The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-28
BRITONS CHEER WILSON.
They Dine Him and Wine Him and
Listen 10 His Speech.


London, Sept. 27.-The London cham
Der Of commerce gave complimentary
dinner in the Whitehall rooms this even
ing to Hon William L. Wilson, repre-
sentative in the United States congress
from West Virginia Sir Albert Kaye
Bolht presided, and a hundred British
and American guests were present,
among them being Hon. j. Ster-
ling Morton, United States
secretary of agriculture; Congress-
man lsldor Strause, of New York;
Consul General Patrick A. Collins, Henry
Kimber, M. p, Andrew ID. ProvaId, NJ.
p, David A. Thomas, NJ. p, Sir Courtney
Boyle, permanent secretary of the board
of trade; MIR w. I, Thompson, treasurer
of the chamber OF commerce.; President
Britain, of the Sheffield chamber OF COM
merce; President Oltswood, Of the Hud-
| derfeld chamber Of commerce, and many
other persons of note.
The chairman read letters of regret at
| the absence of the directors of the Edin-
burgh and other chambers of commerce,
| and, in proposing a toast TO the President
of the United States. dwelt upon the ex-
| cellent Judgment shown In the selection
! Of ministers to represent the country at
| the count Of st. James. Great good had
| been done, he said, by such iudicious ap-
| pointments. as those of Lincoln, Howell,
| Phelps and Bayard. The speech was
| heartily cheered
| Following this was a toast to MIR.
| Wilson and the other Americans present,
| in proposing which the speaker referred
| TO his visit 10 the United States, when ne
had wondered that with the advanced
! ideas OF the Americans they had so long
tolerated high tariff. The
making of nations generally, he
said covered long periods OF
| years, compared with which the
period of seeking tariff reform in the
| United States was extremely short.
| There was no reason, in his Judgment,
| why the United States and Great Britain
| should not march abreast In the cause OF
! freedom, with which tariff reform must
! be associated. When the advantages Of
the system which Mr. Wilson had had
| large share in introducing were fully
known, England and America would unite
TO honor him. Cheers. Therefore, he
asked the guests present to accord spe-
| cial welcome TO eof the authors OF a tariff
| enabling freer trade in the United States
and so substituting for the fluctuations
| which had been so disastrous TO commerce
s0under business relations which had
benefited both countries. Production In
England had been stimulated while in
the United States the consumer would
reap the advantage. lcheers.
MIR. Wilson was loudly cheered as he
rose to respond. He was heartily CRATE
Jul, he said, for this manifestation OF
good will Nothing less than full sense
of the honor implied by the invitation of
the chamber would have caused him to
interrupt the rest he had sought by talk
ing the ocean voyage, and his too brief So
iourn in this historic country.
"tor ten years. he said 1.-THE United
States has been the arena Of one OF the
greatest political conflicts in the history
of Americans and he was confident that
the troubles which they had now passed
through had given a momentum TO a new
era in the life of the United States and
especially as TO the position OF the coun-
try toward the rest of the world.
ICheers
'As regards the aims and objects OF
the tarif reformers,n he said. they
were seeking TO emancipate the indus
tries of the country. What he had to
say might not be welcome TO his hearers,
but he would not be showing just appre-
citation of the hospitality shown him un-
less ne spoke the whole truth with the
utmost frankness In the reform contest
they had steadily acted, first, to reduce,
with view of their abolition,
the taxes levied for the support
of private industries and the es-
tablishment OF great principle.
The government had no right to impose
/ any LAX except lOE bub Di bub
| government: secondly, TO free American
Industries from those burdens which had
hitherto excluded them from the markets
of the world. He was not sure he could
call on his hearers TO rejoice at the &C
con pisbment Of tariff reform In the
United States except inasmuch as they
approve sound principles more than they
valued selfish advantage hear, hear.
and laughterl. The protection principles
of the United States had been built as de-
fences TO keep the people OF Great Brit
ain and others from competing with their
home markets, but the tariff reformers
are now tearing down these defences in
/ order 10 let themselves out so that they
! might compete with the British and
? other markets. The future would prove
that the manufacturing industry OF the
world would 90 TO the people who had the
{ largest supply of basic materials and in
r dustry and the cheapest access thereto,
o and who also applied the highest tntelll-
- gence TO their manufactures"
r He concluded by predicting that that
4 | nation would be found 10 be America
s | At The same time be believed that tho
progress of the demands OF the world
T. would advance upon such scale that
Y there would be ample room for the COM
Y | uerce Of the United States and the
! | United Kingdom as well. Cheers.
Sir Courtney Bole in proposing toast
20 the London cham Der Of commerce, re-
marked that the work of such bodies was
yearly becoming more important as the
| relations between nations were being
governed less by questions OF personal
dignity, and more by questions connected
! with trade, commerce and enterprise
SHIPS SHORT or AMMUNITION.
The Pail Mall Ga cite this afternoon
publishes a letter from Shanghai, dated
Aug. II, saying that the Chinese navy can
/ not fight because the ships have only
about twelve rounds OF ammunition per
ship, the regular supply Of ammunition
having been sold, according TO the Pail
Mall Galette's correspondent by the cap
tains Of the Chinese warships.
/ The correspondent ADDS that one OF
these commanders actually sold one OF
, his ships Armstrong guns and went'to sea
one gun short.
BELLICosE TONG-HAKs.
A dispatch TO the Globe from Yoko-
hama, says that the Toug-Haks, a power
/ | ful religious sect. which caused the first
, outbreak Ia Korea, have attacked the
d Japanese az Taiku. Roinforcements have
I been sent from Seoul 10 assist the Japa'
] nese force at Taiku. The Tong-Haks
o are the most bitter Of any Koreans