The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
LAUDER SOLEMNLY
REJOICES AT PEACE
"HOw Glad the World Must
Be-" Says Comedian in
DevOut Tribute.
PRAISES FOR Z. S. MEN
Tells How Yankees Avenged
Butchery of Comrades in
Thierry Fight.

II was a. serious Harry Lauder that
walked through the streets of Man
haitian yesterday upon his eleventh
visit to the shores OF America--a
friend might have hesitated at greet
ing him as Harry, but rather as Henry
McClennan. The comedian went out In
his Scottish I.aird's walking costume
tweed coat and vest. Balmoral, dice
edged cap, McCleoud tartan and
badger head sporran, and the Lauder
black Guilty pipe. But it wasn't the
rough trip of tho Mauretania that
took the twinkle from his eye, for he
missed no meals ABOARD, and was UP
and about all during the trip, singing
songs Of home to the hundreds Of SOL
diers.
As Lauder himself explained it,
changing the position OF his Guilty
pipe the while:
ITS Just the tlmes-how glad the
world must be. Thank God for all
the blessings that have been bestowed
upon US in the last few weeks. Just
think, there Will now be everlasting
peace" The pipe tapped against the
hollow of his hand and his seriousness
continued.
Everlasting peace will depend upon
the wisdom of those who are at the
head OF the different allied Govern
ments. Greater wisdom. greater care
and greater strategy are needed to
make lasting peace than were neces-
sary to gain the armiStlce under
which We are now laboring.
when was at the front the last
time. during the first week Of Sep
| TENDER. witnessed one OF the battles
near Bullicourt, and the morale Of our
men was most wonderful to see.
Tribute From Haig.
"One night it was my privilege to
visit and take dinner with Field Mar
shall Sir Douglas Haig. An attack
| was being launched at that time on
the American line. Before 1 went
| among the Americans I wanted to
know what the British thought o.!
those fighting men you sent over, and
so asked Sir Douglas Haig how the
| Americans were acquitting them
selves, and this is what he said
Americans have fought and died
they've been wounded, they're fight
ing to-day, and they fight like tigers.
That is the American soldier. and the
! officers are real gentlemen
| Il shall be very sorry for any one
at any time who may express anything
sentimental or pacifstic in regard to
dealing with the Germans il any
! American soldiers are standing near. -
On this last trip to the front Lau-
der visited the north sectors. where
! the New York boys were fighting. They
gave him a great welcome when he
drove up toward the second positions
In the tonneau of his car was n half
sized piano and the boys lifted It out
into a truck near by, from which the
comedian entertained them.
Peace Brings Calm.
| Lauder was in his home town, Dun
oon, when news Of the truce reached
| Scotland THE weather had beon
had for many days. there had
been storms and rain continually" he
said. when peace WAS come. the
whole world seemed still the sea got as
calm as mill pond, the wind stopped
blowing, the birds started a-sInglng
and the church bells a-rinCinG II
seemed as ii 4 mighty calm was como
| as If God were speaking to us and say
ing; Peace. he still. The great sacri
fec has been made
| or all the trips Lauder has made
across the Atlantic mono was 50 rough
as that made by the Mauretania.
Lauder Will tour the country with
Mrs Lauder, and then go to Australia,
India ard South Africa, returning next
year 70 the land where the heather
| grows.
Capt Edward Topper head of the
National Sailors and Firemcn's Asso-
citation OF Great Britain. accompanied
Lauder on the trip. Because Il 900
British seamen were murdered a. sea
the Organization OF which Upper is
| head passed resolutions forhidding en-
| ploymeHt of German sailors or sea
men on British merchant marine for n
! period OF seven years. and also pro-
! hibiting British seamea unloading or
| loading merchandise To or from Ger
| man craft for seven years.
This resolution was passed unani-
mously,' said Capt. Topper, "and while
we are not spiteful or rcvengeful. the
| Germans have violated the chivalry Of
the seas and must pay the penalty,
! Those responsible must he tried, and
| II found guilty. hanged At the yard
! arm as pirates"
1t is Intended TO obtain the support
, OF American CGmon In tbs rrSolut on.