This mornings papers wish "God Speed" to the King and Queen upon their departure. "The Times" says that the voyage is largely without precedent. The fact that clouds lower over the international scene, it declares, has rightly been held as no reason to abandon or postpone the Royal visit. Evidence of a bond, between the British Empire and the United States, of faith in peace, liberty, the rule of law, in the rights of the humble, and in the inherent dignity of humanity, the paper adds, may be seen in the warmth of the welcome which the Americans are preparing.
"We may be permitted to see," the journal concludes, "an acknowledgement that the British Empire is contending for a cause that is very dear to the American heart."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.