New-York tribune., 1918-07-05

as human thought can reach. Britain
and America, to quote and adapt the
famous words Of Pitt, have altogether
led the world Of freedom by their ex-
ample. Together they will save it
will save it for freedom by their ex-
ertions."
United by Common Bond
Mr.. Churchill said:
Great harmony exists between the
spirit and language of the Declaration
or independence and all we are fight
ing for now. The Declaration is not
only an American document. By it we
lost an empire, but by it we also saved
the empire. BY applying its principles
I and learning It's lessons we preserved
our communion with the powerful
commonwealth our children established
beyond the seas.
1--WE desire to express to our Amer
lean kith and kin our joy and gratitude
for the mighty aid they are bringing
the Allied cause. When we have seen
the splendor of American manhood
striding forward along the roads Of
France and FLANDERS we have expert.
enced an emotion that words cannot
describe.
III am persuaded that the finest and
worthiest moment Of British history
was reached on the night we declared
! war on Germany. Like the people of
the United States, we entered the war
without counting the cost or thought
Of reward. The cost will be in the end
far more terrible than the darkest ex-
pectations, but the reward that is COM
ing is beyond our dearest hopes.
What is the reward? Deep in the
hearts Of the people of these islands
IS the desire to be truly reconciled to
their kindred across the Atlantic, to
| blot out the reproaches and redeem the
blunders of bygone age, and dwell
once more in spirit with them. That
was the hearts desire which seemed
utterably unattainable, but which has
been granted.
Britain's Reward
BE the years of the struggle never
so long, never so cruel, that will make
amends for all. That is Great Brit
aims reward. The presence at this
moment in Europe of million Amer
lcan soldiers, awaiting side by side
with their French and British COM
rades the utmost fury Of the common
enemy, is an event that seems to trans
things, and fills US with the deepest
awe. Amid the carnage, the measure
less grief and the desolation, am
convinced that the world is being
guided toward something better and
much finer than has ever been known.
NO event has ever occurred since the
Christian era more likely to restore
mans faith in the moral governance of
the universe
The war has become a conflict of
Christian civilization with scientific
barbarlsn. One system or the other
must decisively prevail Germany
must be beaten, must know, must feel
she is beaten. Her defeat must be ex-
pressed in terms of facts which will
deter others from emulating her
crimes, but the German people must
have the assurance that we claim for
ourselves no fundamental right which
we are not willing in all circumstances
to secure to them, whatever the extent
of our victory. The German people
will be protected by the principle for
which we are fighting
AL that is written or implied in the
Declaration of Independence as theirs
tomorrow will be theirs. whatever the
fortune Of war. When all the weapons
IN which they have trusted are broken
IN their hands, when all the prepara-
tlons on which they lavished forty
German people will still be protected
by our fundamental principles of right
and freedom against which they have
warred so long and so vainly."
Sims Tells of Fleet
Remarking that the press had empha-
sized the fact that American troops had
been brigaded with the British and
French, Admiral Sims said he wanted
to call attention to the fact that for
nearly year all the American naval
brlgaded with British and other Allied
forces. majority of the destroyers
from the United States had been serv-
ing under the military direction of
British admiral for more than year.
others were serving with the British
in the Mediterranean. Many destroyers
and other vessels were under French
command, and submarine chasers were
IN the Adrlatic. American dread
noughts had been serving under the
commander in chief of the Grand Fleet.
=. 1T IS unnecessary" said Admiral
Sims. "to state that the reason for this
has no connection with the competence
OF the admirals to direct their own
forces. From the very beginning il
was established as an inf1exible policy
that unity OF command and direction
was prime requisite for success"
The American forces, he said. were
small compared to the united naval
forces, but they had performed their
duties to the satisfaction of their 81.
preme commanders. Americas naval
etrort vas not at an end, although she
has in European waters $50 ships' ono
officers and 10000 men serving in ali
the European areas from the Adriat;c
to the White Sea. In the coming vear
more than three times the present nun
ner nIer Of destroyers will be lighting with
the Allles and more than 150 sub.
marine chascrs will be in the war zone
Nore 9.Fr, than half Of them are here now.
met the admiral asserted. "At the
present ss! time the Allies are sinking sub e
marines faster than they are being
bullt and building ships faster than
they are being sunk"
Merchant tonnage will increase ram
IDLY, continued the admiral. as the
oulldlng programme in America reaches
rs 1ull development in the near future
Admiral Sims concluded:
1T is idle to prophesy how long the