New-York tribune., 1919-07-19
Honors
Pefshinga as
A.E.F. Leader
Presented With Freedom of
City and JeweIed Sword
in Recognition of His
Services During the War
On Eve of Peace Parade
American General Predicts
Closer Union With British
as Result of Victories

de Result OF Victories
LONDON, July 18-London honored
General Pershing to-day by presenting
hlm the freedom of the city and q
sword of honor in the presence of a
distinguished company of Britons and
Americans gathered within the historic
Guildhall. John W. Davis. the Amor
lcan Ambassador; the embassy staff.
Rear Admiral Harry S. Knapp and his
staff, members of the British govern
ment and number of British generals
were participants in the ceremonv
:, General Pershing. was applauded by
the crowds that had gathered when hc
made his entry into the citv. where tho
Guilds and the Aldermen in their Gus
tomary welcoming robes lent a pictur-
esque aspect to the scene.
Inc general found company of the
Grenadler Guards with its band drawn
up IN the yard. He inspected the Guards
and then entered the hall and was con-
Quoted to the dais, where he was greet
ed by the Lord Mayor and Lady Nav.
Dress.
entertained by Lord Mayor
After the ceremony in the Guildhall
the Lord Mayor entertained the com
pany at a luncheon at the Mansion
House.
General Pershing sat at the right of
ms host', with Mrs. Davis, wife of the
ambassador, at the left. Others pres
ent included Ambassador Davis. Win
ston Spencer Churchill, the War Sec
retary the Earl Of Reading, Lord Chief
Justice; Lord Lee, Field Marshal Sir
Douglas Haig and Lady Haig, the Earl
OF Cavan, Walter Hume Long. First
Lord of the Admiralty; Viscount Bryce.
the members of General Pershing's
staff and the commanding officers of
the American units which will take
part IN to-morrow's victory celebration.
members Of the American Embassy
staff, Major General John Biddlc and
ms staff, Rear Admiral Knapp AMI
other American naval officers, together
with Major G. H. Scott and Brigadier
General E. M. Maitland, of R-34 fame.
Recalls Roosevelt Reception
In the Guildhall ceremony, after Cen
eral Pershlng had been greeted by the
Lord Mayor, Sir Horace B. Marshall
ana the Lady Mayoress, the town clerk,
olr James Bell, read the resolution of
the Corporation authorizing the pres
entatlons. The City Chamberlain.
Adrian D. w. Pollock, then turned to-
General Pershing and delivered his
formal address.
=, ut is now nine years." said the
tIln;amoerlaln' ~; since the Corporation of
this ancient city welcomed in this hall
Theodore Roosevelt, and it is happy
circumstance that the next ceremony
OF precisely the same character should
pc one IN which another great Amer
lean is the honored guest of the CITY
the gallant commander Of the American
Expeditionary Force, a soldier whose
character and qualities were recognized
and appreciated by no one so quickly
as by Colonel Roosevelt.
I'VE do not forget the loyal and ef
fective cooperation of the American
sailors nor the magnificent material as
slstance given by America to the cause
OF the Allies, but, in the presence of
their trusted leader, it is natural to re-
member especially the American SOL
dlers who came through with a reputa-
ton second to none"
with deep emotion l have listened
to the words Of welcome and compli-
menus lar more generous than my ser.
wees merit: To. follow after that great
American, Theodore Roosevelt, in re-
ceiving the freedom of the city is an
unusual distinction" General Pershing
said in response.
IN sense, this occasion is men,
orable, because it testifies to the sim
cerity of the sentiments you bear US.
We profoundly appreciate those senti-
ments because we interpret them by
the feelings of our own hearts. Our
common ancestors fought for human
rights"
Conoro1 porrLf. -:J I.,.
Field Marshal Haig, Admiral Sir David
Beatty, and their men of the British
army and navy, and continued:
we came abroad to maintain the
sacred principles of liberty, which au-
tocracy and militarism had threatened.
Those things were as near and dear
to us as they were to you. You have
been lighting our cause as we'll as the
cause of mankind. Out of this intimate
association has arisen a new spirit of
comradeship.
ut is our hope that the two great
nations may now act in common in
achieving new successes during the
years OF peace to come and in the en-
Joyment of those blessings which our
common sacrifices have won for US"
The occasion of the presentation of
the sword of honor marked the ami
versary of the beginning Of the Allied
drive which brought Germany to her
knees on November II. The Germans
attacked the Allies in. the Marne salient
July Is, 1918, but three days later Mar
shall Foch counter-attacked with large
forces, including several American di-
visions, and the initiative gained by
the Allies on that day was never lost
up to the end of hostilities.
Sword Gold Mounted
The sword of honor is gold mounted
and is handsome reproduction of the
American army pattern. The hilt has
the figure of Britannia on one side and
Liberty on the other. On the upper
band is displayed the arms of the
United States on one side and the arms
of the City of London on the other. In
the enamel below the American coat of
arms is General Pershing's monogram
in diamonds and rubes with the Amer
lean flag and the Union Jack. On the re-
verse side enameled ribbons display
the names of the battles in which the
American troops participated and of
General Pershing's campaigns.
Has His Bath Decoration
The decoration of Knight Grand
Cross of the Order of the Bath, with
which General Pershing has been pre-
sented, appears on the lower band The
rose, shamrock and thistle, symbolcal
of the United Kingdom, figure in the
decorations. The scabbard is of
leather. The hlt and bands are of
1S-karat gold. The inscription on the