New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-06
LORD HERSCHELL WELCOMED
A DINNER GIVEN IN HIS HONOR AT
THE LOTOs CLUB.

| SHIP LOUDLY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BY PREsI-
DENT LAWRENCE. CqiAUNcEY NJ DEPEw.
| ELIHU ROOT AND THE FORMER
LORD CHANCELLOR
Lord Hcrschel. late Lord Chancellor of England
| and now of the British members of the Cana
| dian American Commission the guest Of honor
at a dinner given by the Lotos Club at the club
house. No SIS Fifh-ave last evening II is I'M
necessary to say. the reputation of the Loos Club
for hospitality being wha. 1t Is, that cordial well
| come was given the guest OF honor. As was to
be expected the closer union OF Great Britain and
! the United States spoken OF by almost every
speaker. and Lord Herschel's remarks on this sub
ject were greeted with uproarious applause.
large number of guests and members sat down
20 dinner. Among the former were Lord Herschel
Chauncey NJ. Depew. Seth Low. Chief Judge Alton
b. Parker. Of the Court Of Appeals; Elihu Root,
John a. kasson. United States Reciprocity Com
missioner and member for the United States of
the Canadian Commissi W. Bourke Cochran
Justice Edward Patterson. Of the Supreme Court
the Rev DR.. Henry van Dyke the Rev DR.. II. S.
Macarthur. William b. Hornblower, William Lyan,
Percy Sandorson, British Consul-Gcneral at this
port; Justice George l.. Ingraham and Justice Nor
gan J. OBrlen, of the Supreme Court; W. NJ. Mas
sey. Lloyd Bryce and Thomson Willing
Frank r. Lawrence. president of the club pre-
sided and In short Introductory speech said:
There is no more happy recollection connected
win longer endure. than that Of the iriendshp
shown at critical h TINE by co The Sqeai ydm D,Ref
qnd aRPoHTs s omm mIg when a
sembes under the authority Of Great Britain and
the United States for the adjustment Of these ques
See Lem rightly h characerzed as an evidence Of the
close friendship existing between the two that Eng.
that body of the nlustrons Of her sons.
We greet and welcome hin right heartily May
his present mission to this country be crowned
with all success!
LORD HERsCHELL'S ADDRESS
on rising to reply Lord Herschcli was loudly
cheered. lie thanked the members OF the clup 10Y
the reception they had given TO him. and then In
the course of some humorous remarks, said mat ne
had no claim to the consideration Of those present
on account OF any ability he had shown in any
OF the arts
"Aluslon has been made" proceeded the sp' aker.
between nv country and yours. Nothing at the
present time gives me greater personal sqtls1ctloh
able views that we might have done Of each others
actions. and | join most heartily WIN your nvS
future for the world than the closest union mon 81
speaking peoples loud appausel II has alWdys
been my dearest wish TO promote this good ieeiing
in any way to prevent It, don't speak OF paper
alliances but of something more lasting ir, IA
helping to bring about the highest concord ana
harmony between the two nations shall De naPPS.
the good Of the whole world" (Great, applause
Elhu Root the next speaker IN 'he 'ourse
Of bis remarks lie said he believed that there was
something deeper even than common language
and literature which drew England and America
together. and that was the deep underlying sense
Of justice which marked the two peoples.
MR.. DEPEW TELLS a STORY.
Chauncey NJ. Depew followed. lie said. IN par1
one of the best signs of our times tcndlis 1I ~
to peace humanity ard civilization IMAM tNt" tao
famous proclamation Of the Russian Gar mas peen
and is the warm and Increasing friendship between
RT,tan ana the people Of the United States Sir
Henry Irving old me last summer q S,orS im nln I
81 r'S nndrstan ONE another they are in man.
S Sae5 one Seope one Of the most brilliant and
eloquent platform orators the worio Dn .i ,he
time Of our Civil War when the press, ana 1, tle
upper classes OF Great Britain were largely no,lae
US. Beechcr went abroad as a poiuia,r ~, me
sador from the people of the United states 10 tnr
spoke at Manchester the feeling among ne opcr-
aye' and arS2nf s Of that greet the rb
ion vas pat down and the Union was ereserved, IN
some way the cotton of the southern States wouId
no, unfamiliar with that sort Of politics by mis-
representation in the United States: Irving 80 L
company at birmingham. Having secured 1000 ZOO
position in the hal he saw maaaenTa q man up6n
The platform, with the evident purpose OF 'eaIlhs
him 20 pieces The young man Mr.. Beecher was
and the police. 1t was nan an hoar o, t' III
crowd would listen to word; The lrst nve MN MN
utes of Peochcr's speech set them wild again. anu
then Irving thought that Pcecher would eerta'n NJ
he dragged from the platform ana KILLED 10y t'o
exor,!ons. however. Of The men about 1nr ,aIone
~ ~ own mastery way the common language. the
literature and the ties of the two countries, ths
ca"ni Of their people the interest which every
man had for himself ana ms chluItn III 'i' ~,
pctniy ana Re snGE The nrs half hour
silence The second haif-hour wa tumui nous az
,1Iomso The next hour unanimous and cnihusi,
astic approval and at the close ne cIoWo hsls.'"
IN
r iat they then understood. ..,,,,..,,,n, ~,
,baH d"licatc instrument known as the European
balance of power an instrument so he,l.3i'e w. -
~ ne globe covered with navies to keep 1t from
getting out of trim Every consueraauon 90 , Iae
lions and Of ambitions in the East !mnelled the
C9ninSnial 8o ,Sa, ali - EnTopr should intervene
was done in the Turko- GTecan war Hr'3it Iiltadi
ional action which Is h9S y h 10 Contnenn powers
main neutral The reply OF Great Britain was;
I'm that cas-; England viii be The side Of the
T-ni;ed states That ended the subject Of inter,
ference in Spanish war That acton pr9n1te9
cross The ocean electrified the American people;
that position unanimously approved IN Great Brit
a recognition in the United States as only great
and generous people can ge dor gpe"c arH E' If
the blood Of English-speakins peoples flowing IL
like channels and was the beginning OF tle era OF
good fellowship which Is to have the mos, marked
influence upon the story OF nations ana OF people"
in the future history of the world.
LORD HERSCHELS MISSION.
our guest Lord Herschel. typihes that career
common to all Americans. ana which Americans
delight TO honor. He IS the architect OF his own
career and by the greatest qualities OF bralh ana
character has suoces sfuly climbed TO the highest
Mace by which mis- country can honor ana uecuihtc
u LAWYER The mission which brings MN 10 MS
eide is WORTHY Of his great requirements ana MS
broad ana catholic judgment. With the irrhationa
and vexations which naturally arlsc ptlWo.n az
oda and ourselves permanently rcmoVed, thert y
no spot on earth where the tnliSI Stai'a anu
Greoi T;rtnin can seriously clash. WIN our pos
sessions stretching. at intervals OF "" ulousahu
rrilcs for hnrbors and coaling stations Tor SIX
,bousan nd miles across the Iaciuc, we lact ne