New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07


fleet. and the Captain expressed his opinion that
in the future as In the past. the American Navy
must ne relied upon for safety. since all our dam
gers would come from the sea. if they came at
all.
WHAT GENERAL PORTER SAID.
General Horace Porter got royal welcome
when he arose to speak 10 the toast OF Treaty
of Friendship and Commerce" He spoke in
part follows:
In looking upon this Interesting assembase to-
here, do not observe very much difference be-
tween them 1t seems TO be difference only in
the celebrated European Congress a French re-
porter interviewed him in that tongue. Beacons-
field. you know, had few MAJ ked Britannia char
acteristcs in his appearance The reporter said
about Lord Beaconsfed except his French. Some
eomiGfion OF tongue has &risen tonight from the
Of speech al US in another language: Permetlez
moi de lui dire que quaint aux langues etrengeres.
de Brooklyn qui a dit dams son sermon. "Je n al
pas de respect pour lie Latln. lie Grecque. rHebreu.
saint Pierre ct saint Paul s'' f'e '''''''
have employed a foreign tongue for the mo-
menf perhaps for the same reason thai many
Americans 60 70 foreign countries. SO that their
pesn countres aT eaa P places o wben Visited in
The light of schools of educ cation for foreign lam
take occasionally and sends man officially to a
country the language of which he speaks This is
should he be sent to country II he already knows
~ @Gg0age In sqch case the advfnHge Of
apon s 6m G Il ntes'' education Is wholly lost
the bec Of he eS wiz II YHg France 3on Of p
ship and Commerce Included In the French al
in its nature. and ceased with the war. The treaty
Of friendship and commerce was destined TO con
s and G the a"ai Ss
expressed In the terms which provided that the
war should not cease until the political and com
merca independence S Of the American colonies
carried out until there had been full recognition
made OF American freedom and American rights.
VALUE OF THE ALLIANCE
Perhaps no event Of the Revolutionary period
has been discussed than that Of the French
alliance. There are some who are Of opinion that
when this alliance was formed the American
Colonies had practically secured their independ-
ence, that the British Crown relaxing its grasp
ana looking forward to inevitable failure in at
thai when it was found hat powerful nation
IKE dY S9ms 2 hf s1S
upon the expiration OF their terms of service re-
and returned to look after their neglected farms
and impoverished families. The majority OF Amer
leans, however. indulge in such sentiments OF
ingrattude They realize that a; the time Of the
French alliance the strength of The Colonies was
becoming in great measure exhausted: that the
Golfers OF the Treasury were empty. and that sup
plies obtained with great difficulty that
no ships. and that the coming Of her soldiers
enabled us to make loans and gave 70 the s,rug-
which 10 a National cause is worth more
aen m n sn Tseoe snd and W Msfn
ington we saw standing by them DEstaing. De
Gtasse EoGhamDtdu ana INA, primcey So, n,nd
ern chivalry. the immortal Lafayette. Then re
onr crest and those Sentiments OF sympathy were
engendered which warm the heart. Hberalize the
ta ,ii that we were not only nghting to gain
liberty for this land but to hold gu: the hope OF
fought to secure not that liberty which means un-
hriGled license, but that freedom which can turn
blind submission into rational obedience Men
learned that tyranny, YOU may have anywhere
is rank weed which grows on every soil; but II
forth and fght for IT, The French alliance ce
mented friendship which 1t Is hoped VIII yta fTst
and the great representatives, Of human Gn freedom
The early friendship 5r0Ee, EbOu ~" Ig led 10
our purchase from France OF that vast uIct OF
country west Of the MssSsippi hdver wn'cn inat
the Independence Of which was acknoWledsed by
the treaty with Great britain at the close OF the
Revolutionary War. tAppauseD
THE FRIENDSHIP OF FRANCE.
From ,ha, time 10 the present We have seen
many conspicuous evidences Of Frances friend
ship for this land. France was the first nation 10
ratify our international Copyright law she was
the first nation accept an invitation 70 our
Columbian Universal Exposition and IN our own
harbor we have memorable evidence OF her sym,
pathy and generosity In ne hlst9riG san la u ~
10 rs as Gift from her people II came to US
no, as Il gift OF crowned heads nor of Govern
mont but OF the masses Of the French people, who
contributed their SOUS to make up the contribution
II will stand throughout the ages emhleinaiic OF
the spirit OF freedom which has animated ne
breasts OF the two great sister republics May IT'S
unlifted torch ilumne the entire pathway or me
olobe ill liberty shall be extended 10 all peoples
and human freedom and human rights become the
common heritage OF mankind
THE TWO REPUBLICS"
1.-The Two Republics" was Justice William
Goodrich's toast and IN dealing with the sub
iect he spoke in substance as follows
II is not difficult to trace the Influence of France
a nd French thought In the formation Of our Repub
Iic nor TO discover the reflex influence OF America
and American thought in the formation OF the
Erench Eenubc. The adeSc says that II takes
three genera tons TO make a gentleman. The prin-
cinIe Of heredty the transmission OF ancestral
.hnngbt and force descendants exercises In Ma
,ionnl affairs as much greater power than II does