Summary: A delegation headed by James Wilson representing American Socialist and Union groups visits France and Britain, April-May 1918.
Description: The tour begins at Cassel in early May, where the delegates meet British troops and are shown the SMLE rifle before being driven off. They pose on the steps of Field Marshal Haig's headquarters at Beaurepaire firstly as a group and then individually with their escorts. As shown they are: Martin F Ryan, Leroy C Dunn, John P Fry, E T Meredith, A Secer, A O Lovejoy, George L Berry, James Wilson, Chester Wright, Harry Britain (in uniform), Gregory Butler, Sir Home Gordon, C B Davies. They then board a ship and cross the Channel. In Britain they and their wives meet women workers at a tank production factory. They ride at a test ground in Mk V tanks with all the hatches open, supervised by Royal Navy officers. They visit Buckingham Palace (the film begins to break up here into repeats and pull-backs) and the War Office, finally being posed beside the Palace of Westminster (the parliament buildings).
Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Topical Film Company (Production company)
Bassill, F A (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Wilson, James (person)
Ryan, Martin F (person)
Dunn, Leroy C (person)
Fry, John P (person)
Meredith, E T (person)
Secer, A (person)
Lovejoy, A O (person)
Berry, George L (person)
Wright, Chester (person)
Britain, Harry (person)
Butler, Gregory (person)
Gordon, Home (person)
Davies, C B (person)
British Army (regiment/service)
Royal Navy (regiment/service)
Socialist and Union Groups, United States (regiment/service)
Keywords: delegations, United States international - informative (object name)
buildings, British - military: headquarters (British Expeditionary Force) (object name)
buildings, British - institutional: Buckingham Palace (object name)
buildings, British - institutional: War Office (object name)
industry, British - munitions: tanks (object name)
weapons, British - smallarm: SMLE rifle (object name)
armour, British - tank: Tank Mark V Male (object name)
01/3(4-15).8 (event)
31/3(41) (event)
Cassel, Nord, France (geography)
Château de Beaurepaire, Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais, France (geography)
GB, England & London, SW <War Office> (geography)
GB, England & London, SW <Buckingham Palace> (geography)
GB, England & London, SW <Houses of Parliament> (geography)
(concept)
