Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-30 | Page 2 | Say Nations are Firmly United

SAK NATIONS ARE FIRMLYJNITED France and England Firmly Linked in Future by War for Liberty. PARIS', Nov. 29. (Havas.) The dinner din-ner given to King deorge at the Elysee palace .last night by President Poincare, the Paris newspapers declare, was one of the most notable events in the histories of Great Britain and France. President poincare, in toasting Great Britain, recalled the agreement made between be-tween the two countries in 1904 and the efforts of both Great Britain and France to avoid war in 1914. He declared that Great Britain by her naval, military and moral effort during the war had added an incomparable chapter to her splendid history. He praised the work of the British army and the efforts of the British Brit-ish navy, concluding: "The pre-war friendship has chanced Into an active alliance which will find In the peace negotiations a new utility. Wo have suffered together and won together to-gether and are united forever." King George expressed his great pleasure pleas-ure in beim; In Paris, the cepital of the country with which he and his people bad shared the misfortunes as well as the victories of war. He recalled the vain efforts of the Germans to capture Paris and the final triumphant campaign of the allies under the direction of Marshal Mar-shal Foch. Both nations, lie added. Jiad struggled for civilization and right and had learned to appreciate each other, and he hoped that the union of hearts and interests, in-terests, resulting from the war, would al-wavs al-wavs aid to the maintenance of peace. He also paid tribute to France's heroic dead and toasted the future happiness and prosperity of the French people. King George, with the Prince of "Wales and prince Albert, took a short walk in tho streets of Paris this morning and then went-to the British embassy. Afterward After-ward thev attended a luncheon at the foreign of rice. The other guests were the allied ambassadors In Paris, members of the French cabinet. President Desch-nnol Desch-nnol of the chamber of deputies, and President Dubost of the senate. After the luncheon King George and the princes, accompanied by President Poincare, the ministers and other officials, of-ficials, pioceeded to the city hall. M. Gleinenceau, who was slightly indisposed, was not present. All along the route the king was greeted greet-ed enthusiastically. At tho city hall several sev-eral addressee were made, welcoming the king to Paris nnd felicitating him on the victor v over the Teutonic allies. King Georu-e speaking in Freneh. thanked tho government and peopic for their reception recep-tion and expressed satisfaction that Paris had suffered bo little from the trials it had undergone. After the king had signed the golden book of the city of Paris he left the city hall and returned to the foreign office. Again the populace cheered the monarch enthusiastically. Marshal Joffre also received re-ceived a warm reception from the crowds. His carriage was surrounded by cheering throngs and it was necessary for the gendarmes to make a passageway so that 'the marshal might regain his position po-sition in the procession. Tonight at the British embassy King George gave a dinner in honor of President Presi-dent Poincare. William G. Sharp, the American ambassador, and Mrs. Sharp, Colonel Edward M. House and Mrs. House and Captain Andre Tardieu, French high commissioner in the United States, were among the fifty -eight guests.