The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-10

An Atlantic Port Feb 9--A tribute
 to American soldiers lost with the Tuscania. gallant men who have
 made their supreme sacrifice for their countrys sake'-was paid by Earl Reading, former lord chief jus tice of England, who arrived here to- day. As high commissioner and min ister extraordinary and plenipoten-
 tiary on special mission to the United States he will assume the duties Of Sir Cecil Spring Rice, British am bassador at Washington. recalled Earl Reading. who was accompanied by the Countess of Reading and d
 suite of military and naval aids to- night remained aboard the British steamship CT which he made the voy- age Tomorrow with his official party he will go to Washington.
 As special envoy of she British
 cabinet Earl Reading, then viscount, visited the United -tates in Septem-
 ber l9l7 Upon his return to England
 he was elevated to an earldom In
 September, 1915. he made his first wartime visit to this country as head
 of the Anglo-French mission
 Assurances that the British people are prepared 70 endure whatever sui lerine may "he necessary to obtain the only conclusion of this war" were given by Earl Beading in statement issued upon his arrival
 That the American people are equally prepared to make every effort
 to bring about this result is he surest -uarantee that the cause is just and
 the aim is righteous" the statement concluded.
 Among those in Earl Readings party are Major General Dunlop swinton. assistant secretary to the British war cabinet James Bennett Diunyelte member of the council of India Charles Hubert Montgomery.
 private secretary to the under secre 'ary of state for forelgn affairs: Si~ lirimwood Mears, who investigated al- leged German atrocities and wrote a reply 10 the German white book which had euloeized the conduct of the Ger man troops in Belgium and Major Charles Kennedy (. Stuart. who has been accorded many honors in Eng
 land for his military services and has
 been recently on special duty in the Soudan
 The party was met by number of British consular military and naval officials, Among them were Olive Hayley consul general at New York City and Commodore Cant and Brig adler General MacLachlan. naval and military attaches at the British em. bassy, Washington
 The statement issued by Earl Read ing follows
 My first thought on my arrival in this country was of the American sol l diers on the steamer Tuscania. whic1 ! learned had been torpedoed before landing May pay my respectful
 tribute of honor to the gallant men
 who have made the supreme sacrifice
 for their countrys sake and express
 my sincere and profound sympathy
 to their relatives I am indeed glaL ! Go find myself once again and for tho third time since the beginning of the var in America II is barely three mouths ago since I sailed for England and l return this time charged with
 many and varied duties which 1 should scarcely have had the courage
 to undertake had not known from
 past experience that my government could implicitly rely upon cordial gooC
 will Of the American people and theil
 complete cooperation with the allies
 in all measures necessary for vigorous prosecution oi the war
 q am sure you will fully under stand that 1 cannot make any state
 meat in my official capacity until
 have received by your president
 Moreover, am not yet acquainted with what has happened since ] Jeff