The Washington times., 1918-12-28
Ioasts BY President and
King Of Great Britain

LONDONs DEC. 2A-In his epeec'
at the state banquet to Presiden
Wilson at buckingham palace las
night. King George said:
This is an historic moment and
your visit marks an historic
epoch. Nearly 100 years have
passed since your republic began
its independent life, and now. for
the nrst time. . President Of the
United States. II our guest In
England.
We welcome you to the coun-
try whence came your ancestors
and where stand the homes of
those from whom sprang wash
ington and Lincoln. We welcome
you for yourself as one whose In
sight. scalmness and dignity in
the discharge. Of his high duties
we have watched with admira-
union OF the gifts OF . scholar
with those Of statesman. You
came from q studious, academic
quiet into the full stream Of an
arduous public life and ycur de-
liyeraness have combined
breadth Of view and grasp Of
world problems with the mastery
Of a lofty dietion recalling that
Of your great orators Of the past
and Of our own
r. Bound ~ Closest Ties.
You come as the official head
and spokesman OF q mighty com
monwealth bound to rs by the
closest ties. Its people speak
the tongue OF Shakespeare and
: Milton. Our literature is yours
as yours Is also ours, and men OF
letters In both countries have
Joined In maintaining its incom-
parable glories.
ITO you, not less than to us,
belong the memories Of our ma
tional heroes from King Alfred
down to the days Of Philip Sid
ney and Drake OF Raleigh and
Blake and Hampden and the days
when political life Of the English
stock in America was just begin
ming. You share with rs the ira
ditions of self-govefnment a.
old as the Magma Charta-
I'VE recognize the bond OF still
deeper Significance In the com
mon ideals which our people
cherish. First among those
Ideals you value, and We value,
freedom and peace. Privileged
as we have been to be the expo
nents and the examples In ma
tional life Of the principles Of
popular self-government based
upon equal laws. II now falls to
both of Us alike to see how these
principles can be applied beyond
our own borders for the good Of
the world
Inspirea ~ LBerty.
sTt was the love OF liberty, re-
speet for the law, good faith and
the sacred rights Of humanity that
brought you to the Old World to
help In saving II from the dangers
that were threatening around and
that arralgned those soldier eitf-
zens of yours, whose gaIlantry ne
have admired, side By side With
ours In the war.
You have now come to help IN
building up new states amid the,
ruins OF those that the war has
shattered and In laying the solid :
foundations Of . se.tlement, that
may stand firm beeaus0 u VIII
rest upon the consent OF the
emancipated natf6nalities. You
have eioduentl4 expressed the
hope of the American people. - Il
is our hope, that some plan may
be devised to attain the end you
have done 80 much to promote By
which the rielS Of future wars
may, IL possible. be averted. re-
Iisving the nations OF the intol-
erable burden which fear Of war
has laid upon them
"rhe British nation wishes all
success to the deliberations on
which you and We and the great
free nations allied with Us are
now to enter, moved by disinter-
ested good win and . sense Of
duty Commensurate with the
power which we hold as q solemn
trust.
BrOtheFs I'm Victory.
The American and British
peoples have been brothers In
arms and their arms have been
crowned with victory. We thank
with all our hearts your valiant
soldiers and sailors for, their
splendid part in that victory, as
we thank the American people
for their noble response to the
call of civilization and humanity.
May the same brothely spirit In
spire and guide our united efforts
to secure for the world the
blessings of an ordered freedom
and an enduring peace.
"In asking you to join with me
in drinking the health Of the
President, wish to, say with
what pleasure we welcome Mrs.
Wilson to this country.
81 drink to the health OF the
President of, the United States
and M Wilson and tn the han