The San Francisco call., 1897-07-06
Tells Britons That Uncle Sam
Is Ever Ready to Guard
His Rights.
NOTABLE SPEECHES AT 1
FOURTH OF JULY DINNER.
United States Citizens Across the
Water Observe Their Coun-
try's Natal Day.

LONDON, ENG, July 5.-The Inde-
pendence-day dinner of the American So
ciety at the Royal Palace Hotel tonight
was the most successful affair ever held
under the auspices of that organization
There were 800 guests. Newton Crane,
the president of the society, acted as
chairman. Among the guests were:
Embassador Hay, Whitelaw Reid, ex-
Vice President Stevenson, General Miles,
Senator Wolcott, ex-Minister Terrell and
the Bishops of New York, Minnesota,
Tennessee, Ohio, Iowa and Albany.
Bishop Potter OF New York made the
most eloquent speech of the evening, not
hesitatin, TO declare himself for the most
vigorous Americani>m. Referring to the
glories OF the British empire he reminded
his hearers that it had required q
. thousand years to gain them. Give US, !"
he said, half that time anu we will show
colonies equal to these" He touched
boldly upon the Cuban question, evokIng
storms of applause by exclaiming: "Let
US illustrate the wisdom of the Isrealites
and occupy the land"
AMBASSADOR Hay in a brief and pithy
speech said that America is as free as any
country from the sins of covetousness, of
cringing to the strong aid bullying the
weak. "We are slow o quarrel" he said
land when we have been forced to fight
we have done it without much malice.
We have pracliced for more than a hun
dred years, peace on earth, good will to
men, We desire peace with all the
word; l need not say how much with
England. Our sympathies are with Great
Bruain. This year of high jubilee shows
how near Americans are TO this country
in spirit"
WhI.el W Re id made the principal
speech. He said in part: 1T is an in
terestng coincident that we passed i'm
mediately, but not unnaturalIy. even in
London, from the celebration OF the
Queens Jubilee to the celebration of the
Fourth OF July. One supplements and
completes the other. The two together
warrant the recognition of the world. We
nave been and have a right To be
proud of the Jubilee almost as the Eng
lisa themselves. We are not jealous of
their greatness and power. The world IS
u ide, aud their renOwn, if not oars, be-
longs to the family. Let me not DE mis-
understood. The millennium has not quite
dawned. We are the most peaceful great
Nation on the globe. There never was
period when there is less popular desire
Tor territorial grandizement but we are
AnglU-Saxon stlll, and II follows that our
ri.hts, within a legitimate sphere of in
fuence, will be jealousy guarded and
the consent of no other nation in our ex-
ercise of them will be held essential.
at would be idle 10 ignore the TACT that
serious difficulties have arisen from time
10 time between the United States and
Great Britain. 1t would be equally idle
10 imagine that either nation will fail
to maintain what il thinks are its rights.
He is no friend to either who asserts or
hints it, but we never forget our relation
ship. God grant that if family jars come
we at least on both sides OF the water are
civilized and Christian enough 10 settle
them without fl hting our own blood
The other speakers were ex-Mlnlsser
Terrell, Chaplain Milburn. e1-Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson and the Bishop OF Albany.