Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-29
CNAMBERLAIN'S EULOGY.
PIE LAuDS AMERICA'S MEN AND AMERICAS METHODS.
A Banquet to the Fish Commissioner at Birmingham, Where He Speaks of His Visit Here-John Bright's Response to "Our Kinsmen."

Birmingham, where AAe speaks of His
 Visit Here-John Bright's Response to
 "Our Kinsmen."
 LONDON, March 29.-Mr. Joseph Chamber lain was presented with the freedom of the city of Birmingham yesterday He made a speech, in which he said that he had accepted the mission to America as public duty, with out great hopes of success but confident of the sympathy of his countrymen and of leniency on their part in judging the results He was happy to say that all anticipations of evil had been without foundation. Instead of the cool reception predicted for him, he had been received with warmth of hospi- tality and kindness for which he was totally unprepared. He had now almost as many friends across the Atlantic as at home, and he had contracted obligations in America which he was only too glaG to acknowledge be could never adequately repay. He had t"und the American pleni- potentiaries men of distinguished ability, firm in the defense of their rights, t,:lt of fair, faith of the American people, and anxious to promote an honorable and amicable settle ment. On the other hand, the Canadians were equally desirous to deal with the matter in spirit of equity, and were willing to sur render strict interpretation of their rights, in the hope of promoting neighborly inter course. Now that the task of the commis- sioners was finished the prophets of evil were again at work, but he. hoped they were again mistaken. Referring to Secretary. Bayard's opinion that the treaty conceded all that in reason and justice American fishermen could ask, he said if that were 10, the rejection of such an olive branch would throw heavy responsibility upon the shoulders of those who would prolong state of irritation and dangerous antagonism in the relations be- tween America and Great Britain.
 He would like to say word regarding the impressions received by m on his first-but he hoped not his last-visit to America. He never could discover that Americans cared a straw for the judgment or criticism of for eign nations, but, with sentiments which did them honor and which must be pleasurable to the English, they looked to the mother country with an earnest desire and craving for justice and friendly appreciation. He ventured to tell his American friends that there was a feeling of pride, not unmixed with envy, among all classes in Great Britain at the great expansion, extraordinary pros cultivation of the American people. To be an American was in itself passport to the good will of every Englishman.
 Mr. John Bright, ln proposing the toast "Our Kinsmen," said that he had never ad- dressed meeting in this hall that was in such entire sympathy with its object. They could honestly congratulate MT. Chamber lain and hope that he might on many other ! occasions render services to his country. He liked the wording of this toast, for he l thought that Englishmen had right to call | all people on the other side of the Atlantic ''our kinsmen," and that Englishmen were entitled to look upon man as an enemy tc mankind-not merely to their own English speaking race-who would do anything tc excite anger, disorder, or disputes between America and Great Britain. There were other questions besides the fisheries question which ought to be considered For instance the commerce of America and Canada had built high walls and had called them tariffs These walls prevented freedom in trading The Canadians wished these barriers to b< abolished. That was very sensible wish and he was perfectly certain it would bt | accomplished.