Arizona republican., 1918-10-08
BRITISH ADMIRALTY
 MAKES FIRST TOUR
 IN FORE|CN WATERS
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 7-An admir- alty board headed by Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the British admiralty, ar rived in Washington today as the guests of the navy department. The party came in response to an invita- ton extended by Secretary Daniels to Sir Eric some time ago and in part to return the visit to England of Assist ant Secretary Roosevelt of the navy department.
 Sir Eric tonight said to newspaper correspondents:
 Tt is a great pleasure to us and a source of keen satisfaction to have been invited to visit your country and confer with your administration.
 Personally. l have the added pleas ure of renewing my acquaintance with the United States of America, where as young man. I spent some strenu- ous years learning lumber and railway work and making many good friends. For the last eighteen months we on our side, have had the opportunity of seeing your navy at work and 1 am votcing the opinion not only of the royal navy and the British nation. but Of the whole of the allies. when I say that your sailors, no less than your gallant troops, have won our deepest admiration.
 Highly Comments U. S. Navy "Seamanship, technical skill, endur- ance, ingenuity and good fellowship l all of these we knew we could ex- pect from the United States navy. and | it is these very qualities, in a degree ! far exceeding our anticipations. which | have endeared your officers and men | to us all and have brought about that complete unity of spirit and purpose l between the two great navies. to which ! the present visit of the board of ad . miralty bears testimony.
 | The dauntless detrmination which the United States has displayed in creating a huge trained body of sea- men out of landsmen is ono of the most striking accomplishments of the war. Had it not been effectively done, one would have thought it impossible, and words fail me to express our ad- miration of this feat undertaken and accomplished by your navy department of Which Secretary Daniels is the civil chief
 The kindness of the invitation and the cordial and hospitable welcome of the president MT. Lansing, Mir. Daniels
 Admiral Benson and all other repre- ] StIlldilNtS Ol NOu- great country WIlOH
 we have met. has touched us deeply
 and my colleague, Vice Admiral Duff
 and all of our party, most gratefully
 acknowledge it."
 Admiralty Flagship's First Visit
 The fact that the admiralty vesse
 which brought the party to the United
 States flew the admiralty flag may
 have significance. Never before ha.
 this ensign been flown out of British
 waters. It means that a board of ad
 miralty vested with full power t' make decisions for the admiralty whicl
 need not be referred for confirmation was on the ship.
 . Admiral Benson. chief of operation met the visitors when they landed an,
 escorted them to Washington, wher they were received with full naval hon ors. The day was devoted to an inter ! change of greetings, Sir Eric lunch ing with President Wilson at tn White House. Tomorrow, conference . will begin on all matters involved il the joint effort of the allies and tn
 United States to crush German maya power and also to make safe the sea for troop transports. The exact na
 ture of the subjects to be taken u
 has not been disclosed