Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
wATTERsoN's VIGOROUS WORDS
Speech I'm London Full of Rams Mt
Bayard.

Bayard.
The dinner given Saturday night by all of
the United States consuls In the united
kingdom to Patrick A. Collins, the United
States consul general in London, was a
notable gathering. II was considered a
great compliment to an efficient offic al
and all the American consuls located in
Great Britain and Ireland were in attend
ance, except thrae who were absent from
the country. Among those present were
Ambassador Bayari, and the entire staff
OF the embassy. Joseph Pulitzer of the New
York World, Senator Hoar Of Massachu-
sets, 5. r. More, consul general at Paris,
ana Hams Taylor, United States minister
to Spain.
An illuminated complimentary address
was presented to Consul General Collins
| M. j. f. Neal, United States consul at Iiv-
erpool, presided. He proposed as a toast
The guest of the evening" To this toast
General Collins made fitting response.
ar. u; r. Parker, the United States con-
sui at birmingham, proposed a toast in
honor OF Tine diplomats"
10 this toast Ambassador Bayard and
Minister Hannis Taylor replied.
40 the toast Consular service" Consul
General Morse responded.
Mr.. Watterson's Speech
The speech of the evening was that made
by Henry Watterson of the Louisville
Courier-Journal, in responding to the toast
Memorial day" 1t, in fact, created q
sensation. After several unmistakable al
iusions 10 Ambassador Bayard, Mr.. Wat
terson began the main portion of his adj
dress by replying TO the statement made by
I. T. OConnor. NJ. T., in his paper. the
sun, at the time of the Venezuela trouble
In this statement Mr. O'Connor asserted
That the south would have TO be reckoned
with in case the United States ventured on
a foreign war. Mr.. Watterson. in repelIing
the assertions made by Mr.. OConnor in
TINS connection, said that among those who
iousht SO well and valiantly during the
iate unpleasantness, as well as among their
descendants, there was but one feelinE-a
leelng OF thankfulness that God had laid
| the weight Of His hand upon the southern
cohfederacy and preserved the life of the
| American Union.
Confesses He's a lingo.
Continuing, Mr.. Watterson said: Il con-
fess am lingo, but In England / learned
the lesson and got the cry, greatness and
glory for England" 1t goes without say
ing, and should need no self-secking
turnkey eager for social recognition, no
resonant lip service, delighted to have an
audience, and rejoicing at the sound of its
own voice, to impress the intelligent Eng
lishman with the truth that no intelligent
American desires anything except the most
constant and cordial relations of friend
ship. This talk Of common institutions and
than this, il is in some respects mislead-
ing.
Talk of a common language did not pre-
vent the United States from going to war
with England on two occasions. Talk of
common institutions where conflicting in
terests are involved is rather imaginary
than real We are of common origin and
OF common blood, without doubt, and
that means that we are good lighters who
may be counted each TO stand by his own.
W ar would certainly be dreadful alter
native, but there are yet greater evils that
may overwhelm mankind than war the OBJ
liberation of which from the human eXpe-
rlence makes the emasculataon of the ku-
man species simply a question of time. 1t
| was the spirit of the Aug. o-SaXon race
| that placed England where it is today. Her
warriors are no more forgotten in history
than are her sages. To the same martial
| spirit the American Union owes all that il
is today, and upon this idea the United
States must rely to maintain her position
among the nations of the world.
Not Likely to Agree
1T is certainly true that these two great
| nations together occupy position strong
enough to rule the destinies of the human
race, but they are not likely to agree upon
| terms until Englishmen find as much 10
| thrill item with a feeling of glory and
| pride at the tomb of Washington at Mount
vernon as the Americans to find TO thrill
them with similar feeling at the birth
place OF Shakespeare at Stratford-on-Ayon.
If in recalling the heroic dead in whose
memory We drink tonight | take leave to
MOIST our national bunting a little higher
than the Duke of York's column, if / also
trail ii in pious homage before that dome
where lies the remains of Wellington and
Nelson, l certainly co not mean 10 beard
the lion In his den, nor twist his tail, when
L remind EnSliShmen that we too have I'm
Sherman, Lee, Farragut ami Stonewal
jackson, Anglo-Saxon soldiers and sailors
whom all Britons should delight to honor"