The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-08-19
EUROPE EXPECTS
j. s. TO SAVE HER
FROM COLLAPSE
JOHN w. DAVIS
This Is Message U. S. Ambas-
sadcr 10 Great Britain is
Carrying. Back to His Gov
eminent and People.

London, Aug. 17.-War-torn Eur
ope is still looking toward America
to save her" from social, economic
and revolutionary collapse. The perils
confronting her are "as real and
grave as those they faced during
the darkest days OF the world war"
Such is the message that Ambas-
sador John w. Davis, U. S. ambas-
sador at the court of st. James, is
carrying back to his government and
the American people.
For 18 months Ambassador Davis,
as the official liason between Wash
lngton and London, has occupied a
position far more difficult than that
of any other man in the American
diplomatic corps, and, despite the
vicissitudes that daily have confront
ed him, he leaves as perhaps the
most popular plentpotentiary that
has ever represented Uncle Sam
since the days of the revolution.
What He Considered Duty.
Il consider 1t an ambassadors
duty to act as an Interpreter between
rather than of nations" Davis de-
clared at farewell luncheon tend
cred him by the American Luncheon
club. And this probably explains his
success. At any rate there is not a
single official in his Majesty's gov
eminent, or among the foreign dip
omatic corps in London, who does
not hope for Davis speedy return.
Officially this sentiment also can be
said to extend to buckingham Palace.
What the real purport of the Am
hoS {c;t IN oh iS
only be guessed. And whether he will
return again also is a matter Of con-
lecture. 1t is understood here that
he is very anxious to return to the
building up of his former legal prac-
tice but will not do anything that
might embarress Americas best in
terests if his return is held neces-
sary by President Wilson.
Don't Think Vacations All.
Officially Davis is returning on a
vacation" But with the present i'm
passe between the powers formerly
associated in the world war, with the
threat of soviet Russia growing in.
creasingly worrisome, and with other
problems OF world Importance in the
melting pot, 1t Is considered unlikely
here that Davis would have left Eng
land at this particular time unless
to take up these questions personally
with his government.
There are those who recently have
seen in the ambassadors utterances
real concern lest England and
America drift too far apart at time
when serious threats hang over Eur
ope. He always has been Of the opin-
ion that the two countries must be
in accord for the good of civilization.
And his farewell speech before the
American Luncheon club was re-
garded as highly significant.
Things He'll Tell Y. s.
II shall tell them (the American
peop;e),' he said. that the same
voice that stirred the people Of
Britain to tremendous exertion dur
ing the days Of the war is calling
upon America for equal exertion dur
ing these equally crucial days Of
peace.
Il shall tell them that Britain has
not shrunk for a single moment from
bearing her share Of the responsible
ties that lay outside her own borders.
Il shall tell them that Great Bril-
tain is as concerned in the recon
struction of all the wartorn countries
Of Europe as she is in her own-that
the entire world is calling for help
and assistance from the America OF
Abraham Lincoln