doubt the full determine
| ton Of the American people TO throw
| themselves into the greatest conflict
which has ever been winged in this world.
! What War Means.
II do not suppose that It Is possible
| for you-l am sure 1t would not be pos
/ sible for NE were ! in your plaCr--to
realize in detail, In concrete detail. all
that that war means 10 those who have
| been engaged in Ii for now two years
comes and can only come by actual cX-
perience. Wu on the other side of tho
| Atlantic have been living In an ntmoS-
! phere OF war since August 1911. and you
/ cannot move about the streets. you cam
; not go about your daily business. even
! If your affairs be dis-aS*uciat"d with
! the war itself, without having evidences
! of the war brought to your notice every
| moment.
Il arrived here on Sunday afternoon
and went out III the evening after dark.
and / was struck by II somewhat uu-
| usual feeling which ut the first mnmrmt
! l did not an;tlyzc. and suddenly ii came
upon me that this W. :;c first time
Tor two years and half - more in
which ! had seen Il property lighted
street. There Is not-a street IN l.niidUu.
! there Is not u street in any city OF the
| United Kingdom. in which atI"r dark
| the whole community is not wrapped in
| Il gloon exceeding that which must have
! existed before the Invention OF gas or
electric lighting.
But that is IA small matter. and
| only mention il because. il haiI"m"d Ia
strike me rs nmr Of nay earliest expert.
enccs in this city.
Tribute To Joffre
| I'VE have today coming amongst u>
q mission from France. d"uh, not
indeed | am fully convinced that Ih"y
will receive Il welcome not l.,SS warns.
not less heartfelt than that which yuu
! hay" 81 generously unl cHcuurariurly
| extended TO us. That WAS and certainly
will b" Increased b. III" reflect ion that
on" member OF III" mission is MrrSu;rI
| .Iuttrc. who will go down through al.
, time as tn" general in command Of tho
! Allied forces 1T one at III" most critical
! moments in the worlds history.
II remember when ! WAS young thor,
! was hoax which was given out, in III,
! schools called 'rh" Fifteen tI"ciSlvc Eat.
| Ties Of the World. | tia not know Wh"ih-
| rr thry all quit" HrsrrE" thai iitl". bat
| there can be no '"uhS az question what
ever thai among ih'' decisive" battles al
! tn" world. Tn" l:ntti' at In" A!nvn" VA:
| the most decisive. 1t WIS turning
. point in tn" hiSi"r LOf mankind. and
! rrinIC,, that ihr. itrrr 1T that ''N"ni is to-
| day coming among us and viii join uS
| the British nation. in laying h"Fur" TIT
people of the tinted states our graft
! rtd" for III" sympathy which hhey har'
| shown and are showing. ana our warm
| which they ar" afr"rding tn" Allied
| cause.
| '.GcntIrmcn ! do rot believe that the
4 magnitude Of that assistance can BY an!