The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-24
BRIT0N GREETS AMERICAN.
PEACE COMMISSIONERS ENTER
TANNED ON SHIPBOARD
Senator Davis, of Minnesota, Utters
Sentiments That Are ROundIy
AppIauded.

QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 23.-The Cunard line
steamer Campania, from New York on Sept.
II, with the United States peace commission
ers on board, arrived here at about o'clock
this afternoon, after an uneventful voyage
with all on board we'll except Senator GRAY.
DAYS. e-~A
There was a concert on Thursday on hoard
the Campania, in aid of the United States Sea-
men charities. Senator Frye presided AZ
alIuced to the fact that 300 years ago Spain
at cost of 800, 600 600 and with great
Slmaoa, SET out TO possess England But
ne aoued, england, through her sailors then
all time. i01
Continuing the senator eloquontlv adverted
10 10 the victory OF Admiral Dewey at Manila
The fame of the victory won for the Amer
lean sailors, the senator said had gone all
over the world, and had lifted the name Of
the United States higher than ever before.
Concluding his rem aTks, senator FRYE said /:
May God bless American and British tars.
May the angel of peace touch your hearts
The collection Melted $S16 for the seamen's
societies. My Country, It's of Thee" and
God Save the Queen" were sung
Sir William Marriott then proposed a vote
OF OF thanks to the chairman, adding after
hearty cheers that Britannia rules the
wave" should now be AMENDED so that some
word representing Great Britain and the
United States should be substituted for Bril-
ed by his hearers, who afterwards called for
some remarks from Senator Davis who began
by saying the United States and the mother
country had squabbled in the past but they
were family Quarrels only, which it we'll be-
hcoved all others to let strictly alone
He added, impressively, that by divine dis
pensation the last three months had brought
ABOUT better feeling between the British
and the United States than ever before
sna and Why not?'' asked the senator. We
speak the same tongue, we think much the
same, and we read the same books II e
meaning OF this is that 125, 0000,0 of people
speaklng the English tongue and standing
together IN thought and purpose, will do
more Tor peace than any war ever waged."
Judge Day was called and responded in a
ulgnlned manner, saying that while E.4s lish
cltIzenshlp mad been passport everywhere,
AHieFlCah cltzenShip now none the less fur
nlshes passport everywhere equal TO anv
warrant of manhood. The speaker a6ded
That he could not talk OF the mission. but
ne hopeo all would be gratited to welcome
the commission on its return from the con-
summation of a peace, honorable to the
united States and alike just to the other
interested powers
- Whitelaw Reid also spoke. He regretted
the fact that the American commission in
going abroad, should not be sailing under
its own flag and in a vessel built in America
Mr.. Reid added: I'VE have some seryicable
vessels. They have been and are GU te busy"
Inc speeches of the commissioners were all
heartily applauded. There has been no full
conference of the peace commission though;
its members have consulted in pairs casual
ly. Probably there will not be full meet.
ing Of the commissioners until they reach
Paris. Massrs Day, Moore and Macarthur
have been engaged in preparing a record of
the details of the American case. The COM
missioneTs and those with them on their pas
sage across the Atlantic, occupied three tables
in a side section of the dining saloon. They
will stay in London until Monday, and will
then 60 TO Paris.