Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-12
NEW AMBASSADOR
PRAISES ENGLAND
John W. Davis Makes First
Public Address in London
Before Pilgrims.

LONDON, Friday, January &c British
wireless Service) The same great
ideals and purposes animate both Great
Britain and America, declared John W.
Davis, the new American ambassador,
IN MS first public speech in London at
luncheon given in his honor today by
the British branch of the Pilgrims. After
paying tribute to his predecessor, WAL
ter II. Page. and thanking the English
people for their hospitality to President
and Mrs. Wilson, Mr.. Davis said:
Had / the opportunity / would say
to every American and repeat it to every
briton; These are indeed your kins-
men, study them, understand them,
learn to give and take with them and
guard their friendship as sacred thing.
But after the history of these last red
years, how little need there seems for
such lesson! Has it not been burned
into our hearts by the fires of war and
marked in pentecostal blood on the
Intels of our homes?
-. Praises Britons in War.
II would not wish to weaken by any
eXaggeratfon of phrase the tribute or
america and her people to the manner
IN which Great Britain and the Britons
Fave borne themselves throughout this
war, out 1t would not be easy to ex-
aggerate, If one desired, their admira-
ton for your courage, your steadfast-
ness and your logged endurance.
ithout taking so much as a sin
gle leaf from the well earned laurels
that crown the victorious brows of a
heroic France, or Italy. or Belgium,
ut af
is too much to paraphrase the words
or the dying Pitt and say that: Eng
land has saved herself by her exer-
tons and may well have. saved the
world by her example,"
The ambassador outlined how the
example of non-military Britain had
aided the United States in her
preparations for war Canada. too.
had inspired America. >s...'
Americans Like Crusaders.
Il come to you." Mr. Davis con-
tinued. with the title of American
ambassador. but am. in truth. only
has lately sent. With the aid of your
gallant sailors and seamen she has
dispatched abroad within the last
eighteen months two million others
whose diplomacy is of the most prac-
lieve. with all the zeal and spirit Of
true crusaders. and they left behind
them many more equally ready for
the. great adventure. We are not
ashamed of them. and we venture to
hope that you have found them not
unworthy companions of your fight
ing men.
THE world rests on its arms and
breathes in pain and turns, with no
light estimate of the task, to the
labor of peace and reconstruction.
OF certainty it will call for all we
have of wisdom. of courage, Of faith
and of self-restraint. 1t is a happy
augury that already we have agreed
in terms upon the broad outlines that
the settlement must take and have
proclaimed this agreement before all
the world.
Surely the wish is not merely
father to the thought when I express
my conviction that in matters Of de-
tail. we will be in equal harmony. I
am so convinced because I believe
that the same great ideals and pur-
poses animate. both Great Britain and
America, and because I am sure that
there can be no rightful conflict be-
tween our fundamental interests In
the final adjustment"