New-York tribune., 1919-07-18
Guest of Members of Both
Houses of ParliamentAfter
Luncheon With Royalty
Ne1U York Tribune
EuYoDe0n Rurenr

the close cooperation and sympathy
which existed between the high COM
mands of the American and British
forces. They applauded loudly when
he said he believed that all plans to
prevent future wars depended for their
success upon the strength of the Anglo
Anne rican union of friendship.
Winston Churchill, Secretary of State
for War, and Lord Middleton paid high
compliment to the American army and
its distinguished commander.
AT the tea which followed the
speeches General Pershing and his staff
met scores Of Great Britain's political
leaders.
LONDON, July II (By The Associated
ess),-General John j. Pershing, who
IS here to lead the American troops in
the Victory parade Saturday, was the
guest Of Queen Mary and King George
at luncheon at Buckingham Palace TO-
day.
Later he met the military members
OF Parliament in the committee room
of the House of Commons. He was
enthusiastically received when intro
duced by Winston Spencer Churchill,
Secretary for War. Mr.. Churchill
called attention to the fact that Gen
eral Pershing had been there before
he and his troops had fought side by
side with the British, and, added the
secretary, "every. day, our feeling has
grown stronger for these gallant men
and their gallant commander"
In an address, in which he discussed
the sentiment of the American soldiers
and people, General Pershing said:
"You do me signal honor by accord
ing me the privilege of meeting you
all here at this time. 1 recall dis
tlnctly my last visit more than two
years ago, and how I was impressed
by meeting the distinguished membrs
who guided the destinies of this
nation. You had gone through three
years of war, gaining ripe experience,
and the generosity of our reception
was only equalled by the eagerncss
with which you gave US the bcne fit
OF that experience.
British Aid Recognized
eve are not military people. We
inherited from you the fear of stand
ing army. We were wholly unprepared.
although some Of us felt that we would
sooner or later enter the war Had
it not been for the lessons learned
from you | am sure our efforts would
not have been what they have been.
Our associations from the start were
most pleasant. / was accorded a visit
to general headquarters and learned
from your commander-in-chief what
was deemed most important for US to
consider first.
ut was our preference to fight be-
side our brothers in blood, our own
kinsmen, whose courage, aggression
and tenacity we have always admired
and which has had such an influence
on our army in Europe. But we found
your supplies. Therefore, we were
driven to the southern ports of France
and compelled to choose other rail
roads to the eastern part of the west
ern front.
eve always had in mind the possi-
blllty of using our troops on any part
of the western front, and in planting
our warehouses we located them at q
central point from which railroads
radiated, and later found this sound
for we had to reach many parts of the
front.
Help In Training Valued
1--WE took up the question of train
ing with your troops with general
headquarters and found everything
placed at our disposal. Officers were
ueIAlleu 10 nclp US cStaDllSn stan
college and corps schools; even Off
GERS Of field rank instructed our mer
in the bayonet and in bomb throwing
thereby setting fine example to oul
own officers.
II recall also that your leaders ir
the War Office, always direct in ex-
preston of opinion, agreed with me
and my superiors that the Americans
had formed their own army to fight
in their own way, and did everything
possible to help us carry out our aim
Field Marshal Haig told me that thai
was the only way, except, possibly, te
meet an emergency, and hoped, as
did, that some day our armies would
be located side by side.
"Fortunately, circumstances so shapet
that instead of having to continue te
this year we were enabled to end The
war by the combined attack of the
three armies. The association thu:
! brought about has led to an under
standing between the two armies thai
| am sure will be as lasting as time
| feel that the discharged and demob- il
lied soldiers will carry with them into
private life the necessity for closer ano
frmer union, to the end that we may
be united as peoples likewise forever.
ut seems Co me that all discussion:
of ways and means to prevent war ane
Of plans for combined nations must be