Mr. Churchill spoke eloquently about the fundamental import- ance of
friendship with America at a dinner which the English- Speaking Union gave to Lord Reading last Saturday. He referred to the invaluable assistance which America had given In the war. He went on to say that a study of the " mysterious tides of national and human destiny" would "fortify our faith that in the great movements of history the English-speaking peoples would be found united "—an insurmountable barrier igainst tyranny in every form. Lord Reading instanced as an illustration of American goodwill to us during the war the action of Congress in authorizing the American Treasury to send its large reserves of silver to India, where the metal was scarce and the prestige of the paper rupee, based on silver, was endangered. This generous action had remained unknown to the public, and Lord Reading did well to mention it in his in- teresting and hopeful speech about our relations with America.
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