They were satisfied that the factories were doing their utmost,
and the earnestness and passionate feeling of the people about the common cause of England and France sent them back with the reassuring conviction that the resolve in this country was exactly the same as in France—namely, to do everything possible to attain victory. On the day before their departure our visitors were entertained by the American Luncheon Club, and notable speeches were made by the Baron d'Estoumelles de Constant, the Marquis de Chambrun, and M. Franklin-Bouillon on the bond of friendship which united France with England and America. On the same day the SOnators and Deputies went down to Windsor and placed on the tomb of King Edward VII. a wreath bearing the inscription, "Au Fondateur de l'Allia' nee : le Parlement Francais."
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