The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-04
AN ERA OF GOOD FEELING
English and Americans JOin -
Enthusiastically i'm banquet

LONDON, June 3--One OF the most 81
thusiastic banauets ever given I'm Londs
was the Angle American banquet gissI
this evening at the Hotel Cecil.
Six hundred Britons and Americans ~
sembied fraternaily. the purpose Ok isl
entertainment being the promotion OF ~
fellowship between the kindred rasA
Eng.ishmen were the hosts. while ~
dent Americans were the guests fos'l
zeal, business and literary circles vtnI
well represented but the purpose OF msl'
ing the affair a spontaneous and wac1
unofficial celebration excluded the en-
bassy.
American and British flags were drapsI
over the tables.
Among the banqueters were the Ear 81
Carlisle, Viscount Powerseourt. Sir Fres.
erick Pollock. Sir Richard Temple. L0al
Reresford. the Dean of Hereford. the ~.
Newman Hall. Mr. Hiram Maxim ~
Mr.. George w Ward. manager OF ~
Commercial Cable Company.
Literature and Journalism were reWr
scented by Sir John Robinson. manager
the Daily News: Mr.. Alfred Harm
worth. proprietor of tine Daily Mall ~
Evening News; Mr.. Edmund stead, edi'a
of the Review of Reviews: Sir WNs
Besant, Mr.. Anthony Hope, DR. coasa
Doyle and Miss Beatrice Harraden.
Lord BERNARD Coerdge presided. In rsj
posing the health OF President Mckin9l
he said: where can the world show SOC
q line of rulers OF men as have been III
free choice OF the American people
The speakers were the Bishop Of Rips
(the RI Rev. William Boyd Cafpentsf
Lord Brassey. Col. Taylor. president II
the American society. in Londos; )
George William Deyereaux. Mr.. Nevis
Crane. Far. Grey. Prof. Albert won Dyer
Mr. George ~. Gable and Sir Freasrss
Pollock. corpus professor OF jarisprudsas
az oxford
The English speakers lauded the scsatse
rnents of the revolution as enthusiassra1
as If they were their own victories
The bishop OF Ripon elected the grsssN
enthusiasm by a pointed reference TO ~
war. saying although both M tons had 80
accused 0f worsaipinR the dollar We - |
knew when 20 spend our money. and
knew that some cases are worth spsne@
any price for.
Lord coleridge prayed that victory mss
perch on the American banner ''in ne
terest Of America In the interest Of ~.
and IN the interest OF common htxnannf
Twice has America fought with al =
might" ne said ''The first fight -
forced by the im5Ac.ii'y Of the kinf -
she was rigat tcheeringt me second -
she fought for the freedom OF slaves. -
the same spirit Is with her yet pp
mendous cheeFtRgb
lie advocated permanent trihnnai Z
the settlement OF international d,GeFyp
Lord BraEsey sad that there were - -.
t!es than written aliilnce-tiss We
could rot be broken.
CO. Taylor raised "a hurricane OF 90
ing by saying. AS you have stooa y =.
lu our dav Of ~ a. wAen your day o.
comes. count on us" -.
Ssr Frederick Pollock replied. preaae..--s
that there would be zone feet, unsa
fsgs, TO keep the peace OF the ~ofA
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