New Britain herald., 1918-08-16
US. CAN END WAR
 IN YEAR STEVENS
Member Of Shipping Board Ex- presses View at Dinner in London
GREAT SACRIFICE NECESSARY
Lord Robert Cecil Says Nucleus for League Of Nations ES Formed by Commission on Reyictualling-PooI ing Resources Can Win War.

London. Aug. 16.-Lord Robert 1 Cecil, under-seCretary of state for 1 foreign affairs. speaking last night at a government dinner in celebration of 1 the fourth anniversary of the estaD- llshment of the international com mission on revictualling, said he be- lieVed the commission formed the nucleus of a league of nations. He said he would not venture to speak Of all the United States has done and is doing in the matter of supplies, but he was satisfied they had thrown their whole heart and soul into the contest.
 R. E. stevens of the United States shipping board, on behalf of the United States, gave assurance that enough shipping would be available to win the war. He paid tribute to Italys splendid victory over the Aus trians.
 During his address, Sir Robert said:
 We now are not only in the al- lance with the greatest partnership of nations, but we arc engaged in the greatest enterprise taxing the ener- gios of mankind: All the suffering and all the great strain on our. re- sources can he met only by the com plete pooling Of them
 Great Britain and America have not suffered like some of the Allies They have been spared the misery of invasion and the sight of their fairest provinces trampled by the cruelty of tyrannOus enemies. That only means that we must redouble our efforts in the common cause.
 'The unity of the alliance is due to
  a great cause-fighting for justice against force, right against might. If we are merely going to restore by our victory the world to what it was be- fore then. l will not say this war has been fought in vain, but we shall have missed the greatest chance ever of fered to a generation of men.
 I've must rebuild the international system. TTfraTE is why I believe this commission is the orca anizat ton upon which league of nations can ulti- mately he built. I believe this to he the greatest opportunity for states manship ever offered to mankind. It is our business not to falter
 Let us proceed with the work of which this commission is an exam pie. Let us proceed to work in other ways, also. Thus perchance, we shall find we have advanced some distance toward the great consumnlation of peace on earth and good will towards men,"
 Marquis Imperjali. Italian ambas- sador to Great Britain said:
 "In time of war unity is life itself. The unity as exemplified by this com mission is that which must in the end triumph over the formidable might of the enemy"
 During his address R. B. Stevens said:
 "While Americans live thousands of miles away from the terrible politics of Europe, they today thank God they are permitted to join in this bat tle They are men enough, with cour- age enough and resources enough to defeat the Germans.
 "Tf Americans make the necessary sacrifices we will win the war within year,
 Replying Lord Robert said:
 "The inspiring speech of MT. SteN- l ems to which we have just listened l must bring increased courage to all l o1Ir hearts We recognize the enthus- l iasm and devotion of the American | people and gladly welcome them to 1 their share in the great task before 1 us There is upon my right a repre- sentative of the Japanese empire, which we hope is about to open new and glorious chapter of the struggle.