Show British War Lords Lords- I U So for 0 0 r Go Allies t f I IveD les f 1 ou By United Pr Press Preas ers ou ONDON May Mav M lY 13 At At a 3 time LONDON when Americas America's participation tion Ion militarily as well as na nab vally wally financially and ecot lly has reached effective proportions British appreciation is glowingly expressed in the following following follow follow- ing statements to the United Press By Lord Alfred Miln Milner r Secretary of df f State for War America is rapidly filling up up th the gap gip in the strength of ot the allies aIlles created by the failure of ot Russia A war such as this can only be bevon bewon bewon won von decisively b by superiority in manpower and material as well asin as asIn as' as In- In Infighting fighting spirit and with Americas America's Americas Amer Amer- ica's aid that s superiority is certain tain In altering her own military plans to meet the urgent need of ot her allies in the west America has shown not only a a true perception front front of the meaning of ot a single but the most generous JeneroU spirit sportsmanship and comradeship I By Andrew Bonar Law I Chancellor of the Exchequer qu r I II I was certain the United States would Assist the allies aUles financially financial financial- ly Iy to t the e full extent of her ability I can gladly gladH say this expectation h has S been fully realized The British budget shows how timely and necessary was was was' the financial assistance of ot the United States which enabled us to borrow borrow borrow bor bor- row from her as much as we loaned ot of Our allies t e By Lord Rhondda British Food Controller Without Without t the aid of the United States States States' it would have been quite I impossible for tor the allies alUes to feed teed their troops troops and ana civilian during the tle last six months The self self sacrifice sacrifice displayed bythe by bythe bythe the American people and the ef efficiency efficiency efficiency ef- ef of ot Mr Hoovers Hoover's measures measures meas meas- ures urs In providing necessary s supplies sup supplies sup sup- r- r plies pIles have been and ate are not only an Incalculable and immediate benefit to the allies but of ot permanent permanent per per- manent value to the struggle forthe for tor the maintenance of civilization throughout the tho world By Admiral Lewis Bayly I Commander in in Chief at Queenstown On the anniversary of ot the ar arrival ar- ar rival rl al of the first United Statesmen Statesmen States Statts men of war at Queenstown I wish to express my deep gratitude to the United States officers and men of all r ratings for the sid skill II energy and unfailing go nature good nature d-nature they have consistently shown and which qualities have so 80 materially material material- ly assisted in the tho war by enabling the tho ships of ot all the allied powers to to cross the cross the ocean with comparative comparative tive freedom To Toy command you you is an alt honor to work with you jou ou is a a. pleasure and to know you is to know the best traits of ot the Saxon Anglo-Saxon race Sir Eric Geddes first lord of ot the admiralty testifying to Americas America's naval aid offered hitherto unpublished unpublished unpublished letters exchanged between Josephus Daniels American secretary secretary secre- secre mere secre tary of the tho navy and him Danels Daniels Daniels Dan Dan- els wrote wrote- Your references to the splendid spirit of cooperation between the tho navies havle of oC our two Countries and your warm praise of the ot officers and men of the navy who have gone abroad are extremely grateful grateful grateful grate grate- ful to me the men in the navy navi and andall andall andall all Americans The brightest spot in the trag trap Continued o on page 2 2 i BRITISH WAR LORDS Continued from page 1 of this war is the mutual appreciation ap appreciation ap- ap edy predation of the men in naval service returned Our officers who have of Admiral confirm the st statements courtesies and the Sims regarding shown in every way bythe bythe by bythe kindness of the admiralty and the officers the British fleet and we have re reciprocated reciprocated ye- ye by receiving cordially efficient officers who the able and have come from your country to and work elbow to elbow with confer our officers in the difficult work which this war imposes upon the naval service ervice of all countries allied in ip the war against the sub sub- marine menace the pleasure pleasure pleasure pleas pleas- I had hoped to have Great Britain and of visiting ure expressing this feeling of personally mutually working together and views but the task hereof here hereof hereof of making ready more units forthe for and serious one the Ule fleet is a very my duty chains me here The order throughout the navy is Is full speed ahead in the cop co- co of destroyers and other craft and the whole service Is keyed up to press the program forward as rapidly as possible Geddes replied replied- for I am exceedingly grateful your letter in which you thank me for performances made to the very cordial relations existing between the navies of our two countries As you know all all- of of us here have great admiration for your of officers officers officers of- of and men and for the splendid splendid splendid did help they have given In European European European Eu Eu- i waters and furthermore we find Admiral Sims invaluable in counsel and cooperation I fully appreciate how onerous your office must be at the present time and much though I regret that you cannot see your our way to visiting this country in the near future I hope we may some day have the pleasure of welcoming you here |