New-York tribune., 1898-11-16
WHAT MIR. KASSON SAID.


legend Of confidence reganod
WHAT MIR. KASSON SAID.
John A. Kass0n one Of the American members
~ the Canadian American Joint High Commits
zion. spoke to the toast "The United States and
Canada Reciprocal trade is reciprocal ad-
vanccment. Mutual prosperity Is mutual bless
ing Let us be good neishbors.' He said in
part:
Won arc with them need only say that all South
America. to which your attention ana ana tme ,ted ae "a
The scene Of the development OF our commerce. ana
dGd TO them them the he Rapbc % of meSco G and we do
not send them all the amount OF sxports that
App%S Of e "a a aS 900 year n ha nfS Sa rade
Of the world in the magntude Of the ira" trade o he
wGeq ss aes hsT @@ ysar 'H She N'sa wa" he
oGd IN h GGPs your TO h9i spoke his
address Is not this enough to Justify the dccara
Dominion Of canada and the United states demand
your careful attention and CONSIDERATIONS
POLICY EXPRESSED IN THE TOAST
Our policy Is that expressed In the toast and you
have read the policy on which the Commission IS
proposing to act-that We should live as good
ncehbors and 10 be I'm good neighborhood and quit
the entire policy Of retaliation ana commence with
a clean state ~ friendship. NpplauseJ But to-
night il Is not only Canada that has been brought
4
Of ,'anadA. | wish TO reinforce all that has been
said in relation to The further results hoped for
lions that have arisen between that Dominion ana
Goyernm,nt Il + step IN IN the , hdVhncenemt 1e
frontcd and troubled Great Britain and ourselves
I'm our mutual relations. 'Appalse) IL is our
earnest hope that il will be but the prelude to
final understanding that snail leave no tause i"r
cannot dwell long upon II tonight gentlemen
bnr there are some think here in New-f ork WHO WHO
into the restoration OF good relations Win the
w'ith other friendly Countries like Russia. Russia
lition in tRis counity 81 England hostile to Russia
Russia was with us IN our great Eatl"Nl 1ldI. -
reference ic her to-nigh in this relation. IT w,s
during our rebellion NAPOLEON appl.d ni TO- NE
promising an alliance practically for the dissolution
II this Union through the rtcosnton oi .nr SoH'n
ST. Petersburg Prince Gortschakon, then Prime
irintc Knowing the friendship OF the Emperor
fnr ths country. The Emperor said: 1T is very
wrm ,i. %S no i%l zone a. far cnoueh Tel Napoeon-who
h, th, vov had asserted the danger from the pros
pSrify Of This country to the Eurorean monarchies
,.,eU %anocon that the people of America NAY"
The sam~ right 10 their form Of goyernmrhb, TIKI sa
,rn hayc mo- right to interfere with thcn-and on
thing further Prince tel him 'hat " he "'c'
will strike him. tApplaus')
NAILED HAND OF THE CIAR.
rno presence of the European fleet along our
.oas, IN tho following winter the mailed hand
- ,n. r1ar Of Russia in an act OF friendship TO TIE
rnited states applause Now. it Is not proposed
% disturb mr. relations with any European gov
crnment what,ver by reason OF me =, 10 tGe
oornsrIousncss o. that there lies naturnl ntornai' nt'
unwritten alliance beWeen tg ha wv We have Com
NOR principle OF Justice Nether III & f,,e orisep ~
Amer,se Amer" Wc hay, a common desire 10 ctyillze
tho world We have common Dd " order
hndP 6e es@blished and 1t is for that reason that
England has affirmed over ana ana OWL O,nnathv with us
RresIhI0H p, Shof is called. technically. expansion ,,o
roe A''T b6sctrne why gentlemen the Monroe Do Do
rIne has nothing to do with inis rha dortrne
s acsnst the colonization OF either conin@nt r
"f Amcrca after that declaration oy any
bean ,, Enropean power under any form or pre-"
tcxt with lhe GoyernmenS contlnents. Beyond
not Z, dIG no, go Does anybody have an dna tnht
we are derangng the Monroe s,anTs as rmly to-
Az AK s II stood in 1898 and this Govern&meh' men r ,u
ms h br"sition hcy took 1893 upon hat question %
AppIailseJ I think gentlemen OF ., N"~. bcricr
rono % focr Is the ' east You look at The rising sun ~
! You look Europe ana pN L., ,' @ arc distlirb-
inc 'hr and 'interfering with European aars ro,t
Turn y9Hr yrs fSG do to the Pachc Coast look west
ia toward the setting sun as l'.'".in - ~
man said ai. IN ii,s ts way You see inerference
With Europe II YOU turn your ynarar 70 MS than it is
,AiPm""nc Europe may claim the Atanmo @ AN sTe
! uishce but the Pachc Is Il" f''
| plause) er,c
,ook West say, and you wi'l ace Una ena' ~" ~" o,,r
| l.o"h w.. our seas. that our backs and not our
S,' Sns arc turned toward Europe ana all tne COM,
n,,c,t,ons that arise from the broS Oh
,o,s and from the concerts so-c"''''' VI ,Y,
foN',S 90 Say therefore, your minds should
% po"T Isrbarrcd from idea OF the disturbance OF
ny