New-York tribune., 1890-05-31
AMERICANS CHEER STANLEY.
THE EXPLORER PRESENTED WITH FLAG
AND SHIELD.
A NOTABLE AssEMBLAGE IN PoRTMAN ROOMS
LoNDoN-MR STANLEY IN A HUMOROUS
SPEECH REPLIES TO CONSUL
GENERAL NEW.

London, MAY 3O.-Thc American colony cavc a
tanQuct IN the Portman Rooms today In honor OF
Henry VI. Stanley. The rooms beautifully dec
Grated with 1a-s flowers. etc In an alc0vc bchlhd
the chair of the presiding officer, Consul General New
stood bust of Chinese Gordon, and under sns
pended American eagle on the opposite side waN "a
hust Of stanley. George PAGE was vice-charm"n
There were $50 guests. including members Of Parlia
ment American COnstls. judges and officers ana tIie
leading members Of the Emn Relief Expedition. Con
sui General New toasted the health Of the Queen Sr
Charles Upper toasted the health of President Har
riSon, making speech in which he mdorsed SIr
Charles Dilke's opinion that the people Of ENGLAND
and America essentially and citing STANLEY s.
feat as worthy Of the best traditions of the race lEs
and The toast 10 the Prince Of Wales were drunk Win
great enthusiasm.
ConsulGeneral New. amid cheers. then proposed
the health Of the guest Of the evening. lie snld
ii was needless 70 speak in fu>ome a1ulatoh ot
-tanley's achievements: they spoke for themselves
Referring to the rapid growth Of America, he said the
same thing was possible in Africa In conclusion
Mr. New said he had been delegated BY fellow cit lcns
in America with the pleasant duty OF presentine 70
Mr. stanley American hag {" replace the one "Hich
he had borne with love and reverence on many eH
pedrtions. and which must now be weather beaten .
also A shield in recognition Of hi, achievements.
The act Of presentation the signal for loud
cheers, which merged into the song He's a jolly
humorous speech he described how Nj. Bennett sent
him 10 Africa where he said he learned first tho
art of Chah second. that il not the custom ther
10 wear light pantioons in broad daylight and lat,
how u choose good soldiers and officers. Then MS
education incomplete Mr.. Bennett sen; him 10 spain.
Mr. Stanley similarly described numerous other com
missions which he Iocllarly said he hah received
from the despot Of The Herald Con
tinuing, he sald that when he remembered how
long he himself had been in learning that there was
come good IN Africa, ne could forgive tic English
Premier for his slight mistake IN Afr an geography.
and English merchants for letting slip golden op-
portunties for trade. He had been aekcd what va,
the utility of territory distant three months journey
from the sea. 10 hiio such territory seemed AN al
vantage because II would roublc statesmen and dlpio
mat, in England only once IN three months. Other
countries had found rcMOtcnc-s OBJECTION
and had absorbed territory distant -iA months
Journey from the sea. In conclusion ne hoped thti
Tuel.hn.cu would awake 10 'h" absolutely necessary
dutc- before them and see that their enterprise ln
Afrca projected.
ON tahng MS seat Mr. stanley was enthusiastically
app.aud'd.
Nedallions with "A rcpl.'a 81 the stanley portrait
and shield inscribed with stanley trhlt" 10 fhelr
zeal on the Obveisc. and with their own portraits
on Tic reverse. presented 10 the four colleague,
% stanley.