The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-01
LORD READING SEES
SAFETY IN LEAGUE
British Special Ambassador
:. Returns to Close Up His
Affairs Here.
SOON TO RESUME BENCH
Believes Covenant Drawn in
Paris Will Justify Hopes
of Creators.
SOON TO RESUME BENCH

Tho Cunarder Aquitsnta got in yes
erday with gallant negro troops and
arge number of civilian passengers
including Lord and Lady Reading. Sh
lid alongside her pier In record tim
ifter running down n British freighte
n the bay. Lord Reading gave on
his statement:
cit Is with great pleasure that I
find myself for the fourth time since
the war in the United States and
about to resume my duties In WASH
ington as British Ambassador. When
! left for England In August of last
year my intention was to stay there
only n few weeks. Al that time the
great counter offensive of Marshal
Foch had been successfully begun.
but II had not yet sufficiently de-
veloped for us to appreciate the full
effect of the plan of continuous
hammer strokes, which eventually
smashed German militarism and
gave complete victory to the as
ISOLATED Powers
The rapidly changing situation in
Europe led to repeated postpone
ments of my intended return to
: Washington. Events of cardinal i'm
portance succeeded each other so
. quickly that to some degree the
pivot Of Anglo American cooperation
shifted from Washington to Paris
and London. At this time the flu
ture military movements Of the AL
lies were largely dependent upon the
uninterrupted transport of your
great army to Europe. Some 2.0o0,-
900 American troops already had
been safely conveyed across the At
lantic In spite of the German sub
marines by your ships and ours es-
corted by your and our navies. A
programme had been arranged,
which assured the continuous ar
rival of large additional American
forces for many months to come had
not the Germans made their re-
quest for an armistice. Now these
same ships of yours and ours are
returning those who had been so
ready to sacrifice all for the great
cause. No longer is the escort OF
our navies required. for the German
submarines have been driven off the
ocean.
Waited for President.
After the terms OF the, armistice
had been settled by the associated
Powers came the news that your
President would visit Europe for
the purpose OF attending the Peace
Conference. 1t then became my
duty as II was my privilege to await
his arrival and to remain in England
during his visit. Those who were
present always will, remember the
wonderful reception given TO him by
the British people. They were de-
lighted to have the opportunity of
paying their tribute to your Presi-
dent and through him to the Ameri-
can people.
During the whole Of my stay
in London and Paris the various
matters intrusted to me by my Gov
eminent have kept me In close and
constant relations with the American
Administration. These involved i'm
portant questions. such as the pro-
vision of supplies and relief to Eu-
rope and the use OF the enemy's
mercantile marine. But the emerg-
eucy which led to my political and
diplomatic activities during the war
came to an end soon after the ces-
sation OF hostilities. and the moment
now approaches when must resume
my duties as Lord Chief Justice of
England. Remembering, as I shall,
your generous reception OF me as
British representative, / could not
contemplate the termination OF my
period as Ambassador to the United
States without paying another visit
to America to take my leave OF the
American Government and people.
wish It had been possible for me
60 stay in Washington long enough
10 play a part as British Amba ssador
in the great political developments
which are daily unfolding themselves
at the Peace Conference.
No Dissension Among Allies.
1T already has become apparent
that those who relied upon dissen-
sions between the associated Pow
ers are doomed to disappointment
and that the Powers assembled in
Paris are determined 10 arrive by
agreement at solutions of the mo-
mentous problems affecting the fu-
ture peace of the world. Whatever
may happen the Paris Peace Con-
ference will be ever memorable for
the part taken by your President
and for the covenant of the League
of Nations as drafted by the repre-
sentatives OF the Powers there as
semnled. They have acted in ac-
cordance with those principles of
Justice and liberty to all nations
which have inspired alike the de-
velopment of the American Union
and of the British Empire.
MY present visit to my great
regret must be restricted to a
short period. during which ! shall
be mainly engaged in negotiating
matters specially entrusted to me
by my Government and in winding
UP the high commissionership. These
are indeed different dytns from
-kasse that necessarily engaged my
attention during the first seven
months OF last year. As I arrive
here once more ] cannot but think
again and again OF the whole
hearted good will and sympathy You
extended TO Great Britain and her
allies during the grave events of
last spring when America sprang
forward determined to help with all
her might IN the defeat of the en-
envy and the achievement OF our
common purpose. Tho result. stands
forever chronlcled in the history of
the world"
VIII Go Direct to Washington.
Lord Reading was unwilling to am
lify his typewriter statement as TO tn
>eaCue OF Nations. but after urging sal,
e had yet to learn what was going Of