New-York tribune., 1920-05-26


that the British government owned
Shares IN the Anglo Persian Company.
iostered TO procure oil for the royal
navy.
The last report as to OIL with which
the ambassador dealt. was that Ameri-
can SHIPS had been denied f6el oil at
orittsh bunker stations. This was true,
ne SAID only IN that special war
time privilege to all Allied shipping.
including British, giving them access to
navy OH stocks, had been withdrawn.
The Irish situation was referred to
out once. Then Sir Auckland said:
rake Ireland: | have nothing to
ada to, or subtract from, the statement
l gave out the day / landed here. The
words of that statement were very
carefully weighed.
would urge all to ponder those
words IN their uttermost implication" !"
Inc deep feeling of the ambassador
as ne spoke these words WAS revealed
IN the set lines of his face and the
emphasis lent by pauses between each
sentence.
His Irish Statement
In the statement issued April 10. the
day he landed here, Sir Auckland said.
In part:
The new Home Rule bill, which
passed its second reading in the House
OF commons by great majority on
March 81, is designed with intention
to secure that end placing the solu-
ton on the shoulders OF Irshmen)
men 1t becomes operative it will be
the duty Of all British subjects who
arc not domlciled in ireland to stand
ASIDE and leave those who live there
TO solve their problems. | venture to
add that it will also be helpfu! if the
many IN all parts Of the world, who
are not British subjects, but who are
interested in Ireland, likewise stand
aside and leave She Irish to graphic
with their own political dficulties.
1T should, think, be known that
proposals or the secession of Ireland
from. the British Empire have been
submitted to the British Cabinet, but.
as announced by the Prime Minister in
the House of Commons, have been re-
Jected. A sufficient reason, though only
one Of many, is that strategically the
brltlsh Isles form one unit for purposes
Of defense"
Concluding his address, the ambas-
sador said:
Il bring d message from millions of
throbbing hearts. Il is: Will not YOU
Americans who stood with us so va
hently until you, we and our allies
achleved victory, will not you also
stand IN with US and help to reap the
full fruits of victory?
But II you, in Your Judgment, do
not feel that you can join us in restor-
ing world shattered by war, please
try TO understand what we are trying
TO do and please realize that the bur
den is very heavy and that none of our
actions are directed against YOU and
none OF our actions are against the
betterment of the world"
When Sir Auckland sat down the
gathering rose and cheered and ap-
plauded him until he was forced TO
bow TO than.
Colby's Message
The following telegram was received
from Bainbridge Colby, Secretary OF
State:
"supplementing my telegram, in
which expressed by deep regret that
cannot attend the dinner to be given
by the Pilgrims in honor Of the British
Ambassador, / beg to assure you that
nothing but very definite engagement
of long standing prevents my accept,
ance OF your attractive invitation.
u should welcome heartily the op-
portunity which your dinner would
afford to express the very high esteem
in which Sir Auckland Geddes is held
by our government. He has quickly
made manifest that he brings to this
country the candor, good will and large
mindedness which has so strikingly
characterized his predecessors.
In no better way can the traditional
friendship Of the people of Great
Britain and America be emphas ized
and strengthened than by entrusting
our mutual relations to men Of broad
vision and sympa chetic good will.
I Such a man we are rejoced TO find IN
/ your guest ofshonor. Please convey to
him my greetings and expressions of
cordial regard
There also was cablegram from
/ Lord Desborough, chairman of the
I executive committee Of the British
Pilgrims. His message was as follows
British Pilgrims cordially congratu-
late their American brethren on being
the first society to entertain the new
the last TO speed him on his eventful
mission. They feel confident that the
dinner tonight will prove to your guest
that whatever difficulties may confront
him, he can rely with confidence of
/ that Pilgrim feeling which, at bottom
animates the two countries and on the
remembrance that Americans and Brit
ish have SO lately fought and died side
by side
Chauncey NJ. Depew presided at the
dinner, and was the only other speaker
besides the principal guest. There were
/ three hundred members and others
present. Toasts to The President" and
The King" were drunk standing, while
the orchestra played The Star Spangled
Banner" and "God Save the King" in
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