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Show COL E. E MOUSE PRAISES ENGLISH: LONDON, Nov. 23. Prior to the departure de-parture of the American mission for Paris, Col. E. M. House authorized the following statement to the British officials, of-ficials, press and public, which he asked should not be published until after the mission reached Paris: "I have been impressed by the wonderful won-derful machinery you have created ( here at the heart of your empire to control your part of the war. You have given the world an example of the efficiency of democracy which will j be of lasting value. The glorious victory vic-tory of the Sommo is the beginning of the realization of this efficiency and will hearten every lover of democracy throughout tho world. "We also are creating in Washington Washing-ton a vast new machinery of government govern-ment to bring our resources to bear and we shnll profit by what we have seen hero. We all realize that no human organization is perfect, and I am sure you will not be content with yours any more than wo will bo content con-tent with ours until the tools that we are making have accomplished tho great work for which they are being forged. "It Is inspiring to feel that our two organizations will work closely and frankly together in the cause of liberty. liber-ty. We appreciate beyond measure tho kindly reception your officials, your press and your citizens have given giv-en us and we will take to America delightful de-lightful senso of your warm hospitality. hospital-ity. Our visit has been memorable and I hope profitable to the causo In which we both are enlisted." The departure of the mlBBion was made as quietly as its arrival a fort- night ago. There was 110 ceremony, as comparatively few persons knew the time and place. Those who said farewell fare-well to the Americans included Foreign For-eign Secretary Balfour, Chief Justice Lord Reading and tho American ambassador, am-bassador, Walter Hines Page, who walked the station platform with Colonel Colo-nel House and the other members of the mission for ten minutes before train time. As the special train pulled out Colonel House stood on the platform plat-form and waived farewell until out of sight. One of the British party declared to the Associated Press as the train disappeared dis-appeared that the mission's visit to London had unquestionably been a great success and had done perhaps more than any other single event to impress British officialdom with the actual significance and importance of the American entry into the war. The members of the mission, especially Colonel House, scored a personal triumph tri-umph with all their British colleagues. |