Evening star., 1919-11-12


Press Club, where the Prince Of Wales
spent an informal hour last night fol-
lowing the dinner given by Vice
President Marshall, his highness sent
"a message of greeting to the Ameri-
can people," delivering the message
in person to the assembled corre-
spondents and reporters after he had
been introduced by Earl Goodwin.
president of the club. The princes
message follows:
Il am very glad to take advantage
of the invitation of the National Press
Club to send a few words of greeting
to the American people on my first
arrival in their beautiful capital. 1t
would have been a very great regret
to me had the Presidents illness un-
happily prevented me from fulfilling
my keen desire to visit the United
States this year, and for this personal
reason, as we'll as for much wider
ones. I rejoice in his steady improve
ment.
Il know that you gentlemen of the
American press are very highly train
ed critics of public writing and pub
lie speech, and l am not at all your
equal in that respect; but happily for
me, what l want to say to you is
easily said 1t is to tell the American
people through you with what pleas
ure l recall my visit to their gallant
forces in Europe last winter and how
glad l am now to be making acquaint-
ance with the great people from
whom those forces came.
"I was able to visit several of your
divisions in France and Germany and
also the very smart sixth battle
squadron. which you sent to join the
grand fleet in the North sea. The
spirit of your soldiers and sailors.
strongly. and made me wish to know
their country and their kin. The
rapidity of your organization more
over enabled me to realize with what
devotion and what strength this
mighty nation can espouse a noble
cause.
Finds Democratic Atmosphere.
Now that I am really here in the
United States. I feel that my antici-
patton will be completely fulfilled.
Your institutions, your ways of life.
your aims are as democratic as ours,
and the atmosphere in which l find
familiar atmosphere which / have
always noticed in my American
friends.
Il thank you. gentlemen OF the
press. who command so vast puo
lie and who possess such widespread
mower in the democratic English
speaking world, for offering to oe
my Intermediary in conveying TINS
short message to your fellow cru
zens in the United States. l assure
you that I deeply appreciate the nos
pitality of your government in invlt-
ing me to pay this visit and in en-
tertaining me SO we'll.
Welcomed by Mr.. Goodwin.
In introducing the guest of the club
Mr.. Goodwin thanked the prince Tor
his acceptance of the clubs invitation
and added:
with fighters in the field. with the
fighters of France. Belgium. ltaly;
of the British empire and the United
States Some of US were participants
in those great events. Some OF US
who were not privileged 70 pe dnuei
arms accompanied the armies and nS-
yies as correspondents: but all or US
know of your interest in your men, IN
their welfare, in their trlumphs ana
in their trials.
. I'VE welcome you as soldier. as a
sailor, but more than all as repre-
sentative of the great democracies
known as the Brittan1c naton, our
comrade in arms, who forever more
will be knit to US by ties Of friend
q
the years go by"
At Vice Presidents Dinner.
The first address made by the
Prince of Wales in America was that
at the dinner given by the Vice Presl-
dent in the Belmont home last night
The guests included Miss Margaret
Wilson, Mrs. Frances B. Sayre. the
ambassadors Of Great Britain, France.
Belgium and Japan; Chief Justice and
Mrs. White, members of the cabinet
and their wives. Gems. Pershlng ana
March, Rear Admiral Coontz. NAL
Gen. George Barnett and Mrs. Barnett
and a number of members of the Sem
ate.
Prince Responds to Toast.
The prince, who laid aside his uni
form for evening dress. in responding
to the Vice Presidents toast. said:
81 regard it as a great honor, and
1 am finding it also a great pleasure.
to have been invited to pay this hrst
visit to the United States. l wish, in
deed, that the President, whose visit
to England last year 1 am SO happy
to be able to return on behalf OF my
father. the king, had been with us
here tonight. I have followed his
illness with the deepest concern, and