The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-23
GAVE FRANCE
OUR PLEDGE
Col. House and American
Mission Reached Paris
To-day
GRIM DETERMINATION
TO WIN THE WAR
+" France May Confidently
Count on Every Resource
at Our Command"

Paris, Nov. 23.-Colonel f. NJ. Hous,
and the other members of the American
mission have made the quickest trip from
London to Paris since the war began
They crossed the English channel at the
rate of 81 knots an hour and Travelled
from the French seaport to Paris in a
special train at speed unmatched in
three years.
Colonel House said concerning the pur-
pose of the mission: I'VE bring to the
French republic message OF encourage
ment from the American millions who
are mobilizing in the factories, on the
farm and upon military fields. There is
grim determination amongst us to wage
war until the world is free from the
shadow of spectre of the sword. We had
in mind no material gain Our president
and our country see the issue clearly
and France may confidently count on ev-
cry resource at our command"
London, Nov. 23.--Prior to the depar-
ture of the American mission for Paris,
Colonel Il. NJ House authorized the fol-
lowing statement, which he asked should
not be published until after the mission
l.
reached France:
II have been impressed by the won
derful machinery You have created here
at the heart of your empire to control
your part of the war: You have given
the world an example of the efficiency
of democracy which will be of lasting
value. The glorious victory of the Somme
is the beginning of the realization of this
efficiency and viii hearten every lover
of democracy throughout the world.
'We also are creating in Washington
a vast new machinery of government to
bring our resources to bear and we shall
profit by what we have seen here. We
all realize that no human organization
is perfect, and ! am sure you will not
be content with yours any more than we
will be content with ours until the tools
that we are making have accomplished
the great work for which they are being
forged.
"It is inspiring to feel that our two
organ cations will work closely and
frankly together in the cause of liberty.
We appreciate beyond measure the kind
" reception your officials, your press
and your citizens have given us and we
we'll take back to America delightful
;ense of your warm hospitality. Our
visit has been memorable and / hope
profitable to the cause in which we are
,oth enlisted"
The departure of the mission was made
Is quietly as its arrival fortnight ago:l
There was no ceremony, rs comparatively |
ew knew the time and place. Those who
aid farewell to the Americans included |
Foreign Secretary Balfour. Chief Justice |
ord Reading and the American ambassa-
Ior, Walter II. Page, who walked the sta
ion platform with Colonel House aud |
he other members of the mission for ten |
minutes before train time. As the spe-
lal train pulled out of sight Colonel
louise stood on the platform and waved
arewell until out of sight
One of the British party declared to the
associated Press as the train disappeared
hat the missions visit to London had
been a great success and
ad done perhaps more than any other
ingle event to impress British official
ON with the actual significance and i'm
ortance of the American entry into the
'ar. The members of the mission, espe
tally Colonel House. scored personal II
riumph with all their British colleagues.