The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-05
ANGlO- AMERICAN ALLIANCE
THEME AT AMERICAN SOCTETY,S
 DINNER IN LONDON.

Marquis of Ripon Voiced the Earnest
 Hope That the Signs of Friendshtn R.-
 tween the Kindred Nations Would Not
 be an liberation of Temporary Senti-
 ment but Would Presage a Closer and
 Permanent Union.
 London, July 1.-The annual dinner of the American society in London to- day became jubilation over the yic- tory at Santiago. Five hundred Amer- jeans gathered in the banqueting hall of the Hotel Cecil, where the British and American flags hung over the ta- bles. As soon as the company was seated President J. l.. Taylor of the society read dispatch giving Admiral Sampsons report of the Santiago yic- tory, which was greatly cheered.
 There was an unusual number of prominent English visitors, testifying to the new-found cordiality. Among them were many liberals, some of whom attended avowedly to give negation to the report that the liberals are colder than the conservatives toward an An gloAmerican understanding. All class /. es of American life were represented.
 On the right of President Taylor, who occupied the chair, was United States Ambassador Hay; upon his left was the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava. Calvin Brice and James Brioe, l.. E. Goodwin, editor of lle Evening Post, and Richard Croker were near neighbors.
 Among the distinguished Englishmen present were the Earl of Kimberley, Baron Kinnard, Lord Brassy Lord Bishop of Rochester, Sir Frederick Pol- lock, corpus professor of jurisprudence at the University of Oxford; Field Mar shal Sir D.. Martin Stuart, Rider flag gard, the novelist; Major General Frank Shirley Russell conservative member of parliament of Choltonhan, and Courtney Bigelow.
 The chairman toasted "her majesty the queen" in a speech. The keynote was Whittier's line, we bow the heart if not the knee,' a sentiment that WAS tumultuously applauded. The Marquis of Ripon voiced the earnest hope that the signs of friendship between the kim dred nations would not be an aberra- tion of temporary sentiment, but would presage a closer and permanent union. Refefring to the battle of Santiago, he described it as "a gallant victory over foemen worthy of our steel'' (Cheers.)
 fDir for rIr dent Mckinley as second only to Lin coln's," he said: You stand at the parting of the ways. It is not for stranger like myself to indicate what policy the United States might adopt, but the crisis is momentous, not only for the destinies of this country, but for the history of the world" The Marquis of Ripon closed by proposing the health of President Mckinley, which he sug- gested should be accompanied with three cheers.
 United States Ambassador Hay pro- posed "The Day We Celebrate in Lon- don." Colonel Hay said: This year all the omens are with us. The presence at this board of so many most eminent representatives of English life seems like a vigorous sign and symbol of a new unity, too long delayed, between the two great branches of the English speaking people. Now that the day of clear and cordial understanding has come, which so many have so long de- sired and waited for, may we not hope it will be permanent?
 Tt threatens no one, injures no one. Its ends are altogether peaceful and 'beneficent. We do not want to be too 'robustious,' especially in the presence of our good friends, but let us never forget that the fact remains that the great experiment our forefathers start ed has resulted In enormous good, not only to ourselves, but to the world. Even the mighty motherland is richer. We have been preaching for century, not always consistently not always in the best taste or the purest accent, a gospel the tendency of which is forever toward the right, and the result of which has been the breaking of letters and the lifting of great burdens from the shoulders of the poor
 The men of our race have never proved themselves unworthy of good fortune in the hour of success. The nation which ended vast rebellion without an execution or a bill of att tainder, may be trusted always to be moderate and magnanimous in victory. I believe that, when the bitterness of our present troubles has passed both parties will be found to have profited by the issue-one by the assertion of a principle which will conduce to the peace of the world and the other by the revival of burdens and responsibil- ities which had grown too heavy to be borne"
 Lord Dufferin referred to the hospi- tality he had enjoyed in America and the fraternity with which he had been received by American missionaries in the East when English and Americans had "exiled lambs, bleating for a conn mon mother' He spoke favorably of the negotiations for an entente between the United States and Grea Britain.
 The Earl of Kimberly, in the course of strong speech, predicted that the two nations were about to form a last ing friendship. It would be, he said, a signal advantage to the English peo- ple because if the United States ex- tended it's operations abroad, al- though England thought she could ,a{ !, ooff foI>