Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-09-13
BRITISH DAY AT
U. S. EXPOSITION
Constant DOWnpour of Rain Fails
to Keep People Away From
Show at Chicago.
MANY GUESTS Of HONOR
Charge d'Affaires coIville Barclay,
Acting for Lord Reading, the Am
bassador, Who Was in England,
Addresses the Great Crowd.

Chicago, Sept. >. - WeuneSuayt
September 4. was designated as Brit
ish day at the United States War
exposition. Notwithstanding an al
most constant downpour of rain,
crowds flocked to the grounds at Grant
Park.
The guests OF the hour included Col
vile Barclay, c. b. e.. NJ. v. o., Brit
ish charge d'affaires, acting for Lord
Reading, the British ambassador, at
present in England; capt. A. l..
Snagge, II. n, naval attache British
embassy; Mai. Gen, j. G. McLach-
Ian, ID. s. O., British military attache;
Sir Burlington Smith, X. G. NJ g., head
of British war mission; Geoffrey But
Ter, G. b. e., head OF the British bu-
reau of Information in the United
States, and Lieut. Col. c. G. Bryan.
head of the ministry of information
In England.
Mr.. Stanford White was chairman
of the British Day committee, and i'm
troduced the speakers of the day.
Mr.. Barclay addressed the gathering
briefly. He said:
| wish to thank you heartily for the
generous welcome which has been accord
ed to me as representative Of the British
government
II is indeed a great privilege for me
and my colleagues 10 be present here on
the day which you have devoted In honor
of my fellow countrymen who are now so
! closely associated with you and our other
allies in The great struggle for liberty,
II Is only due to the absence of the
ambassador that ! am fortunate enough
| TO be present here in this wonderful city
on this unique occasion. But although
| Lord Reading Is not able TO be with you
| IN person, he has asked me to convey TO
! you a message which | will now read.
Following is Lord Readings mes
sage:
! | regret that my temporary absence
from your country has deprived me of
the pleasure OF being present on this. the
| British day
feel certain that your exhibition ade-
| quately represents the immense efforts of
! the allies and America. II will serve TO
| illustrate TO every one the marvellous sue
| cess with which inventors, manufactur-
ers and workers turned from the arts Of
peace and adapted themselves to altered
| conditions when the call came.
For years Germany has been secretly
making and storing vas, accumuiations Of
every engine OF war and article of equip
! ment confident that by their means she
| could at her chosen time obtain world
| mastery.
The industrial achievement OF millions
OF patriotic men and women, together
with the valor of our combined armed
fo.cee mas Danished that Prussian dream
and IT, In the strenuous months before
us we all drive ahead and work hard
and fight hard, the time viii be brought
nearer when Germany viii be definitely
and decislvely beaten. Then the world
will be remodeled on cardinal principles
Of Justice security and freedom. and
force violence and autoeracy will be
swept away
Capt. A. L. Snagge, Il. N, British
naval attache, in the course of his
address euloglzed the splendid coop
Grafton Of the United States navy
with the British navy since the en-
trance Of America into the war. He
caused Il profound impression when
he read the folio ng cable from Sir
Eric Geddes, first lord of the British
admiralty, which he had received in
Washington prior TO leaving 70. Chi
cago. lauding the American navy
The lords commissioners Of the British
admiralty on behalf of the royal navy
desire to express to the people Of the
United States their profound admiration
Of their comrades In the United States
navy, who IN increasing numbers and In
complete unity are cooperating with
them in European and American waters.
The spirit which is animating the two
great services and the success with which
they are conducting operations vital to
/, the military and Industrial efforts is daily
carrying the allied cause nearer TO that
complete victory for which we are united
and which will insure the freedom OF the
world
Mr.. Godfrey Butler, In the course
Of his address recalling the last
Fourth Of July when the American
flag flew over Buckingham palace
and over the houses Of parliament.
said: "On that storied spot and on
that historic day there took place a
public reconciliation, the formal seal
ing Of an unwritten covenant between
the hearts Of the two great peo-
pies"