Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-02-10

to England he was elevated to an earl
dom. In September. 1915, he made his
first wartime visit to this country as
head of the Anglo-French mission.
Prepared to Suffer
Assurances that the British people
are prepared to endure whatever suf-
fering, priyation or sacrifice necessary
Ito obtain the only possible conclusion
of this war" were given by Earl Read
ing in a statement issued upon his ar
rival
That the American people are
equally prepared to make every effort
to bring about this result is the surest
guarantee that the cause is Just and
the aim is righteous" the statement
concluded
The party was met here by a num-
Der of British consular. military and
naval officials. The statement issued
by Earl Reading follows:
Offers Sympathy
My first thought upon arrival is OF
the loss OF life on the Tuscania, report
ed to US whilst we were at sea. May
| pay my very respectful tribute of
honor to the gallant men who have
made the supreme sacrifice for their
country's sake and express my pro-
found sympathy with their relatives.
Il am indeed glad to find myself
once again. and for the third time
since the beginning of the war. in Am
erica II is barely three months ago
since | sailed for England and return
this time charged with many and va
ried duties. which I should scarcely
have had the courage to undertake
had not known from past experience
that my government could implicitly
rely upon the cordial good will of the
American people and their complete
cooperation with the allies in all the
measures necessary for the vigorous
prosecution of the war.
Il am sure you will fully understand
that | cannot make any statement in
my official capacity until | have been
received by your president. Moreover.
| am not yet acquainted with what has
happened since left England on Feb
ruary 1. ] may. nevertheless. be per
mitted to say that the recent pro-
nouncements upon war aims of your
president and OF the British prime
minister, which are substantially in
accord and are accepted by the allies,
have been received with complete IN
animity by the British people. You
know how vastly the answers made by
the German government have differed
from their professions when entering
into the negotiations at Brest-Litovsk.
But these utterances have now left no
shadow Of doubt that the German gov
eminent is waging this war for con
quest of nations and territory and for
military domination of the world.
But One Answer
There can be but one answer for
the free and democratic nations unit
ed in the struggle against the common
enemy. II is to continue to put forth
all their powers and to employ all of
their resources to resist this attempt
at military despotism and finally to
bring about a just and lasting peace.
Such a peace alone will give security
against wanton aggression and the VIC
lations of treaties and Will ensure lib
erty and justice for all nations
Let me impress upon you that when
| left England the determination TO
carry the war through to the end was
as fixed as ever. The British people
are ready to face the critical months
before US. perhaps the most critical
of the war, with grim tenacity. They
are prepared to endure whatever sui
I. fering or privation or sacrifice may be