The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-25
WANTS HISTORY CHANGED.
Speaker at Queens Birthday Ban
quet.

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quet.
Chicago, May 25.-Queen Victoria and
the Anglo-American harmony were
cheered to the echo last night at the
banquet in honor of the S1st birthday
OF Great Britain's ruler at the Yelling
ton hotel.
Over 100 men were seated at the ia.
bles. Among the speakers were former
Controller of the Currency James H.
Eckeis, Captain Wyndham, Bishop Tho
burn, General J. B. Leake and Bishop
HartzeI.
George E. Gooch. chairman of the
committee which arranged the dinner,
acted as POSTMASTER and regrets were
read from Secretary of State John Hay.
the 2remiers of the Canadian provinces
and from the foreign consuls in Chi
cage.
Before the toasts were made, a motion
was carried amid great enthusiasm, to
request Captain William Wyndham,
British conSul in Chicago, to cable to
his ruler the sincere congratulations of
those present. In his opening remarks
Mr.. Gooeh. after paying a tribute to the
queen, and urging closer relations of
friendship and business interests be-
tween England, America and Germany,
declared that the school children of
America are taught to hate Great Brit
ain in their histories and made a plea
for fairer teaching of the history of the
revolutionary conflict than is afforded
by the school text books.
To the music of The Star S~pangled
Banner" the assembIage toasted The
President of the United States"
James H. Eckels made the response,
saying in part:
AT no time in the past hundred years
has the president of the United States
not been a patriot before a partisan.
He may be the most rigid of par
tisanS before taking his position, but
the conserving properties of the office
bring him to act for country first and
always before party interest
A reference made by Mr.. Eckels to
! ex-Presidept Cleveland, as an example
of a president sacrificing party prestige
TO the dictates of his conscience reused
one of the demonstrations CT the even
ing. MI. EckelS Scath1ngly
the efforts of men wsO sought tc
arouse hatred of England in America
to secure partisan advantage. declaring
that the m of the two nations
would increase from mutual good VIII
and action. The toast. The Queen"
brought the enthusiasm of the evening
to a ina and when Captain Nynd-
han, the British cOnsul,r rose in response,
it continued for several minutes. Cap
tain WYndham referred to the respect
and venerati0n with which Queen Vic
tOria is held in all parts of Great Brit
aims possessions. The reference made
by the consul to the war in South Africa
was guarded and when made, it was
linked with the Philippine strife. Cap
tain Wyndham said:
4NNAA &2RNSLACAA SANE9 10 I 4 ~
hope that wars will ever cease. I sin
cerely hope that when the present cen
fury has closed it Will have brought the
ends of our wars in the Philippines and
the Transvaal and witnessed the estab-
1ishment of stable governments in those
lands and the guarantee of individual
rights which are given under the British
and American flags"
The Empress of India" was respond
ed to by Missionary Bishop John NJ.
ThobuTn of the NJ. E. church in India.
who spoke of the personal observations
he had made of the loyalty of indian
subjects for the queen and the British
empire. The acquisition of the Philip
pines, declared Bishop Thoburn. would
compel America to have something to
say about China and he dilated upon the
opportunity for missionary work in the
far east by a unity of Germany, Eng
land and America
General Joseph B. Leake responded to
The Army and Navy" paying tributes
TO the bravery of the soldiers and sail
ors of America and England on battle
fields and the high seas.
The United States and Great Britain;
one in world wide philanthropy" was
the toast responded to by Bishop
JOSpDh Harfzhll of Africa.