New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-16
u. S. With Britain
If Injustice Again
Rises, Says Davis
Ambassador, at Dinner in
His Honor, Pledges Amer
ira's Aid if Storms Again
Menace Cause of Right

LONDON, Nov. 15.-Fve hundred
representative British subjects and
Americans assembled tonight at the
arm'stice dinner Of the English speak
lrg union to the American ambassador,
John w. Davis. and Mrs. Davis, which
was held to promote the societ's OBJ iect
to draw together in bond of comrade
! ship the Eng -ish- speaking peoples OF
II" weird"
me affair. postpone from Armistice
Day, was brilliant success. Lord
hea1lng, former ambassador at Wash
lngton, presided and presented tc
ambassador Davis for transmission to
America an Illuminated address to the
people of the United States.
On behalf of the assembly cable
gram was sent to President Wilson
expressing earnest wishes for his com
nlete ard speedy recovery. An en-
thusiastic reception was accorded a
message of greeting from cx-Presidont
Taft, in which he expressed the
earnest hope that before another ami
versary the league Of nations, whose
usefulness will be effectively protected
by the strong bond between the Eng
!lsh speaking nations. may be success
ully functionng and helping the
stability of the world on the principles
of justice"
In his speech Ambassador Davis re-
ferred in glowing terms to British hos
pltality extended to the American
troops a~d the ties of friendship thus
cngendered. He drew attention to the
TACT that year ago fighting ceased,
and dAed:
eve have been busy since trying to
set the world to rights. It has not
proved an easy task. If the tine which
las ELAPSED since the armistice has
been time of great fruit on, it must
be adm tilted also that it HIS had it's
days of disillusion. There have been
moments when we have looked about
and wondered what has becon of all
the spirit Of atruistic sacrifice that
moved individuals and nations when
the war was on.
"Perhaps it is not surprising, when
the tension is relcased that human
nature will spring back into less
heroic grooves. But we must never
forget that the deepest emotions are
not ways those that lie on the sur
face, and we must not be discouraged
when the bent bow shows a disposition
to re ak. 1t is enough to know that the
power and will exist to put it once
NV! < ilto play WHen inc trial nOur
strikes again.
1T was the sense of common danger.
as we'll as the common view of right
and justice. that fused our energies
into one with those of the Allies. Who
can s"r that al thu noril lics behind
us? Of this only | am sure, that if
the stolm clouds rcga ther the mutual
respect, mutual confidence and dare
the statement-mutual gratitude with
which Great Britain and America
merged from this war will flower their
fruit in the joint defence of the cause
If right and justice"
In accepting the illuminated address,
the Ambassador said: Il value it and
an grateful for the opportunity to
t'ansmit it to the people of America
No music the wit Of man can devise
could be so sweet to Americas ears as
This praise of her soldier sons, and
rom no nation on earth would she
more gladly receive it' than from Rr-
ain, for she knows the British stand
lrd of soldier and man"
Both Lord Reading and Ambassador
)avis referred to the visit Of I've
rrce o Wales to America, declaring
at the Prince was doing more than
ny others could to s+renrthen the
lose relations of friendship bet,yno,.