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Two . Million People Lined the Streets Through Which tew* He Passed. PRESIDENT SPEAKS FROM BALCONY OF PALACE Most Cordial and Enthusiastic ion Ever Recorded Any Visitor to England. London, Dec. 2s6 (By the Associat ed Press).?-The great moment of; President Wilson's first day in Eng land was-when he stood with the king and queen and Mrs. Wilson in the balcony of Buckingham Palace today facing a multitude which stretched down thef Mall to the Admiralty, half! a mile distant, and overflowed St Jzjmes Park on or*e side and Green Park on the other. .Only.a corporal's. guard could hear .the president's brief speech, but the "people, who had demanded that he' a?.ow himself gave him a greeting mjore clamorous than any other guest of the nation has commanded \ <,r?.tbin the memory of the oldest Lon-1 doners.' t . ;The day's events constitute a trib ute to the president and the United States which will be historic. The "official ceremonials?a reception by |k the Dover Corporation and the navy. : .the welcome at the station by the royal family and the chief officials of - the empire and th,e*,*state progress fcthrough the heart' of London?were Kfeclbred witif* touches of medieval psigeantry^even to the crimson coat <ed beef .paters from the tower, bear ig halberds/, which the British peo ple cherish. That the central figure ox &.e royal procession in quaint state carriages, attended by a military es ? cort . and household officials, should bVa civilian wearing a black coat and '?Hr. hat gave a flavor of novelty to tl.e scene. The assembling of the people was spontaneous. That was the chief note oif the day. There had been no - time to erect stands and none was id vertised for rent. The people simply - ffcKSked in from all quarters afoot, in ;y--;^k9^C3 .an* other vehicles, carrying ,; fisgs andj their lunches and standing 'f' for;ikonrs in the cold for a chance to get a sight of the president. 1 ; It'was a gathering principally of '?.,explain people; the others were in ?I ./tfre-lcOuntry for.-tlfe holidays. It was . a (^erse >nd picturesque throng such - f. as f^w capitals can muster with s " large.'element of soldiers, among '~'[\ w&onv the - colomals and Americans '"'se&med conspicuous and popular, a ? dteta^chment - of wounded from the -Tios^italSr attended by nurse, getting ^ V large share of the cheers. The popularity of the king and 5-jCgfwn. was again attested by the ova Jilon given them while on their drive ,,to the station to meet the president. "J Everyone agreed that London has V never known another such demonstra % tjon except on great national days. , .jwhen the British people have cele brated the inaugural of a new reign ..or a milestone in the old. It is estimated that 2,000^000 peo ? pie crowded the .two miles of street-; " through which the state procession ypassed. These were canopied with -flags and bunting and amid the thud z ding of the saluting cannon gave the f? president of the United States a pop | tilar welcome almost unprecedented in history. London was not satisfied with the ? tumultuous greeting accorded during the ceremonial drive to Buckingham Palace, where the president and Mrs. ? . Wilson are staying ? as the guests ot the . king and queen. Some 200,000 people, completely filling the hug-: i?nii-circular asembling .place facing the palace, cheered incessantly until half an hour after the president's ar rival, when'he appeared on the balr cony beside the king. They were fol lowed by the' queon, who waved a Ifcjmiall American: flag; M7*s. Wilson. "^fexo carried a JBnion Jack, Princess J^^and^if^buke of Connaught. So " jjrcfcjteapand intense was the cheer ing^Rlr the president, showing; great emotion, thanked in a few words the ciU2^ns of London for their great welcome. Huge Casualty Lists Colonel Pizzarelio, in New York Gives Out Losses Aggre gating Nearly Three Million. New- York, Dec. 26.?Italy's losses in-killed; wounded, dead of disease. : disabled, missing and prisoners ag gregate '2,800,000, according to Co? Ugo Pizarello of the Italian arm v. ?fcrbo arrived here recently on a mis jsipn for his government. Ke gave out figures today amplifying an an nouncement made in Paris last Staur day. by Salvatore Barzilai. a form p. member of the Italian cabinet, that Italy, had lost 500,000 men in killed or dead of wounds in the war. Disease alone took a death toll of 300.000 men in the war zone, he said while the number of killed was 50<>. 000, and the wounded, missing anrl prisoners was 2,000,000. Paris, Dec. 27.?Exchange of view* have taken place between represnt0. tives of neutral countries for the pur pose of reaching joint action concern ing the method of representation of neutrals before the peace congress. Washington, Dec. 26.?That the Germans hope to regain their colonies ^.indicated in a dispatch from Bei-ne received today through official chan nels announcing that Dr. Solfs recent resignation referred only to the for eign office and that he still retains! the post of secretary of the colonies, j This dispatch quotes the Berlin Tage-1 blatt as authority for the statement. J Few Countries Have Announced Their Representatives as Yet. PEOPLE ARE BECOMING IMPATIENT OF DELAY. The American Delegation Has Been Organized and Ready for Business But Other Na tions are Dilaory. Paris, Dec. 26.?The personnel ol the peace congress gradually is taking form, so that the American delegates express the hope that the various countries' delegates will he announc ed and the delegates arrive for the actual commencement of the negotia tions soon af'.er the opening of the new year. A number of the main details 01 the composition of the congress a' now fairly well^settled as a result 05 recent conferences. These * indicate that the total membership of th< congress will be between 100 and 120 Twenty-seven countries will be repre sented by delegates, including thos? which declared war anc'l a numbei which, have come into existence as '<. result of the war. The great powers, notably Grea Britain, France, the United State; and Italy, each have allotted five del j egates, while the other delegation: will vary from one to four members according to the size of the countr; and the inteiests involved. Word' has been received that th Belgian and Portuguese delegation soon will join the repr?sentatives o the United States, who thus far ' ar the only members cf the peace con gress to arrive. The non-arrival o the others has been the subject o considerable surprise and advers comment, the Americans taking th ground that they are here ready t proceed to business, but with the per sonnel of the congress not yet an nounced. -It is understood that Pres ident Wilson's visit to England i likely to result in conveying quit definitely the view that it is highl desirable that the congress should b put into motion with the least possi hie delay. While the personnel of few delega tions has been announced, unofficia advices indicate that most of ther will be formed substantially as fcl lows: Belgium?Paul Hymans. foreig minister; Emile Vanderbelde, minis !er of justice; Baron Van Den Huve minister to the Vatican. Portugal?Senhor Egas Moni: Foreign Minister F.spirito Santo L;m< Senhor Fiere de Andrade, Senho Santos Viga and Augusto Vasconccl los. minister of the colonies. Brazil?Xilo Pccanha, foreig minister; Euy Earbosa.-Admiral Hue Bacellar and General Thompowsky. Japan?Viscount Chinda. ambassa dor to Great Britain: Baron Matsu ambassador to France, and two othe delegates now on their way to Paris. Serbia?Nikolai.P. Pachitch. pre mier; Dr. M. R. Visnitch and D' CumMtch. Greece??Premier Venizelos and K Politic, foreign minister. Italy?Premier Orlando, Baron Son nino. foreign minister; Leonida Bis sclati-Bergamaschi. minister c ' mili tary; Ge oral Diaz, commanuer i: chief of the Italian army; Admira Paolo Thaon di Revel, former chie of the naval staff. Great Britain?Davis Lloyd George prime minister: Arthur J. Balfou* foreign secretary; Anelrew Bonar Law chancellor of the exchequer, an George Nicholl Barnes, labor membe of the war cabinet, and one other del cgate who has not yet been designnt ?d. Lieut. Gen. J. G. Smuts and Gen eral Botha.-representing Soulh Africa are expected to accompany th British delegation in which probabl: also will be representatives of Can ada. Australia and India, j France?M. Clemenceau. x>!'emie Stephen Pichon, foreign minister, an? three others who have not yet bee: announced, although the names o those mentioned as probable member include Leon Bourgeois, former pre mier; Jules Cambon, general secretar: to the ministry of foreign ajfairs. ant Capt. Andrea Tardieu, head of th' general commission for. Franco American war matters, or Forme Premier Aristide Briancl The foregoing delegations comprise those of virtually all the Europeai countries which have taken part ii the war, except Roumania and th I four enemy countries. whos<5 dele I gates have not yet been announced I r'hina will be represented by one per {xon, probably the ambassador t< j France. Siam and Cuba and a num I her of South and Central American re publics have not been heard from. I On the wholo the lists given abov< though unofficial and ^ subject,.,- tr ;-hangp. indicate thnt the delegation: have been virtually formed and thn these soon will be in a position te take up the work of the congress. The Peoples Guest The Outstanding Feature ol Pres. Wilson's Visit to Lon don is Cordiality of the People. London. Dee. L'7.?All the Londor morning papers today devoted by fai the largest part of the papers tc President Wilson's visit, are express ing gratification over President Wil son's presence and thn people's joy < is welcome, which they declared tc have been the warmest tribute to a distinguished visitor over known. The Mail said: "Ther^ have been more excited crowds hf-re. but never crowds that so impressively express ed their warm-heartedness. Shipping Beard Decides to Cre ate Permanent Organization at An Early Date. OFFICES WILL BE ESTAB LISHED ALL OVER WORLD Director General Rossiter In structed to Put Plan Into Ef fect at Once. Paris, Dec. 26 (By the Associated Press)?The United States shipping board has decided to create a perma nent world organization vfor the pur pose of handling the government's trade fleet with the greatest effective ness. "We will open at once Office? in London, Paris and Rome," said Ed ward H. Hurley, chairman of the board, today. "From these centers," Mr. Hurley continued, "will be diretced ten or twelve other offices, such as in Shan ghai, Yokahama and Bombay, Genoa, Buenos Aires, Valparaiso and Rio Ja neiro and at Rotterdam and Antwerp. Take for example vessels bringing supplies to Beligum or France. It is of the greatest importance that we have a quick turn around. It may be of advantage to reroute a vessel on this side to India or to South Africa. "The London, Paris or Antwerp of ficer- would have precise information and be able to consign a ship without delay for its most efficient use. The subordinate centers are essential prop erly to direct our national fleet. They will be managed by practical shipping men who will be assigned to their posts from the United States. "There will be no interference with the war department's handling of ships. The service of supply has real ly done its work admirably and we shall not have any changes to make ir. that. Our business will be with the trade fleet." Director General Rossiter has re ceived instructions to proceed at once to put the plan into effect. The French, Belgian and Italian govern ments, it is understood, will welcom? representatives in their, capitals with whom they can deal direct. More Men'Needed Baker Urges Congress to En act Legislation for Reg * ular Army. Washington, Dec. 26.?Immediate legislation authorizing resumption ol voluntary enlistment in the army anr the repeal of provisions of the selec tive service act limiting enlistment? to the period of the war, was .argued today by Secretary Baker in a lettei to Chairman Dent of the house mili tary committee. Wihout the legislation Secrets r< Baker said the army after the proc lamation of peace would not have suf ficient fcrces to perform essentia" military duties, including the policing of the Mexican border. "This legislation is urgently neces sary," he wrote, because, as soon aftei the proclamation of peace as the ex sting emergency will permit, those who have enlisted or been drafted tc serve during the emergency must all, in accordance with the law, be dis charged. Demobilization of these men is now being rapidly made and ;t is expected soon to release them ot a rate of over 30,000 a day, or 200. 000 a week. "The only men who will remain in rhe service are these enlisted men in the regular army on or prior to April 1. 1917, and whose enlistments have not yet expired. This small number has been cut down by casualties and other viscissitudes until the entire military forces of the United State? i-hat can be retained in the service will he absolutely inadeeutae and insuf ficient to perform such essential mili tary dutes as policing the Mexican border, garrisoning cur insular pos sessions, manning the sea coast de fenses of the United States, occupying permanent posts and garrisons, guard ing and- protecting the large amount of recently acquired government prop erty and maintaining and operating the camps and cantonments in this country to which troops returned from overseas may be sent for prompt demobilization. "Early passage of this legislation will enable the war department to re place by voluntary enlistment, men drafted or enlisted for the emergency who can then be discharged from the service and returned to their homes ! and families." A bill embodying the desired legis lation win be introduced tomorrow. Convey Booty By Planes [German War Profiteers Resort to Unique Method. Munch, Dec. 26?(I he Associat ed Pr'^s.s)?The Munch Post today prints a standing charge that German war profiteers, unable otherwise to get their booy out of the country. h;:ve resorted to the use of airplanes. According to the newspaper several airplanes have taken securities of an j enormous value from Frankfort to i Switzerland. The Post urg^s the government tc seize capital where it is avilable, es pecially in banks. Chicago, Dec. 27.?The question of ; passports for three delegates to rep- ?? resent American Socialists at the in ternational conference to ho held at Luzerene, Switzerland, next month will be placed liefere the State de-j partment ::t Washington within the j next few days. The delegates are to be selected in the United States. The! The proletariat groups are now vot ing throughout the country on the men. 1 IG TAX LEVY ON GERMANS The Peoples' Delegates Plan to Raise Eight Billion Marks. WAR PROFITS WILL BEAR THE GREAT BURDEN The Junkers and Commercial Classes Having Lost Control Will Be Made to Pay for Past Oppressions. j Washington, Dec. 27.?Taxes de signed to raise eighty billion marks are planned by the Council of Peo ple's delegates, said an official report today from Berne, quoting a Berlin dispatch. The message said the new taxes will be levied on war profits and that the decree determinative of the tax be published within a fortnight. Riots in Berlin Clash Caused by Official Order ?Much Damage Done. Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 24 (By the Associated Press).?The cause of the lighting between sailors and soldiers and the Republican Guard* in Be: yesterday and today was the decision of Otto Wels, the military command er of Berlin, to disband and pay off ? ihe greater number of n' val reservists who had been doing "duty at revolu tionary headquarters since the out break of th'e revolution. Opposition to the continued presence of the sail ors grew with the return of soldiers from the front and "Wels finally an nounced that all but 600 of the 2,000 sailors would be paid off and dis charged. The controversy reached a climax late yesterday afternoon when a dele gation of sailors marched to the headquarteu of Wels to protest against his alleged hostile attitude. Wels summoned the Republican Guard, which opened fire on the sail ors with machine guns as soon as it arrived. The sailors then attacked the head quarters and captured Wels and hi? aides. They were detained but were released ultimately. About the same time a crowd ol sailors marched to the chancellor'.' palace for the purpose of interpel lating the Ebert-Hasse cabinet. The members of the cabinet were deta. ed for two hours. Premier Ebert fearing that an attempt was being made to overthrow the cabinet, sum moned the Potsdam Guards. Three j companies of infantry and a batter) of field artillery presently appearec befox'3 the palace, behind the iror gates of which were 80 sailors witr machine guns. The troops iamandec that the sailors disarm ai d disband it appeared for a while a serious clasr was impending, but Ebert final!} mounted a motor truck and announc ed that the government wanted botr armed forces to withdraw. The cabinet, he said, was satisfied to dispense with further protection A long controversy as to which side should leave first w*as settled by the simultaneous departure of guards anc sailors in opposite directions. Wels, the military commander, hac been particularly obnoxious to the radicals and there had been strong rivalry between the Republicar Guard under his leadership and the oublic safety police organized by the Independent Socialists. Both organ izations probably will be supplanted by mounted troops which are nov* stationed in local barracks. Herman Molkenbuhr, former head of the soldiers' section of the exe tive committee of the soldiers' and workmen's council has bee-^~ ^point ed military commander in Berlin ir succession to Wels. Both the red palace and the for mer royal stables were damaged ex ternally by the artillery and machine ?nm fire of the opposing factions. ? The north facade of the palace shows two big gaps made by seven centimeter shells. The windows were destroyed and the interior of the former royal apartments is plainly visible from the rest: The west front of the palace also was dam aged heavily while the north walls of the royal .stables were riddled with f.hot and shells. Czar Still Lives? Russian Refugee Tells Sensa ional Story, to Warsaw Cor respondent. Warsaw. Tuesday. Dec. 27.?"There is no rtoul/t that the former czar and his enire family are alive. I'm posi tive of this." was the declaration made to the correspondent today by Michael Detehihatchef, a nephew of General Skoropadski, who has jus escaped from Ukraine after a recent trip to Petrograd, Dvinsk. Vilna, Kov no. He said the czar is in a neutral country, and his whereabouts are known to an allied government. ! Washington, Dec. 27.?Sixty-eight thousand American soldiers have been returned from overseas to December 21st. Slightly more than live hun dred thousand in this country have been mustered out. members of the house military committee were told today at the weekly conference of the war department. Washington. Dec. 2 7.?Information to the State department from Bu charest describes the main force of the Bolshevist army in Russia as con sisting ot* Austro-Hungarian war prisoners, fifty thousand men from The Balkan provinces, forty thousand Chinese workmen and about five thousand Russian soldiers who were forced to join the Bolshevist by fear of starvation. i CLOSE TIES THAT UNITE King George Makes Speech That is Model of Good Taste. WELCOME TO WILSON A TRIBUTE TO AMERICA Love of Liberty, Respect for Law and Good Faith Brought America Into War. London, Dec. 27.?In his speech at the state banquet to President Wilson at Buckingham Palace tonight King George said: '"This is an historic moment and your visit marks an historic epoch. Nearly 150 years 'have passed si-ce your republic began its independent life and now, for the first time^ a President of the United States is our guest in England. 'We welcome you to the country whence came your ancestors and wheer stands the homes of those from whom sprang Washington and Lin coln. We welcome you for yourself, as one whose insight, calmness and dignity in trs discharge of his high duties we have watched with admira tion. We see in you the happy union of the'gifts of a scholar with those of a statesman. You came from a studious, academic quiet into the full stream of an arduous public life and your deliverances have combined breadth of view and grasp of world problems with the mastery of a lofty diction recalling that of your great orators of the past and of our own. "You come as the official head anc spokesman of a mighty common wealth bound to us by the closest ties Its people speak the tongue of Shake speare and Milton. Our literature i? : yourb, as yours is also ours, and men ? of letters in both centuries hav* ; joined in maintaining its incompara ; Die glorie*. 'To you, not less than to us, belon? i the memories of' our national heroe.? ? from King Alfred down to the day: : cf Philip Sidney and Drake, of Ral eigh and Blake and Hampden and th< ? days ? when the political life oi the j English stock in America was jus: i beginning. You share with us the traditions of self-government as old I as the Magna Charta. ; 'We recognize the bond of stfl. - deeper significance in the commor i ideals which our people cherish. Firsl - among those ideals you value, am . we value, freedom and peace. Privi ? -eged as we have been to be the ex - ponents and the examples in nationa i life of the principles of popular self ; government based upon equal laws 1 it now falls to both of us alike tc i see how these principles can be ap i plied beyond our own borders for th( I good of the world. 'It was love of liberty, respect to-. i law, good faith and the sacred right: r of humanity that brought you to th* -? old -world to help in saving ft fron l .the dangers that were threatened around and that arraigned those sol 1 dier-citizens of yours, whose gallant . ry we have admired, side by side ; with our in the war. 5 'Yot* have now come to help ir ! building up new States amid the ruins of these that the war has shatterec I and in laying the solid foundations c i a settlement that may stand firm be ; cause' it will rest upon the consen i ,of the emancipated nationalities. Yot i have eloquently expressed the hope oJ i the American people, as it is our hope ? that some plan may be devised to at ( tain the end you have done so mucl ? to promote by which the risk of fu ture wars may, if possible, be averted I relieving the nations of the intolera ? hie burden which fear of war has laic [ upon.them. "The British nation wishes all sue i cess to the deliberations on which yot and we and the great free nations al lied with us are now to enter, moyec by disinterested good will and a sens* of dutjV commensurate with the pow tr which we hold as a solemn trust. Brothers in Arms. "The American and'" British people have been brothers in .arms and theii arms ' ve been crowned with vie tory. We thank with all our heart your valiant soldiers and sailors fo~ their splendid part in that victory a: we thank the American people fo their noble response to the call o' civilization and humanity. May the ??ame brotherly spirit inspire ane guide our united efforts to secure fo1 the world the blessings of an orderee" freedom and an enduring peace. "In asking you to join with me ir drinking the health of the President f wish to say with what pleasure w welcome **s. Wilson to this country "I drin*. to the health of the Pros! dent of the United States and Mr? Wilson and'to the happiness and pros perity of the great American nation." Toast to England London. Dec. 27.?Replying to th j King's address President Wilson said "I am deeply complimented by th gracious words which you have utter ed. The welcome which you ha' ? given me and Mrs. Wilson has bee> so warm, so natural, so evident! j from .the heart, that we have bee: more than pleased. We have bee: touched by it and I believe that ! consequently interpret that welcom as embodying not only your own gen 1 erous spirit toward us personally, bu' also as expressing for yourself and | the great nation over which you pre- / side that same feeling for my people. | for the people of the United States, i "For you and I. sir?I temporarily j ?embodying the spirit of two great i nations and whatever strength II have, and whatever authority I pos- j sess, it is only so long and so far as I: express the spirit and purpose of ?hei American people. "Every influence that the American! people have over the affairs of the! world is measured by their sympathy] f HE OLD ORDER IS NO MORE Wilson Tells England What Men In the Ranks Fought For, ;- -. -{ BALANCE OF POWER RE PLACED BY CONCERT The Old Order Centered on Competitive Interests and Jealous Watchfulness. London, Dec. 28.?Speaking today in historic Guild Hall at ceremonious gathering of Great Britain's most - dis tinguished statesman President .Wil son reaffirmed his principle that there must no longer be a balance of power which might unsettle the pace of the world, but that the future must /pro-, lube a concert of power which would preserve it. ' j-'he president's reception was so spontaneous and hearty that it carried an unmistakable note of friendship and admiration. Mr. Wilson was given a notable re ception on rising to begin his speech. In the course of his remarks he de lared that the soldiers had fought to Jo away with the old order, and to establish a new one. The old order, he said, centered on an "unstable thing" called the balance of power, determined by competitive' ?interests jealous watchfulness Aand ?in antagonism of interest." The sug gestion for a concert of power to re place the balance of power, he re-. marked, is now coming from every quarter and from every sort of mind. President' Wilson concluded his iddress amid a great " demnstratibn," md then proceeded to luncheon at ;he mansion house with the Lord Mayor. On the outside someone pro posed "three cheers for Wilson" and they were given witn" such will, that President Wilson smiled deligbtedly iiid rose and bowed again and again. France's War Loss Over Million Men of Republic's Forces Killed Up ta First of November.. Paris, Dec. 26.?Announcement was nade in . the chamber of deputies to Jay by M. Abraz, under secretary of ;tate, that France's losses in officers md men killed up to November 1 of he present year aggregated 1,071,300, .iivided as follows: Officers, 31,300, nd men, 1,040,000. * ' The number of dead, prisoners and nen missing was given as 42,600 of icers and 1,789,000 men. The men missing aggregate 3,000* fficers and 311,000 men. The pris oners still living total 8,300 officers md 438,000 men. London, Dec. 27.?>"We shan^t have )eace until the English and American rroops come and keep order," is the statement attributed to one of. riot ous German sailors by the Berlin cor respondent of The Daily Express. with the aspirations of free men ev erywhere. ' "America loves freedom, and I be lieve that she loves freedom unsel fishly. But if she does not she will not and cannot help the influence to ;vhich she justly aspires. "I have had the privilege, sir. of conferring with the leaders of your iwn government and with the spokes nen of the government of Francs and jt Italy, and I am glad to say that I" 'nave the same conception that they lave of the significance and the scope :>f the duty on which we have met. "We have used great words; all of ' is have used great words, 'right' and justice,' and now we are to prove vhether or not we understand these -ords and how they are to be applied :o the particular settlements which nust conclude the war. ? "And we must not only understand them, but we must have the courage o act upon our understanding. "Yet, after I have uttered the word courage,' it comes into my mind that t would take more courage to rc* ;ist the great moral tide now Inn ung in the world than to yield to it, han to obey. "There is a great tide running in he hearts of men. The hearts of the nen have never beaten so singular y in unison before. Men have never >efore been so conscious of their1 rotherhood. Men have never Before ?ealized how little difference there was between right and justice in one ?titude and in another, under one sovereignty and under another. "And it will be our privilege I be ieve. sir. not only to apply the moral udgment of the world to the partic :lar settlements which we shall at empt, but also to organize the moral 'orce of the world to preserve tbose ; ^ttlemcnts, to steady the forces of mankind and to make the right and he justice to which great nations ' ke our own have devoted them *dves. the predominant and controll ng force of the world. '"There is nothing inspiring in cnowing that this is the errant that ve have come on. Nothing less than his would have justified me in leav ng the important tasks which fall ipon me upon the other side of the -eas?nothing but the consciousness hat nothing else compares with this * n dignity and importance. "Therefore, it is the more delightful ?o find myself in the company of a ?>ody of men united in ideal and pur pose and to feel that I am privileged ro unite my thoughts with yours in carrying forward these standards which we are so proud to hold so high and to defend. "May 1 not. sir. with a feeling of profound sincerity and friendship and sympathy, propose your health and the health of the Queen and the pros perity of Great Brita in.'*