Show G SPEAKS INhOUSE IN INi i hOUSE HOUSE OF V Ii British tish Troops Pren PreWar Pre Pre- n of f War Must Be soil sed a on Unity IlY IS General General John if J In chief of th the e t force met th thE the pars rs of parliament in th the rooms room's of the house of com coin re y He was 2 d when introduced b by pencer Churchill secretary M Mr Churchill called atten atten- If t that General Pershing there before he and V his fought side by side with nd added the secretary l our r feeling has grown o these gallant men an antt and d tt commander cress Iress in which he discussed ritt tU f the American soldiers soldier General Pershing said me signal meg signal honor by b accord accord- 3 1 of meeting you youth th tm s 5 time I recall distinctly is more than two years 1 I was impressed b bie by l-IW l ie distinguished members member t 1 lie he destinies of this nal na na- l ad gone gope through three thre e arr gaining ripe experience of our reception i equalled e i by bythe the eagerness s lY u gave us the benefit o ol of olence f ence once not 1101 n t a a- military people w woM we e oM ou the fear of a stand- stand LYe e were wholly ough some of us felt that tha t o ner or later enter the war b been beh n for the lessons learned learne d dd Lam am n sure our efforts efforts- would woul d eon leen what they have been l ns from t the te e J start were int mt I was accorded a a. visit Jf headquarters and learned Commander c in chief what important for us to st gut iu preference to fight be- be in blood our own w Ii I kinsmen whose courage aggression I and tenacity we have always admired and which as had such an influence on I our bur army in Europe But we found the channel ports fully occupied with your supplies we ve were driven to the southern ports of France fand and compelled to choose other railroads ranI railroads rail ran roads to the eastern part of the western western west west- I ern front We always had in mind the possibility possibility possibility of using our troops on any part of the western wester front and in planting our warehouses we located them at a central point from which railroads radiated and later found this sound for we had to reach many parts of the i front We Va took up the question of training i with your troops at general headquarters tel's and found everything placed at atour atour atour our disposal Officers were detailed to help us establish a staff college and I j corps schools even officers of field 1 rank instructed our men in the bayonet bayonet bayonet bay- bay j I onet and in bomb throwing thereby I r f setting a fine example to our own cers I recall also that your leaders Int in inthe t the tte e war office always direct in ex expression expression expression ex- ex of opinion agreed with me and my superiors that the Americans had formed their own army to fight in their own way and did everything possible to help us carry out our aim Field Marshal Haig Halg told me that that was the only way except possibly to meet an emergency and hoped as I 1 Idid Idid did that some day our armies would be located side by side RELATIONS CLOSER Fortunately circumstances es so shaped that instead of having to continue continue continue con con- to this year we were enabled to end the war by the combined attack of the three armies The association thus brought about has led to an understanding understanding understanding un un- un- un between the two armies that I 1 am sure will be lasting as time II I feel that the discharged and demobilized demobilized soldiers will carry with them into private life Ufe the necessity for closer ser and firmer union to the end that we may I be united as p peoples oples likewise forever It se seems ms to me that all discussion of ways and means to prevent war I and of plans for combined nations must be based on a union in thought and in heart of the Saxon Anglo peo peo- ples pies Viscount Middleton representing the war office and the house of lords paid a warm tribute to General Per Pershing hing and the American army |