The Washington herald., 1917-04-23
BRITISH MISSION HERE.
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ish commission comes here with no sug-
Mr.. BaIfour ana his advisors and as
sistants and experts are here at your
command Eaid Mr. Butler. We hope
to be OF assistance TO the United States
in many ways. One OF the most impor-
tant is to point out the mistakes We
made early In the war. Those mistakes
cost US dearly. II the United States
can learn from them Il viii mean great
saving in every way"
Mr., Balfour dined last evening at the
British Embassy with Ambassador
Spring Rice. He made no other engage
mentA
Before Mr.. Balfour takes up the con-
sideration of the weighty problems which
brought him and the others of the mis-
sion from England, be viii have a rather
busy day calling on official Washington
At 1910 o'clock this morning he viii
visit the Secretary of State. who -fll
accompany him to the White House to
call on President Wilson.
When Mr.. Balfour goes TO visit Sec e.
tary Lansing. he win be accompanied oy
Hugh s. Gibson, designated by the De-
p partment of state to act as Mr.. Balfour's
AID. Upon the conclusion OF his call
upon the President. the British foreign
secretary viii be accompanied by Assis-
tAnt Secretary OF state Phillips and Mr..
Gibson and will go to the Capitol to call
upon Vice President Marshall.
Mr.. Balfour will lunch with the French
Ambassador. and in the evening he is to
be the Presidents guest at dinner at
the White House. Thus he will see Mr..
Wilson twice during the day, and II is
probable that at their second meeting
they will take up some Of the problems
which the British mission came here to
lend its aid in solving.
Other omcfaI Calls.
While Mr.. BaIfour Is making his calls
In the morning. Gen. Bridges. accompa-
hied by Capt, n. H. Spender-Clay, OF the
British mission. and escorted by Capt.
J. @. ouakemeyer, U. S. A, will call
upon Secretary Of War Baker.
At the same time Admiral Sir Dudley
de Chair, with Fleet Paymaster Gen.
Lawford, accompanied by Commander d.
H. Sellers, U. s. N, will call upon SEQ
retary of the Navy Daniels. Lord Cum
line, accompanied by Sir Richard Craw-
ford. commercial attache of the British
Embassy. will call upon Secretary Of the
Treasury McAdoo.
Tomorrow night there will be four din
pers for members Of the mission Sec
retaTy OF State Lansing viii have as his
guest Mr.. Balfour. Secretary McAdoo
will have Lord CunIire. Secretary Baker
will have Gen. Bridges, and Secretary
Daniels Admiral de Chair.
These diners will be followed by the
reception of the Secretary Of State In
honor Of Mr. Balfour at the Pan-Ameri-
can Building. Members of Congress viii
have an opportunity at this reception to
meet the members Of the mission.
Fresh from Trenches.
Lieut. Gen. Bridges was In the trenches
= France three days before the British
mission started for the United States.
Hc has seen active service in several Of
TIE greatest campaigns He has been
r-cntioned seven times In dispatches and
has been promoted five times since the
way began. He started as a major. e.
Maj Rees, Of the mission. had the
Victoria Cross bestowed on him for his
work in the aerial corps. He Is still
gs=rerinS from a wound in the knee he
FTfered while beating on six German
aeroplanes which almost succeeded in en-
Jil cling him after he had brought down
three other enemy planes. In desper-
ate fight he disabled five of them and
managed to iy back to his own lines.
He did not tell Of the desperate char
aCter Of his exploit. but observers in
the front line trenches had witnessed
the battle In the air against such over
~-he!m!rC odds and reported to Maj.
Rees' superiors. 1t was for this that he
80. the Victoria Cross. He also has the
military cross.