The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05

Since his arrival on American soil DR..
Nansen has been wined and dlned by
statesmen, scientists. iitterateurs and COM
patriots In every American city he has
visited. His lecture tour has been con-
tnuous triumphal march. The grandest
affair yet given IN honor OF the Nor
wegiaa explorer was the banquet ten
dered him at the Chicago auditorium on
the 9Th ultinio by Norse-Americans Of
Chicago and the Northwest. Among the
prominent persons who attended the
banquet were Senator knute Nelson. OF
Minnesota: Congressman y. Johnson, II
North Dakota: ex-Minister Il. r. Ander-
son, Of Wisconsin. and ParI du ChaiIlu.
the author. NlkaIaij Grevstad. the cd
itor OF Skandinayen. answered so the
toast Our Guest" and paid q glowing
tribute 10 the heroism and endurance Of
hansen and his twelve companions these
lone pathfndars of the polar regions. who
climbed ice hills In hurding snow-stcrms
In a grim determination TO do or die
Or. Nansens response was character
ized by his usual nodesty. saying that Il
was easy enough for man "a risk all
on hts own opinion and follow that even
II II led TO death, but Il was far Drawer
for men 10 stake their lives upon the
opinion Of a man against that OF nearly
the entire civilized world. These twelve
men tsd not follow him for gain There
board Of thc Franz. even when facing
the greatest danger. He felt humhled
when he saw his own name standing
forth atone and those Of his companions
following so far behind. He had been
pushed forward au over the world while
they had rot been given the credit due
them which was far greater than tha,
due him, He was proud Of being hon
orei by such a gathering OF countrymeu
and their friends and thanked them from
the bottom Of his heart for the royal vel
come they had given him.
Prof. r. II. Anderson. ex-rIGl<ter 20
Denmark. responded 70 the toast "Farlv
Morse Explorers Pref. Anderson said:
THE Norser1en. spirit CT enterprise -
as old as ,heir history. In the past as In
the present we ind the Norserlar every
where They came In large swsrrrls 70
France. England ana Spain. They LED .Ae
van az the chivalry OF Europe in res,,uirg
the holy sepuichsr, they passed through
the pillars Of Hercules. visited Greece and
penetrated the walls Of ConS-snfinora'e.
They vcntuTed est UTCn the SURFING main
and discovered Iceland. Greenland and ina
American continent thus becoming ,Ae
discoveries nos only ~ America. bug also
y pesAgjc navigation. and everywhere
fhey scattered the seeds Of l!5arsv. irsa.
pendence ard culture. To-Day Norway. -
proportion 20 her population holds fsv
Gar TIE fivst place on the SEA anA thara
{. scarcely lana cr ever AZ ISLAND a.v-
where IN the whole wt1s world -ha- has
not bean greeted BY re flag ,: Norway
IN shis distinguished assembly. in the
heart Of Left Ey!kSoa-s Esr34ra at MS
banquet In honor Of famous s0s Of Na.-
way OF a. occasion never 10 b. Fo-go--
ten by those who have The honor e. IL
present II seems proper % re 10 remind
ourselves % Eorce o. the NEST brilliant
services contributed 0y the Sc-wexfAns
and rhsir klnsmsa 81 Sweden and pea-
mark in THE 6on1Rta e navigation WIT.
I-ssf ETikson was TIE fTsE white maj vnn
planted hss feat on foa eestevn shurss *
sAs American continent. :. w&z .ell 20 q