The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-23
BEST N THE LONG RUN
Whitelaw Reid Argues, That
the Boer Nations
SHOULD BE ANNIHlLATEO
Oneness of the Teutonic Trim
ity Would Rejoice Him.

New York, Nov. 21.-The one hundred
and forty-f1rst annual banquet of the
chamber of commerce was held at Del
monico's tonight and brought together 500
representative business men of New
York. There were also a number of dis
tinguished guests, including Governor
Roosevelt Senators Plat and Depew,
ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed, Whitelaw
Reid, President Seth Low. of Columbia
University; President A. T. Hadley, of
Yale University: Major General Wesley
Merritt and John Barrett, ex-minister to
Siam.
In his Introductory remarks President
Jessup said: II now ask you to fill your
glasses and drink in silence to the toast
I will give We have met national loss
and 1 am sure that our beloved president
has met with an individual loss, and
were he here he would ask you to drink
TO the toast that 1 shall now give in sill
ence The President of the United
States" The toast was drunk standing
Next President Jessup proposed a toast
to Queen Victoria. while the orchestra
played "God Save the Queen
Governor Roosevelt spoke to the toast,
''The State of New York" His reception
was most fattering. The next speaker
was Thomas B. Reed, ex-speaker of the
house of representatives. He was warmly
received as was the governor. The next
speaker was President Hadley of Yale,
on Education for Modern Business Re
sponsibilities." At the conclusion of
President Hadley's speech, Senator Platt,
who, it was thought, would address the
chamber informally. left the banquet
hall
The next speaker was Whitelaw Reid.
who spoke to the toast 1.-The Existing
Friendly Relations Between the United
States and Great Britain" Speaking of
the better understanding between the
United States and Great Britain, Mr..
Reid referred to the war in which both
nations engaged, wars which. he said,
neither nation began. "Of either war"
he declared, there can be but the one
obvious and inevitable result-the heavier
battalions will win
He declared that disoassionate observ-
ers would not doubt that in both cases
the end which was thus foreseen would
be best for the security of personal rights
for well-ordered liberty and for the ad-
vancing civilization of the world.
Speaking of the natural sympathy Of
the Dutch that goes out to the Beers,
Mr.. Reid said: But Dutch sympathy
with illusory Afrikander aspirations will
breed no blood fued. Meanwhile it can
not prevent the return Of good relations
between the two peoples of the world
nearest to ourselves in origin, aims and
interests, the two great Indo- Germanic
peoples ruled from London and Berlin.
That is an event momentous in the
worlds history. suspicious for us, and
suspicious for the solution of the eastern
problems in which we must now bear our
share. No doubt it is our duty to culti-
vate friendly. relations with all peoples,
and they may be right who say that in
general we should seek no special rela-
tons with any,. But you cannot override
the forces of nature, or bind with the
parchment of diplomats the hidden and
irresistible influences of blood and his
tory. 1 say without hesitation that II
there are three great nations in the world
that God and nature meant for eternal
peace and amity with each other, those
three are Great Britain, Germany and the
United States
At the conclusion of Mr.. Reid's speech
voluntary toasts were called for and a
toast was drunk. standing, to the army
and navy. 1t was cheered enthusiastic
ally. There was no response to 1t, Cen
eral Merritt having retired. and the ban
quet ended
London, Nov. 23.-The morning papers
generally commend the sentiments ex-
pressed by Whitelaw Reid Tuesday even
ing at the banquet of the New York
chamber of commerce, upon THE Exist
ing Friendly Relations Between the
United States and Great Britain"
The Standard says: 1.-The hope is cher
ished here that We may always be on
the best of possible terms with the
United States but there is a clear recog-
milton of the principle that America will
pursue her own political interests and,
commercially. Will drive US out bf the
worlds market if she can. Anglo-Saxon
over lOrdship may be fine thing in an
after-dinner speech, but it is not prac-
teal politically"
The Daily News says. in communication
of the speech: "A good understanding
between the United States. Germany and
England is much more practical politics
than waiting the worlds peace"
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