The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-31
SPEECH BY nKxEY wArrKRsox
He Tells the Fngff-n Tbs. rho ARerf-
cans Are Grpax Fighters.


Londor. May sss-The cinae- given To-
night By al 81 sae United etxses censzis n
the Cnsts6 Kingdom 70 Patrick coI1lrs.
the Cntfst STATES consul general here. was
. notable gathering i was considered =
great compliment 20 AZ efficient orsc@zl.
xn1 Al the American eocsl.s located -
Great Britain and Ireland wer@ y attend
ance- Amosg those present were A<sazs-
szcor Eayart and Joseph Pulitzer AZ T.
iunln&tet Complimentary address ~zs pre-
scented 20 the eonsu, general To he toa.;
The Guest Of the Evening" Mr.. Collins
made . nft1rg response.
The spseca o. shs evening rss made ~
Henry wxsls-son. Of tie Louisville Cour-
fsr-Jcgrnaa. responding 10 The tosxs. Me-
moral Day" In fact. * created . ssnsa-
ts0n- M. Wztaeyson began the main per-
tioE o. his ad6rsss by replying 70 TIE
stAisnsen: 81 r. r. ofce1nor. II p. r Ess
paysr, the Sun. at fsse tine o. tAe Trans
wal invasion. In his statement. Mr..
oCcnnor asserted that the South would
have 20 bs reckc1sd with II case the init
ed States entered ca a foreign war. Mr..
Wattsrson In repeliAng the ASSERTIONS Of
&r. OCon1or ra44 that among those who
fought sch and ralisntiy during ine iais
1lpsessaDfnssz- as well a. among their
1excEn12nsx. sAs-4 WAS but one seelinG-A
feeling Of tAankfulnszs that God had lad
TIE xe4xnt Of his hand upon the Coated
erscy. ana preserved tie lie Of TIE Aueri-
can Enson-
Containing. Mr. wa;,srson sad: u con
fess thai am . jlago. but from England
] learned TIE lesson and get the cry.
'Gre2tasss and giory Tor England 1t gees
without saying. and should need No self
seeking ranky, eager fer social recog-
nstioa. no resonant Up service. delighted
70 have a. audience and rejoicing al the
sound Of It's ozn voice. 70 impress tue In
tsiligert Eugilsanlaa with the truth that
no true American desires anything but rne
mos; cordial relations Of Friendship. This
state Of eomznon Institutions. OF common
language. - eonnoz talk Talk OF a con-
roon language Old not prevent the Caited
States from going 10 war with England
on two occasions Talk OF common lnstitu-
tons whore conflicting interests are
involved. is rather imaginary than real
We are OF q eonrsoz origin and OF a COM
mon blood. without . doubt, ard iha,
means That we are good fighters, VINO may
be counted On each 10 stand by bis own.
War would certainly lie = terrible aIterna-
tive. b.; there are pet greater evils that
may oserxaeltn mankind than war the OBJ
liberation OF which from human experience
makes The etnzscui4sson OF the human spe-
eses onsy a question OF time II was The
spirit Of the Angso-Saxon race that placed
England where II Is today. Her warr.ors
are 10 more forgotten IN her history than
are her szges. To the sane raarIy spirit
The American Cason owes what i Is
today. And cpan that sdea the
United States mast rely 70 maintain
her position among the nations OF the
siobe- II IN recalling the asrolc eead Ia
whose memory We drink tonight. I take
leave 70 hoist our national bzntinx a
httie HIGHER than the duke % Yorx's COL
Efnn. n also tran Il In plons homage
before thaf do1ae who're as the remains
OF Wellington and Nelson. certainly DO
not mean % bard the lion IN bis Gen nor
twist his tai when ! remind Easii.hrren
that We. TOO. have n sherman. Lee. PARA
81; and sscneNal Jackson Anxlo-sAxon
soicierz and sailors whom all % The Brit
ons Should esiigAf 20 honor"