Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-05
j. s. PROUD. ALLIES
INSPIRED, READING
TELLSU.S. TROOPS
British Envoy First of Rank
to Address Soldiers at
the Front.
HUN FAILED TO SEE WHAT
AMERICAS ENTRY MEANT
Speaking in e Dugout. Ambassador
Says Britain and France Will
Never Forget.
Ey tho Associated Press.


Ey tho Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Wednesday. September A.
Lord Reading, British ambassador to the
United States, addressed the American
soldiers who took Juvigny in a dugout
within sound of the guns on Wednes-
day afternoon. bringing assurances to
the soldiers that the people of the
United States were with them and
proud of their achievements. This is
said to be the first time that any am
hassalor ever addressed troops at the
front
Determined to See It Through.
Lord Reading said that he doubted
entrance into the war meant. He said
that when Great Britain and France
really stood in need of help America
stepped into the war. determined to
see it through to the end.
Lord Readings speech is to be trans
lated into French for distribution
among the French troops. AS an au-
Gience Lord Reading had an American
general. his staff and a large number
of men In his address he said:
Il am glad to be here. When | came
to France l made up my mind l could
not return to the United States with
out seeing you SO that when l get
back l could tell them all about what
YOU have done and what YOU are do
ing. No words of mine can express
my feelings and the feelings OF the
British and French troops to have
YOU over here fighting for the great
cause.-The greatest for which heroes
ever fought i'll the worlds history. 1t
is magnificent. You have come three
thousand miles: you are ready 70 risk
our lives and you are fighting for an
Ideai-the highest ideal of man-ah
ideal of justice and liberty.
No Holding Back Since Arrival.
81 doubt if you yourselves know what
your presence here means. | doubt if
you know what your presence has done
TO encourage the British and French
troops. From the time Your President
said You were TO be sent over as fast as
ships could carry YOU there has been no
holding back The submarine has not
held YOU back.
Il had the pleasure of travelling with
several thousand American troops re-
Gently and know what it means. That
Is the answer which America has given
to Germany.
Il doubt again very much if Germa ny
knew what America entry INTO the
war would mean. IF she even had I'M
acined what it would mean to have
America fighting she would not have
fiouted YOU as she did. nor would she
have scoffed at YOU after YOU had en-
tered the war.
You have only to look at the map
to see what America is doing. But
there is something more than your
own achievements. there is the lnSplra-
lion which your presence affords to
the British and French fighting with
You to reclaim the devastated homes
of France. You are helping to do this.
and more vital than the effort of any
iAndividual. even of the general of your
division. is the fact that 1t is the spirit
Of America that has entered the fight.
The spirit of America is with us, the
support of all Americans. who, with
all British and French. are determined
To fight to the end to make this a bet
Ter world for all lovers of human free
dom.
American Troops Wrought Change.
When the history of this war
comes to be written 7 am sure it will
lie said that when the American troops
began 10 pour into France by the hun
dreds of thousands and TO take part
In the great struggle a change came
In the situation: that then liberty
came nearer with every advancing
movement of YOUR troops.
The British are advancing. as the
French are advancing. but we shall
never forget. either in my country or
In France. what has been done by
America. When we really stood most
In need of the help You have given
America came forward determined to
lake her part-a most prominent part
in the struggle. There was no other
ideal in your minds You came in
with no selfish interest. with abso-
1utely no desire TO conquer. but fully
convinced that il was necessary for
the good of humanity and for the
good of the world that you should
stand With us
Il say good luck to all of you You
know what you can do and what you
viii do with us and the French You
r;fices. by our combined efforts and
by the desire we ali have to do the
best that is within us
Il will say to you-if / may-as a
message from America. for l have
come from America more recently
than YOU and speak from my own
knowledge. that the people of Amer
lea are watching you with great
pride and with great satisfaction
They realize all of the hardships and
many of the sacrifices you are under
going. They are ready to stand be-
hind you.
Il shall take back to them mes
sage from you. as 1 feel sure / right
]y interpret your feelings, and l shall
tell them to be Of good cheer. that
america is here. that you are taking
"a noble part and will so continue till
victory is ours
Interest in Conveys.
Good luck and God bless you ALL"
In route TO the American divisional
htaCuuarters Lord Reading had
luncheon " ith Gen. Mangin. Accom-
psnying the ambassado were Capt.
David Gray. liaison officer of the 10th
French Army. and Col. Murray. as
sIstant military attache at the Brit
ish embassy at Washington. The
party started from Paris early in the
morning. Lord Reading taking great
interest in the dust-covered conveys
sand waving to the troops now and
then as he watched them marching.
. i wish ] had time to visit them.
Ine said to the American general. who
replied that he would send them the
smbaSsador,2,m message,