New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-01
Earl Reading
Comes to Il. s.
For Farewell
British = Ambassador Says
Wilson Has Made Peace
Conference Memorable

Lord Chief Justice Earl Reading,
British Ambassador to the United
States, who arrived on the transport
Aquitania yesterday and went to Wash
ington last night, said, while in New
York, that his visit to the United
States is in the nature Of al affec-
tionate farewell before resuming the
duties of the Chief Justi:eship.
Earl Reading expressed confidence
that, "whatever may happen, the Paris
peace conference will ever be memo
rablc for the part taken by your Pres
ident and for the covenant of the
league of nations as drafted by the
representatives of the nations assem-
bled there"
The British Ambassador was not in
the best of health, keeping to his room
until just before the boat docked and
using a cane.
Besides Lady Reading, he was ac-
companied by Sir Grimwood Mears,
whose evidences of German atrocities
in Belgium formed part of the foun-
dation of the Bryce report; Brigadier
General Charlton, c. B., C. NJ. G., D.
S. o., and Captain GUY Portman.
Brigadier General Charlton goes to
Washington as an air attache of the
British Embassy. He was for time
Director of Air Organization for Eng
land. and has just completed fifteen
months as commander of the Air Force
Brigade in France
The Ambassadors Statement
Baron Readings statement follows:
ut is with great pleasure that I
find myself for the fourth time since
the war in the United States and
about to resume my duties in Wash
ington as British Ambassador When
left for England in August of last
year my intention was to stay there
only a few weeks. At that time the
great counter offensive of Marshal
foch had been successfully begun, but
1t had not yet sufficiently developed
for US to appreciate the. full effects
of the plan Of continuous hammer
strokes which eventually smashed Ger
man militarism and gave complete vic
tofy to the associated powers.
'The rapidly changing situation in
Europe led to repeated postnonements
Of my intended return to Washing
ton. Events Of cardinal Importance
succeeded each other so quickly that
to some degree the pivot of Anglo
American cooperation shifted from
Washington to Paris and London. At
this time the future military movof
mcnts Of the Allies were largely ds%
pendent upon the uninterrupted trans.
port of your great army to Europe.
100000 Americans Transported
"Some 100000 American troops
had already been safely conveyed
across the Atlantic in spite Of the Ger
man submarines 10y your ships and
ours, escorted by your and our navics.
programme had been arranged
which assured the continuous arrival
of large additional American forces
for many months TO come had not the
Germans made their request for an
armistce.
"h,ow these same ships Of yours
and onrs arc rccroesing the Atlantic
bringing back 10 you those who had
been 10 ready to sacrifice all for the
great cause. 30 longer IS the escort
Of our navics required, for the Ger
man tubmarlnc has been driven Off the
ocean.
"After the terms Of the armisticc
had bccn settled by the aasociated pow
efs, came 'be news that your President
wotid Writ Europe Cor the purposa of
attending The peace conference.
at then became my duty, az " was
my privilege. 10 await his arrival and
10 remain in England during his visit.
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