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...trip to Europe seems to make many a man boozier than ever, it is interesting to see that Sir Auckland Geddes recently made the following remarks to a London audience: "I don't think the people of England recognize amid the mass of stories of violation of the prohibition laws of the United States how strong the feeling of the best minds of the best people of America is on the subject of prohibition. Given the American problem, given the American climate, I think that if I were an American I would be a prohibitionist...
...Auckland Geddes, ex-British Ambassador to the U. S., was entertained at a dinner by the Pilgrims Society on his return to England from Washington. In his speech Sir Auckland touched upon several points...
Prohibition. Given the American problem and the American climate, Sir Auckland thought he would become a prohibitionist. A cheer came from a corner of the hall; the speaker added that, fortunately, he was not "given the American climate." (Laughter...
Reply. U. S. Ambassador Kellogg spoke next. Said he: "You have been represented in Washington by a long line of distinguished statesmen, but no man has held a higher standard of statesmanship than Sir Auckland Geddes, statesman, soldier, scholar of the highest order, orator and a man who knew the American people through long study of them...
...President, in handing to you my credentials as Ambassador of His Majesty King George to replace my distinguished predecessor, Sir Auckland Geddes, I have the honor to inform you that before leaving England I was charged both by His Majesty the King and his Prime Minister with messages of cordial and sincere good will and friendship toward the United States and toward you, sir, as President of this great republic...