New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-14
WARN PRAISE FOR Mr.. REID.
ADDRESS OF THE AMERICAN RESIDENTS IN
PARIS.
THE PRESENTATION TO BE MADE AT TIE RAN.
QUIET SOON TO BIZ GIVEN IN HONOR OF
THE RETIRING MINISTER - THE
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SPEAKERS on THAT OCCASION.


Paris, March 13.-The following IS the text of the
address from American residents which Consul General
King is ~ present to Mr. Red, the retiring American
Minister, at the coming banquet:
We, your fellow citizens desire to mark our warm aT.
precation Of the able, disnincd in
which YOU have fulfilled the due. your high durinr
tho past three years At tae very q; yor dip
lonac functions you were confronted with nnmabe ln
cate questions arising ont Of the opening Of No French
Exposition OF 1889, which, well the constant calls
time and patience. successfully not by the
judgment. foresight and courtesy which have invariably
distinguished your Oihcal We have not forgotten
that from France the first official
acceptance by nation OF Governments invitation 10
Worlds Columbian Exposition.
The Intimate per.oAl relations which you cultivate and
have maintained with different members Of the Government
and The esteem and respect Ii which You are he'd III
largely contributed to the substantial com
plerOn announced by the French press and officials o
new eN,'adiiiOn treaty, than doubling th" number
o. eXtraditsble crimes aud OF commercial convention pro
ding reciprocity for certain articles In return oI he
free admission Of hides, sugar and coffee
Your fruitful labors .or copyright and Tor ~e ieVe
Of tie duty works Of art have likewise earned so"
the applause oi your counuymen; and the clo"nins
your career the long negotiations for the removal
of the prohibition American por!a question q uc met
Importance to the United Statcsaer unccasne efforts
eAtndiue over eleven years, have triumphanty closed
through the NCoT and wisdom OF your eNCrtion'.
The ,houghtfg! courtcaes have extended not only
those resident the capital, bur 10 Americans Ia8N
through Paris, well - members oi Llc ''oN'llH'D
and the people ol France, which YOU have been 80
effectively aided by your accomplished wife have strength
cned and confirmed th" reputation Of GUY country for
lndly hospitality. In fact, IL can tuG'fuly =" shd
that no American Minister La, faithfully and al
niTably administered h!s trust than yourself.
IN view Therefore, oi the universal oIpr' citation o.
your services. have Ncntutc tend -
You farewell banquet, and beg 20 eAacse tn hop"
that in returning your native land. with H., ADDED
p,ricce of wclepcnt years abroad you will Cnt now
field OF usefulness the Increasing regard OF Your country
men ad the enjoyment Of every happiness
james Gordon Bennett la, telcgraphei from Nice 10
have his put to tue address. General Meredith
Read Minister 10 Gvccc, has chlrgc Of me toast
programme. Tho opening toast will be d" IN" President
of the cni;ed States 1t will ~ followed by Tho
Prcshcnt Of the French Republc" and our Guest
proposed by Mr. Hayes the chairman. The pr.-onta-
ton 81 the stdresS ard Mr Reid reply viii f0ov.
Next will come these tca>t>: The THo Eepuolc>.7
r,~ponded TO by Minister Rhot; The Pre-, and Diplo
macy" responded 70 bv Minister d. FTeyCnc' Edu'a-
ton and Democ9cy responded to by Julc~ simon. and
French and American Friendship responded 10 by
Colonel stuart Taylor. Mr. Reid will speak for tho
most part English. llis closng remarks Will %"
French addTessed to tie French guest.
NJ poubelle Y'efecI Of the Department OF the ~oin"
NJ Roze Prehc Of the Paris police, and senator Tri.d
have intimsted that they viii attend tho banquet.
William Astor has arrived from the south o France '
attend the banquet. lie bFeokia'ted today AZ iA'
American Legation.
The American artists here arranging 10 Civ"
special farewell banquet 10 ~. Red