The San Francisco call., 1899-11-22
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.
BUSINESS MEN
At A BANQUET
New York Chamber of
Commerce.
Special Dispatch 10 The Call.

NEW YORK. Nov. 21.-The one hun
dred and thirty-flrst annual banquet Of
the Chamber of Commerce was held at
Delmonico's tonight and brought to-
gether 900 representative business men of
New York. There We're present also u
number OF distinguished guests, including
Governor Roosevelt, Senators Platt and
Depew, eX-Speaker Thomas B. Reed
Nhitelaw Reid. President Seth Low of
Columbia University, President "A T.
hauley OF Yale University: Major Gen
eral Wesley Merritt and John Barrett, ex-
Minister 10 Siam. In his Introductory re-
marks President Jessup said
L no" ask you to nil your glasses and
drink IN silence TO the toast L will give
you We have met with a national loss,
ana am sure that our beloved President
mas met with an individual loss, and were
ne mere he would ask you to drink to the
TOAST that l shall now give you in ST.
lShce' The President OF the United
STATES The toast was drunk standing.
Next President Jessup proposed a toast
10 queen Victoria, while the orchestra
played God Save the Queen"
Governor Roosevelt spoke TO the toast
or The State of New York" Hissrecep-
ton was most .hattering.
Inc next speaker was Thomas B.
Reed. ex-Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives. He was warmly received. as
was the Governor. President Hadley of
\ ale then spoke on Education for Mod
RESPONSIBILITIES. "A
conclusion OF President Hadley's speech
Senator Platt, who il was thought would
address the chamber, informally left the
banquet-hall Whitelaw Reid spoke to the
toast, THE Existing Friendly Relations
Between the United States and Great
Britain" Speaking of the better under
standing between the United States and
Great Britain Mr.. Reid referred TO the
wars in which both nations were engaged,
wars which he said neither nation began.
OF either war. he declared, there can be
but the one obvious and inevitable re-
sult-the heaviest battalions will win.
He declared that dispassionate observers
would not doubt that in both cases the
END, thus foreSeen, would be best for the
security, for personal rights, for the or
dered liberty and for the advancing civ
iliZation OF the world. Speaking or the
natural sympathy of the Dutch that goes
out TO the Beers Mr.. Reid said:
But Dutch sympathy with Nlusory
Afrikander aspirations will breed no
blood feud. Meanwhile II cannot prevent
the return Of good relations between the
two peoples OF the world nearest 10 our
selves 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, au-
spicious for us and auspicious for the So
luton of the Eastern problems, In whch
we must now bear our share. No doubt
IL is our duty TO cultivate friendly rela-
tions with all peoples, and they may be
right who say that in general we should
seek no special relations with any But
YOU cannot OVerrule the forces OF nature
or bind with the parchment OF diploma
lists the hidden and irresistible influences
Of blood and history. ] say without hesi-
ton that If 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, Ger
many and the United States"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Reds speech
voluntary tOasts were called for and a
toast was drunk standing TO the army
and navy. II was cheered enthusiast
cally There was no response TO II, Gen
erai Merritt having retired and the ban
ouet ended