New-York tribune., 1898-11-16
LORD HERSCHELL'S SPEECH.


to acknowledge the courtesy paid to his soVer-
eisn He wore on his breast the decoration OF
| tho Grand Cross Of the order Of the Bath HIS
speech was interrupted many times by APP
pause. He said:
MIR. President and Gentlemen of the Champer OF
Commerce: / assure you mat ! am most e IeepN pTf
sensible of the warm welcome thar y1n nay" n TH- r
tended to me and for the ba1n mnnsr Sn IN red YG
dncing S.Y me me to YOU. But j can assure you that
heard the cheers with which mis- toas, WnS ~
myself but because was satisfied that you were
regarding me rather In the character OF "a reprs, e.
those cheers sentiments Of good viii to me c%d
Try that have the h0nGr m 70 ,bem more
than that: they indicated 20 me convcuon nnr ,nnr
Country 1nf and mne there were involved bessngs
priceless blessings TO the countries that we Oo'h
can assure YOU that al my countrymen Tecipro hs,
,S It dsr ss ee"g ~ goN Td Do ha a the cordial ranhp
continue and that they have toward lhe Ia
SiI''s Sin and desire for its welfare and progress
applause have said all my counti}{ hd} i}{nGrb Tborc
are some fools in all lands Qansn'1r1 r. n,o mouop o
the product Of Gver To 10 Ru Nth those c&ce
ti3ns can speak i think. for all my countrymcn
TSe echoes OF those distant events OF cen
IN ,e AVA Guartcr ago which left much soreness
behind them have died away in fng.1ni; i; eHp ~
Gav in the fact that YOU are one Of the le'dn6 6
na;ions of the world ,Applanse) An1 'nI,e % , II 20
nae m" ,b% honor to MI the Office of Lord Chancelor
should he here as TIE Grca M Britain
and the United States
, PREDICTION MADE THEN
\ century and quarter aso or more pFen'''S'
or of mine in that hish Office made mos "',-
fortunately foolish prediction. lie Saiu VII" ,''
erence TO these at that time colonies "0,
,,barav. their allegiance shall withdraw o.
,ro,.c,ion and then they will soon be overrnn bS
/ tho u,tle states OF Genoa and San Marino uauEh-
teri | am happy to say must say II 10: tlF
credit Of the oiice-th9t thee wa en@n h ord
distinguished lawyer who was 70 .uioreH h 81, noIe a
/ chancellor 10 whom have r"'eireu, W@,o @ mn % alsa
speech at which today nent n, htp thnkimg Of those
words when ! reflected when vas mia,btm XIX nati,o
ing WIN 'nT 1idms of people who have not been
overruq by the little republics OF H'iro' ii ~ sense
IdTr difcren from that in which ne sPeaRrft m
tended you may have been oveTiun ,gScr Hy r1'
Gcnilemen. there is to-day in my 'o"WWti' ,cannni
}rnt that II YOU won your independence II you
ihsyed Your liberties If you laid the foundations
Of Your con,iiag'GG@ siI! here toGay 9gH yo" hsi
lime commonists OF Great Brltaihi ,H G,stee sn in
Eich ' Won today glory were those who had gone
out from among toT Us b wh1 most I bart their traditions
for liberty and their desire ana rd mgvpE but
u'i,b nothing but feeling Of pride. We may rejoice
in your success and M IN your wTonpd"nes Of
fbose tines freely you could Insist upon 'hem
Yourselves. Appause)
NOT on THAT ASPECT.
am no, going 10 dwell upon that aspect OF mo
case tonight because am quite aware that soih'-
,,oes the ready admission of wronsdoing is rather
Irritating than soothing. Iauehter.' remember
/ ,oo hearing n learned counsel who was conducting
| tho trial OF a case before judge OF great ablAty
! hut not OF the best Of tempera put question ol
q character such as TO shock any one accustomed
n he guided by the strict rules OF evidence SIc';
10 10 w ,n eonidence I don't think he could have had
me II least idea that 1T wrong question. bur
the moI6or SoTnSd %@sf K AND nat was
Yes My ord i Sss Tss VeTy VFTy orh m0 To- have
the queS'ona %, Gs RpTopeT n, M more i'm
proper question never was. ,
And the more the Judge reprGacn@rd @ MN lhe ,S mGle
submissive he became until he drove lhe Juuse
nearly mad I.aushter1 area, doaI 81 discus
sion lately as to the exact nature of ne bona wnch
unites Great Britain and the United States. some
od6er With perverse ingenuity begins at once 10
analyze the blood. and discovers that the elements
il is said it s the BODY OF the Anglo-SaXon
race: whereupon Scotchman insists or Welsh
man insists that II Is not all AnglO-Saxon. that
there is something Celtic in the constitution. and
IN ms coantry or in yours is not strictly historically
accurate. Then another finds that they are the
senious criiic points out that there are people IN
Great Britain and its dependencies to & whom 1 the
Of and hai eyoay "a tb 01 iss
/ tongue n.aughtor)
THE BOND BETWEEN THE NATIONS
( Well then saw an ingenious argument the
! other dav TO prove that it was gross improperly
to speak of England the mother country; that
they really in the relation of sisters and
tina, We ought call them sister countries and
not speak Of them mother and daughter. Now.
am not going 20 enter into any Of these contro-
versies tonight. he probability is that none OF
these is completely adequate explanation OF me
in each Of them is to be found some element OF
/ truth: but | am not going to dwell on mem 10 lV
Fh View Of RTsy sy suec ana hey % of them
in this: That they tact assertion OF me iaCt
ana ana the ns'f ned sSaSes such as that when une
no two other nations App@SSeb M ba an fact thai there
is a very close relationship between the TWO 'ou"-
Now. undoubtedly have at times said nasty TASTY
things OF one another daughter; bni tnen, h ,nh'
IS no proof that We are not near re'alionss ,o
Indeed might be pernapS Y sed sd2genrs Sg sUls
seemed to be very near serious.wha shaH say a 10
! attacks upon one another. But. again. that IS no
proof that close nd3 Se papssSe that at
future time when we are either OF Us menaced et Dy
ously threatens 0, he SirFerences that arise
may find tha,, whnteneI t I'M, M tn iron we sba lie
/ ready to unite in defence OF each oiher hgalhst
stranger? ppause ana cheTTs2 renE We%ans 81
| rights and a man Of the mort chivarons disposi,,
n man and woman. husband and wife, In serious
controversy and the man was just about to siIlks
between them. In a moment they were pom
lluou him laughter) ard ne had nuch 70 40 10
/ Withdraw himself from Their clutches May NOT
that perhaps be an indication OF me kind Oh dcnUl @
which relations may show who are not always per
fectly peaceably disposed toward one another!
THE COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.
Gentlemen. 1 rejoice 10 think that am mere 10
take part in an endeavor to compose such dlher-
enccs as at present between the TWO IA a'o"s'
rh,ra "a another bond Of union between that naiu-
! raj one TO which / have alluded, ana that - ths
| commercial interests Of the twO countries. know
that there are some who think that no country can
gain i'm commercial prosperity or make real prog
ress In ii except at the eXpcnsc OF some Cthei;
p Now believe that TO be a profound mistake.
, DO not of course. deny that particular interest