The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-25
Americans and EngNshmen Sat Under En-
twlned Flags Of Two Nations.
Mr.. WHITE AROUSED ENTHUSIASM.
BY Reference 10 Col. Hay, Formerly Minister at
Court of 81. James, Now Secretary Of State.
GlotfiCaticn Of AngIo-Amerlcan Friendship.

London, Nov. 25.-The- Thanksgiving
banquet OF the. American society in Lon
don, which was held at the Hotel Cecil
last evening. was q glorifcation Of Anglo
American friendship. Three hundred
Americans and their English guests sat
at tables under the entwined flags OF the
two nations. Two notable speeches were
made, one by Henry White, the Ameri-
can charge d'affaires, and the other by
Sir Edwin Arnold. who was supposed 10
be nearly at the point Of death from
paralysis. but who dragged himself into
the banquet hall against the orders of
his physicians leaning on the arm of his
Japanese wife ard supported by cane.
]. L. Taylor president of the society.
proposed toasts to the queen and TO
President Mckinley. and f. c. Van
Duzer. the secretary, read President Me-
Kinley's Thanksgiving proclamation.
w. NJ. Osborne. the American consul
general, In proposing the health OF the
charge d'affaires, paid a high tribute TO
Mr.. Whites long services.
Mr.. White, responding 10 the toast.
"Thanksgiving Day" evoked enthu
siastic cheers by a reference TO Colonel
Hay, formerly American ambassador,
and now United States secretary of state.
whose eloquence. he said. had been the
chief attraction of the gatherings of the
society. Speaking Of the first foreign
war in 30 years, which Americans had
been compelled to wage I'm the interests
of humanity and civilization" Mr. White
congratulated the nation that as in
previous crisis il had been guided by a
president possessed OF t.S' wisdom and
courage necessary 10 surmount the diff
fculties of the crisis. The war had
proven that the fire OF patriotism burns
as brightly I'm the hearts of our citizers
as II ever did, and that sectional diff
ferences have disappeared. We have
emerged from the conflict united peo-
ple among the nations Of the earth, ready
20 assume the responsibilities unexpect-
edly thrust upon us"
The speaker referred TO the change
which had come over the feelings Of the
two nations with respect to each other
"as based upon no alliance at present
nor, I hope. TO come, but upon unity OF
feeling" II would be difficult, he said,
TO foretell the consequences should the
two countries -aAeiae-upon joint
action In any part Of the world. 1t would
be n combination difficult TO defeat and
tending 10 the advancement of the hu-
man race. 1c
The Earl Of Halsbury. the lord chan
cellor. extolled the Anglo-American
friendship which. he said. was not vain
tnsel. but what the race believed was
duty 10 be done" These two nations. he
declared. had destroyed the idea that 1t
was right for one man 10 make another
his property. The American people. at
the risk OF tearing asunder the great
empire they had founded. had deter
mined that every man under the stars
and stripes should be free. The two
nations together might defy the world.
Their alliance might be an idea and
dream; but II was 2 noble idea and
splendid dream.
Sir Edwin Arnold concluded the speech
making with an address. the manner
of which was so eloquent that II could
not be reproduced. No man. he said.
could visit America and not express the
gratitude, attachment and hopes that
filled his heart. lie concluded:
Your guests salute you. Only one
who has known Holmes. Emerson Long
fellow and Whitman can tell how secretly
and shyly Engishmen love America"