New-York tribune., 1880-02-29

spoken tn them In respect 70 this project What desire Is
aid the prosperity of all nations butI particularly de-
sire interest my scheme the greatAmercan Republic,
the great Nation that the most benefit and
the greatest addition to It's present prosperity BY the
successful completion Of this canal" loud appausel
REMARKS BY coNsUL-GENERAL BREUIL.
Consul General Breuil, who was then introduced in
brief speech having reference to the French as the
arst ally Of this country, said
There IS as your President has kindly said, tie be-
tween this country and France which cannot
be brokenj there is friendship between
this country and which Will last for
for eleven years, and during that time have taken adj
vantage Of every opportunity to express the
great pleasure TO me, and not formality,
to respond to the very kind toast Of your
thank the LOtos Club this opportunity express
this brief way, and in tongue that to me foreign the
public. lAppausel
NATHAN APPLETON INTRODUCED.
The president introduced ntxt Mr. Nathan Appleton
n gentleman who ought 70 belong TO New
York bat who unfortunately born In the land Of
baked beans who had done his best TO correct that i'll
luck; and who was here. the personal friend and
efficient cOadjutor OF the of the evening. Mr.
Appleton said
thank you. Mr. President ana Gentlemen OF the LOtos
Club for the opportunity yOu nave given Inc, as q
stranger from Boston, add my tribute OF respect and
appreciation to the hOnOred Of the evening whose
linked to that path through when two cceaus roll"
And where moro appropriately could the praise OF his
trumphs In Egypt be sounded than in this cluD In our
great commercial and social metropolis, which takes ts
name from the mysterious. pooric and beautiful flower
80 fuy associated with the land OF the PDaroahs ZAP
pauscl Il was Ia Egypt that first had inc privilege
of making the acquaintance OF NJ de Les
seps at the lime OF the opening Of the Suez
Canal, which l passed through in company with
General Banks. A. I look back to those enchanting
days the scene comes back with ell the romance Of the
orient adOnng work Of practical modern progress.
graceful Empress Eugene, now the cbiidless
widow OF Chiselhurst who has our entire sympathy m
yacht rAgle IN ali the 6clat Of beauty and
power. As it entered the harbor Of Port
and the yardarIus the vessels manned with
their crews. can recall the religious ceremony ON the
invoked to bless the new work together; the
procession OF ships through tho Canal the bal given IN
sham fights by the mameukes visits 10 the Shicks In
their tents and other festivities. Then the pas
rail, ietes and ilumlnatOns, visit 10 the
Nile aud tho pyramiGs, strolls through the quaint
made friends until at lcngt the steamers OF Alexandria
tpoA u on III anu LII nc irL III M
saushed, for the canal, IN spite OF the eroakings and
had been opened at the time appointed by the control
ling genius OF the enterprise, o heet OF
through II, there were no locks or obslruc-
tons of any kind the yeXed question or the difference
IN TIE tide level on the Mediterranean and Red Sea
tides had faKcn oi itself. and generally the
case, nature cOnsiseut than the scientific fears
Ny interest in the canal the American CONT
tho opening OF sueZ ana time
have careiul watched and studied what has beehdon
to throw light on the problem which now interests us
an, and vanity apart should truly ne stupid II
did not know everything about IT, especially aiter enjoy
INK The friendship Of him who T. now lts foremost
promoter. though | cannot claim 10 be an en-
courage from NJ de Isscp. himself who has told that
be received such technical educauon but has be-
come an engineer i@m ihmhally WIN t1e great WORKS
in which hc has been engaged. And hope, should
IL he permitted mo to 1--we ~ long ls hc at that time IN
my lic from my education o1 the Panama Canal to
know something of engineering.
/ must say that NV heart hand and brain-fny ambi-
ton. IN word--alls centred in this great work. |
want To have something 20 do m its accomplishment
VIII not now say ~hcthcr l think II had better
De- buut AZ Tchunntepec. Nicaragua. Panama san Bias
Dareu though that question has been pretty ehec-
lsihuu-. and the world generally l. ready 10
accept their decision. / vii not discuss
by Trcnchmen or Yankees, by Britishers
Chinese but win content my@ef with repeating that
want to have something DO with n under whatever
"niy be opened by money. and this we should
welcome from any aud al nations. Aud seri-
ouaiy. what countries should moro properly take
the initiative in such an international work
than Tie Two great Republics either side OF tho Al
drod years lgo. when The principles or Democra'y or
rights ol the people. rst became power M modern
cyii1ston A.d thea, ~ we 1dd 60 mem the Republic
Ia--. republic OF which the name alone II enough To
uuAt dtr 10 every American. We have trio OF nations
who to-day stand In responsible position 10 The rest Of
the world. u was Canning who said that the
tepubc- ~ Central and south America had been called
the rotrnur-s of the uonHchi's of Europe, ana ccl
the respect of aii nations TODAY. The TWO rcpno-
lies Of France ard tlc United states, as he
10 ] N"a@ ",nT t a' '' cni b seici'd more nsortbv
.uI.n- none v""" ,n F.,,ti,orI d Iossen. an1
vas cal,6 is.t summer hy II tsmbctin the great
Frcncnm,n. while the latter holds hrner grip on the
affection, md respect ~ hla country men than
nny one else In our land. n these two men can
ouly meet. as I hope they Wi. during the noNt
month or two. thnN they could d0 much 20 smooth
away any obstacles there be I'm the track Of
Z,
riotI-m or both are we'll known aud ACKNOWLEDGED
that their suggestions would De more listened to with
the hope Of being followed than those or else
The nero Of sIcz aud the hero OF Appomatox Will COM
have sometime been playfuy called Frenchmap
+" on Oh! ana shouts oi borioh, bo-ion bion oeahs j
taste the delights Of Paris {" Oh. OH" and loud
lnnghler and trust nat IA the future 40 Ia the past
Certainly appreciates moro fully than do what
France doing every day In hrrohd of human progress
Hlppy and prosperous at home she Is pushing
spirit Of enterpr-e-more that ~ private citizens
than oil the GoYernment-enst. west around the globe
But instead of being q Frcnchman tAhr'l am so
good American am so proud oi my country and her
steps International enterprise tac the canal
Ishmus fhcar. hear an enterprise ~ com
petey international that in srYcTng the TWO Americas
asnnder " will hy doing bring All the nations of tho
world closer together IN inc bonds oi commercial ahd
political union. lAppiause.l
GIErTRNANr COMMANDER wYsE's VIEWS.
In calling up the next speaker. tho President
said that ne was an officer Of the French
Navy. especially devoted to the scheme Of NJ.
do Lesseps. and gentleman whose surname his friends
held 10 be significant Of the wisdom with which the
plan OF the Panama Canal was conceived and whose
frat name its omen OF yctoryLieutenant Napoleon
Bondparte Wyse.
Lieutenant Wysc, responding In French. said;
thank YOU. Mr. Prc-dent, for having mentioned J..
name In 80 natcrng manner IN connection with tbht
OF NJ. de Lezseps | Will simply say mat we nave
found the solution Of toe difficulties attending The
Panama route-tbe which adopted ny The Con
gress or Paris. aud which viii be agreed IN by all Amer
In regard the Canal take this opportunity
OF paying tribute TO Mrssrs. Shufelt Collins, sun ana
Sofge the United states Officers who assisted IN the
surveys OF the Isthmus OF Sucz tApplausc.l
SPEECH by JUDGE DAILY