The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-06-12
nHsoAoG FROM WAR MISSION TO
PGoPLI OF kNTiRG UNITED
oTATGA.
KEPT EAST By HARD WORK
Rssmbsss Of Commission Express Their
Rssrst At inability to Visit the Mid
de West and Pacific Coast Before
Leaving.
~ EDWARD q. CLARK.


British mission to the United States
have left Washington. II was keen
disappointment to them that late-day |
duties In connection with their work |
with the officials Of the state depart
ment Of this country prevented them
from visiting the middle West ana
other sections Of the country, with the
people of which they were anxious to
come In personal contact.
II was possible for your correspond
ent to secure from the members Of the
British commission, OF which Mr.. A. j.
Balfour. Great Britain's foreign secre-
tary, II the chief, a message to the
people of the sections Of the country
which they were unable to visit. This
Is the message from the visitors TO
this country:
''The primary duty of this, as OF any
other diplomatic mission, was to pre-
sent ourselves In Washington there to
pay a respectful tribute to the presi.
dent of the United States. II was not
only, however, Il diplomatic mission. IL
was war mission for we had been M
war. We came to this country bearing
the marks Of new long drawn-out con-
test. of its nnxieties, often very griv-
Gus, and still more its hopes, which
have never been anything but bright
We brought with us n consciousness of
the many mistakes made In the hum
dred new activities which peace-lov-
ing democracy must enter upon when
II reluctantly passes To n state of war.
Did a Great Deal Of Work.
"In Washington we were met with
welcome which surprised even those of
us who knew best the depth of feeling
possible In this great people. We have
not spent all our time in festivity or In
Interchange of compliments, however.
Almost from the first day, we settled
down to the grim business of war
work. II was not for us to offer our
opinion on the situation; still less to
| suggest course of action for the
| United States to follow. We could,
| however, help by laying before the adj
ministrat.on the fruit of our experience
and many bitter truths about the price
|
The work has been continuous and 1t
has only just ended.
I'VE felt, however, that the welcome
we received was not II matter between
governments alone; it was Odd we not
have repeated proof of thlsD the spon-
taneous offering of n great people from
whom the government draws its power.
1t was not easy for us TO make clear
to the people how much we were
moved and encouraged by their sym
pathy and by their generosity.
| "One of the great forces of the ma
tion-the press of the United States
came to our aid and their consideration
and courteous assistance made il pos
sible for us, in sense, to serve the
people by answering questions which
they thought fit to put to us.
| There was one feature missing. The
very size OF the republic made II i'm
possible for us in person to thank all
those who have been our hosts these
last three weeks. Some of the sec
tons of the Union II was quite impos-
sible for us to visit. The states Of
the middle West and the Pacific slope
should naturally have been visited by
any foreign mission that realized fully
the meaning of Americas immensely
We must go back to war in England,
and so we cannot do II.
Wanted to See the Country.
"But we 20 back filled with regret
fhot we have NOT known hy norunpnl