The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-06
RINGING WORDS IN LONDON
BISHOP POTTER PRoCIAIMs MOST
VIGOROUS AMERICANIsM.

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EnEiand's in Half the Time she Took to
Gain Favoru Moving Into Cusa
Our independence Celebrated In Europe.
Special Cable Despatch to THE sux.
LONDON, July 5.-Tho Independence Day din
ner Of tho American Society. given tonight at
tho Royal Palace Hotel was the most successful
affair ever held under the auspices Of that or
ganization. Three hundred guests were pres
ent. MIR. Newton Crane, President Of tho socic-
ty, acted as Chairman. Among the guests were
Ambassador Hay, Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, ex.vice-
President Stevenson, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, SEN
ator Wolcott. Mr.. A. w. Terrell. formerly Amor
lean Minister to Turkey. 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, and did not hes
itate to declare the most vigorous Americanism.
Referring to tho glories Of the British empire,
he reminded his hearers that 1t had required q
thousand years to gain them. "Give u.s." he
said. half that time and we will show colonies
equal to these" Ho touched boldly on the
Cuban question. and evoked storms OF applause
by e~xclaiminE: Lat us illustrate the wisdom Of
the Israelites and occupy the land"
Ambassador Hay made a brief but pithy speech.
In the course Of which he said that America was
as FREQ as any country that ever existed from
the sins of covetousness, cringine to the strong,
and bullying the weak. We are slow to quar-.
rel. and when we have been forced TO fight we
have done Il without much malice. We bovo
p~ractised for moro than m hundred veara pe,cs
on earth, good will to men, We desire peace
with all the world. and l need not say how much
with England. Our sympathies with Great
Britain in this year Of high jubilee show how
near Americans are to this country In spirit"
Mr.. wbitelaw Reid made the nrincinal sneecb
He said in mart.
1T is an interesting coincidence that we mass
Immediately. hut NOT pnnatprallv even In Lon.
don. from the ce,ebra ton of the Oueen's ipbilee
tn the celebration of the Fourth NJ Julv ons
aupplemepts md comnle,es tho other. the
two together warrant the recognition Of the
world. extending To the nropross NJ
the A~nplo. xon race. The colossal devc,op-
ment of tho republic would have been possible
on no colonial lines the world had then seen.
We have been and have n right to be AS nroud
Of the Jubilee almost "a the English themselves
We are not Jealous of their greatness md
power. The world 10 wide, and their renown. IL
not ours, belongs to the family.
LET me not be misunderstood. The millennium
has not quite dawned. We are the most peace-
full great nation on the globe. There never was
a period when there was less ponnIar desire FOR
territorial acknowledgements but we are Anglo
Saxon still. and IL follows that our clear rights
within a legitimate sphere of influence will be
jealously guarded. and the consen, of M other
nation in our exercise OF them will be held
essential.
"It would be idle to ignore the fact that seri.
ous difficulties have arisen from time to time
between the United States and Great Britain.
It would DO equally idle to imagine that either
nation win fail to maintain what IL thinks 10 bo
Its rights. He Ii NO friend to either who asserts
or hints Il. But we will never forget our relation.
ship, God grant II family lars come at last that
we on both sides Of tho water are civilized and
Christian enough to settle them without fight.
ing our own blood"
Tho other speakers wore Mr.. Terrell, the Rev,
Mr.. Milburn, tho Chaplain Of the senate: CT
Vice President Stevenson, and the Bishop of
Albany.
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