New-York tribune., 1919-07-17
,uerican Commander and
His Staff Honored by the
government. at Which
Marshal Haig Presides
| Meet King at Festival
Visits War Office and Be-
slows Distinguished Ser
vice Medals on Officials

foNDON. July 16.-The governmen
ave dinner in honor Of General John
pershing and his staff tonight. The
.rssts included Field Marshal Sir
irsugIas Haig. who presided; General
Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, com
msnder of the British 5th Army:
General Henry s Horne, commander
II the British 4th Army; Lieutenant
General William Riddel Birdwood.
commander Of the Australian and New
ZEALAND troops in France, and other
monument British officers.
General Pershing and his staff were
uressn.ed to the King and Queen at a
srden party at Buckingham Palace
his afternoon. and took tea in the
royal inclosure. The American Am
bassador. JOHN W. Davis. and other
msnbers Of the diplomatic corps were
also presented
General Pers,.ing conversed for some
time with the Prince of Wales, whom
he had entertained many times at his
headquarters in France. and remained
a. the function for about two hours.
i General Pershing, who is in London
Fu participate in the Victory Parade
Presents Medals to Officials
saturday, went to the British War
Office and presented the Distinguished
Service Medals to Viscount Miner. Sec
L,stary for the Colonies; Winston Spen-
|esr Churchill. Secretary for War: Wis
count Peel Baron Weir, Director Gen
sral of Aircraft Production; Baron
lnverforth (Andrew Weir), former Min
sser Of Munitions, and Felix Cassel,
Judge Advocate General.
In presenting the medals General
Psrshing said they were token OF the
appreciation of the American govern
ment for services rendered by the re-
eipients.
From the War Office General Perish
ing went to the Hotel Savoy, where he
vas the guest OF the American Lunch
con Club.
General Pershing was loudly cheered
rhen he entered the dining room, and
again when presented by Ambassador
Davis, who was postmaster. He
thanked the club for its hospitality to
him and the American soldiers when
passing through two years ago and paid
high tribute to the British for their
part IN the war.
Praises Sims and the Navy
at must have been with a sense of
great satisfaction" said General Per-
shing, "that you Americans living in
England learned of Americas entry
into the war, and with what interest
you watched the coming of our expedi-
tioas, the hrst the naval contingent,
under Vice-Admiral Sims, who quickly
recognized that the difficulties demand
ed an increase of craft for destroying
submarines. and unity of command.
i've him and the navy thanks for their
attitude toward the army, and feel safe
'in saying that never before was there
such complete unity of action between
these branches of the service.
Il won't undertake to tell you what
the army did. But l want you to know
that its personnel was imbued with
patriotism and devotion to the cause
Of liberty, and filled with an aggres
sive determination to carry out the
viii of our people. at home. When
that first division entered the battle
line and fought a brilliant battle at
Cantigny its success set an example
for the future of the campaign and
had an electrical effect on our allies
armies. which had been fighting for
'aree years, and gave them new hope.
Peace Has Its Victories
"Then came our efforts in the great
counter offensive at Chateau Thierry
and Soissons, where with the Allies we
took the initiative from the enemy and
maintained it to the ned of the war. I
need not recall what the American
army did at ST. Mihiel. nor how it
fought an historically decisive battle
IN the Argonne which cut the enemy's
line and made further resistance i'm
possible.
But peace has victories no less than
var. Now that the end has come, it is
Tor US to look forward to a solution
q great questions at home and abroad
*aIie carrying on this work and pre-
Nring f6r peaceful years to come we
must insist that our late enemy fulf
sSery obligation peace has imposed
;apon him. 1t must not be understood
because we are not leaving a large
army Of occupation that we will nor
lnsist on his fulfilling to the letter al
Tie conditions"
Calls Troops Magnificent"
General Pershing said that the Amer
.ean army was rapidly being sent home
'ealy about 100000 being left.
II would do you good if you coulc
~e tnose magnificent troops" he add
g. Their fine morale and splendit
ascipline have been a great pride tt
ne and other officers in the high com
aazd. They are returning home witt
broadened view of life and its obi
sarons and are determined to fulfil
saeir duty as American citizens. The,
ere entering on new life with thu
safne patriotism with which they Tough
rsford."
Fhirty-four hundred United State