Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-17 | Page 8 | Wales at Mount Vernon

I Wales at Mount Vernon I ITHE II pHE act of Albert Edward the youthful prince of Wales and THE 1 the heir to the British crown in visiting Mount Vernon where he laid a wreath on Washington's tomb and planted a young cedar before the resting place of the leader of the American colonies in their successful struggle for independence from England might be considered the final ceremony in cementing the friendship between between between be be- tween the two great English speaking nations There can be no doubt that the sounding high-sounding phrases of is thicker than water coined Hands across the sea and Blood a number of years ago as as' representing the feeling of friendship existing between England and America were not taken seriously on either side of the Atlantic at the time of their utterance or for foran foran an an extended length of time thereafter It is certain that the loss of the states as a result of the Revolutionary war or as termed in England the rebellion of the colonies rankled in the breast of many Britons fr from m the day of the American victory on colonial soil until the day of the initial American merican victory on French Frend soil sail The intense hatred engendered by the revolution gradually subsided with time in England but continued restricted friendship evidenced a feeling of resentment over th the loss of one of the rarest jewels in Britain's colonial crown American valor in the battles with the German hordes who were stopp stopped d at the moment when it appeared that nothing could prevent their triumphant entry into Paris brought about an instantaneous wL t change in the British mind further softened in respect to America by the unbounded giving of men money and materials As one enthusiastic declared as he witnessed the ther r fearless and effective rush of Americans at the battle of the Marne Why in ell didn't we know the Yanks before But all Britain came to know the Yanks for their bravery fighting qualities and general unselfishness just as the Yanks learned learned to know the like qualities in their British cousins Now it is that the expressions Hands across the sea and Blood is thicker than han water have a real and undying m meaning aning