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Show ENGLAND THANKS AMERICANS. King George Felicitates President and People Upon Result of Activities. London. King George has sent the following message to ('resident Wit-son Wit-son : "In this glorious luuir when the long struggle of nations for rigid," justice and freedom is at last crowned by a triumphant peace. I greet you, .Mr. ri'Hsident, anil the great American people in the name of the British nation. "At a lime when fortune seemed to frown and the issues of the war trembled trem-bled In the balance, the American people stretched out the ham! of fellowship fel-lowship to those who. on this side of Ihe ocean, were battling for a righteous right-eous cause. Light and hope at once shone brighter in our hearts, and a new day dawned. "Together we have fought lo a happy enil : together we lay dow n our arms in proud consciousness of valiant deeds nobly done. "Mr. I'resident. it is on this day one of our happiest thoughts thai American Ameri-can and British peoples, brothers-inarms, will continue forever to he brothers in peace. I'nited before by language. traditions, kinship and ideals, there lias now been set upon our fellowship the sacred seal of common com-mon sacrifice." |