The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-22
AMERICANS DID
IMPOSSIBLE IN
war ACTIVITY
u. S. Will Never Turn Back
Until Victor, Lord Reading
Tells London.

LONDON. Aug. 22-Lord Reading,
the British ambassador to the United
States, was the guest of honor We'd
nesday of the American Luncheon
ed. including the japanese. Italian and
Chilean ambassadors, the Belgian min
lister, Lord Miner, Lord Robert Cecil,
Winston Spencer Churchill. Vice Ad-
miral Sims and several members of
the cabinet. The continued illness
OF the American ambassador, Walter
IL. Page, prevented his attendance.
The luncheon was presided over by
John S. Macafee.
Lord Reading, after referring to the
success OF his mission in America as
due to the generous good will of the
United States. expressed his thanks
for that country's tribute of high ad-
miration for the efforts Great Britain
had made in the war and the valor
and heroism of her soldiers and sail
ors. which could only be described as
lone of affection and love"
When he first visited America in
1915, he found the country neutral,
he found America at war and added:
Whenever the history of the war
comes to be written as to the part
America played, very high will rank
the achievements of the administra-
ton and legislature which passed the
selective draft"
On his third visit, he found that pre-
parations were proceeding with re-
doubled energy. He declared that the
events in the beginning of March had
awakened America, and added: 81
shall never be able to give expression
to the sympathy shown"
impossible Thing Done.
When the demand for men was
made. that which seemed an impos-
sible thing, became living thing al
most as soon as put forward. At the
same time the British found \hips,
cost what it may, and whatever else
might happen, America would always
be entitled to the gratitude of Great
Britain and France.
Lord Reading reminded his aud
fence of the change that had taken
place in the situation at the front
since America entered the war. No
America did it all, but an American
would want him to pay equal credit
to the French and the British and
Italians. He was as proud of their
valor and heroism as if they had all
been his own soldiers. He declared
that America was a nation of idealists,
adding: "Too many in the past have
been inclined TO think Americans ma
terialists, whereas Americans are
ready to sacrifice everything for an
ideal, provided the cause is noble and
just
He did not believe that there was
any room for criticism of America be-
cause she had not entered the war
sooner, for the head of the nation did
not feel that the time was ripe or was
not ready to take the responsibility I'M
til the nation had made up is mind.
Now that America was in the way one
or the other of the world ideas must
survive.
Democracy to Win.
I'VE know positively" he declared,
that democracy will triumph
One thing that impressed any visit
or to America, continued the ambas-
sador, was the all-abiding faith in de-
mocracy. the unalterable opposition
to autociacy. the existence of which
Americans hold means war
mo democracy ever sets out to plot
for war" he said.
True to the American spirit" con-
tinued the speaker, "once they have
entered upon a path there will never
be any turning back"
II there was a message he would
bring to Britain from America it
would be: America is with you to
the end, the only end possible, that
is, until victory has been attained"
The tall tower of a church in Swift
zerland has been equipped to receive