New-York tribune., 1919-04-25

us Interested in the Allied cause for
the splendid exhibition Of loyalty
patriotism and devotion to country dis
played by the American press after
this country went into the war.
would respectfully beg those who are
sentative of my country, and speak
ing for the moment for our Allies, to
pay my tribute to the press for all il
has done for the Allied cause"
After referring to hts intercourse
with Americans, Lord Reading went
on to say he wished it were in his
power to say what his stay in America
meant to him.
81 came as stranger" said he.
"All | could claim was that spoke
the same or nearly the same language
| came to those who were in a country
whose administration was neutral. But
I quickly discovered that | was among
friends. | may say now that no man.
either among my British colleagues or
my French colleagues, ever had a
doubt of the United States after the
first AZ hours after the arrival of our
mission.
Found Bankers Sympathetic
"No body of men ever found so
sympathetic an audience in gather
ing OF bankers as we found when we
opened our requirements to them. |
realized then what | had not known
before that your bankers were anxious
TO help THAI first loan, anxious to make
1t success. not because of any profits
they might make, but because their
hearts were with the Allies, and this
was their first opportunity Of show
ing it," IA
Lord Reading here told of his pleas
ant relations with the American re
porter. against whom he had been
given varied and impressive warnings,
and proceeded to take up matters of
the moment in Europe.
we are now at the peace confer
encc,' he said. "Most Of my informa-
ton, If not all Of it, is derived from
ls very keen censorship AS mat
ter OF fact, beg leave to say that
from what | sec in the papers am
forced to the conclusion that the CEN
sorshlp Is not quite as keen as every
thing associate with America is. |
am quite sure that with the ban of
secrecy that exists no one talks, but
Vt Is apparent some one leaks
Frances Aims Natural
There always are rumbings at peace
conferences of disagrements. Lord
Reading sair, referring to reports that
the United States and Great Britain
Worc"not using France fairly.
THAT France should wish security
against aggression is, after all but
natural, said he. "Think of the fifty
years of shadow After nearly ffty
years France has regained her lost
provinces and now naturally wishes
t'me OF rest and of recuperation ana
desires to carry on TIE arts of peace
without the threat of the rafting sabre
on the boundary.
Democracy has conquered in the
West. 1t is threatened in the East. n
las destroyed German militarisn. /,
has TO reckon with Russian Bolghe-
Visfn One book is closed. The othc,
has to be disposed Of The one was
conquered by force Of arms. The other
we are tod. "a to be met by food.
Nv neither the condition can be met
! do not know. but ! do know TINT nt
the present time food is "a potent as
the greatest armies. The problem is
now to distribute il. Tho main dim
Guilty for those who would nssisi Hnz
sln rs 10 lusurc That tho food eeni
there viii be cnirlY. ouunl1y ara rrop.
cry dietributed. That. no doubt. le
one or the problems tnkinR up much
oi Tho time of the peace conference,
"Of ono thing we mny be nnsugod.
bolHhoVlam cannot tong exist. At
present with ALI Of lis terrorism, hot-
ron famine and misery, it H. cnrricd on
IN defiance Of all economic laws, and
Lcninc and Jrotaky are now learning
mat no system can exist for long l.
II Is based on defiance Of economic
laws.