New-York tribune., 1901-12-16
H. PIODA SPEAKS TO SWISS.
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT
MKINLEY'S MEMORY-PROTEC-
TION AND RECIPROCITY.

The annual dinner of the New-York Swiss
Club was held at Delmonicos on Saturday night
There was a large attendance Of sons of the
republic. including officials Of the legation at
Washington. An eloquent address was delivered
by NJ. Pioda, the Swiss Minister. He spoke
follows:
I wish I could; at least once year. meet every
single of the Swiss who live in this large
country L wish l could attend all the fetes which
the Swiss celebrate with feelings of loyalty toward
possible, to respond to the many patriotic invita-
lions which N EyeF since have the the 9gh
ernment Of the United States, the Swiss Club has
its invitation to it's annual dinner. and have had
every year the honor and the pleasure 10 celebrate @
more fs - and in Tps tits and q
sign, not only of the success of the club and OF
the prosperity of this country, but also of the
have been on the other siGe this Suner and
hen landed n ID again @ in Amere4 felt n fb
beautiful Fatherland had sent me. through the
afterglow Of its Icy peaks. message of love for
i wish ! could make you feel with me all the
home. wish I could find words to describe TO
her natural and festive adornment she received the
shooters who swarmed to the national marksman-
You the magnificent order of the festivities the
feelings Of the mutn at once or G kind ahf Lofty
Base. Iiesthai and Schaphausen have celebrated
of their admission into the confederation, many
centuries ago.
How satisfactory IT mas been for me to hear the
foreign officers who had attended the difficult and
Interesting manoRCVres which took place this au-
turnn in the picturesque neighborhood of capt.
tai praise the plucky and courageous spirit with
which our troops endured the inevitable hardships
of the field!
came across the sea message of horror: The
friend of mankind the kind President of the great
sister republic. had been killed by depraved
monster at the very moment when the victim was
Offering him a brotherly handi The Swiss people
felt very keeniy this blow TO the country which
receives their sons and wants to gather even more
of them. Deep the horror OF the Swiss toward
the despised criminal and his odous sect, which
heartfelt sympathy. The Federal Council would
have sent me here once If the funeral had not
taken place so soon.
striving agent in the binding together OF the two
sister republics. II IS proper that you should,
this occasion also give a sign of the sympathy OF
quest you to stand up and empty your glasses in
Silent respect Of the noble martyr
In the fight for the ennoblement OF humanity
guide has fallen. But the fight continues, and an.
other has stepped courag ageously into the place Of
the fallen one-another. who understands how TO
storm heights May he succeed in stormng all the
this great country, for the good OF humanity. For
humanity is a great unit; the prosperity Of one of
its families is of use to the others. and all hu
Inanity suffers when OF its fractions fight
ing another.
Let us not give up such idealism. for it is not
in the clouds-lt is in the laws balance of the
humanity, have a right 10 q certain selfshness of
purpose In their development. This egotism. IL
IT is not shortsighted but logical and understand.
ing does not come in collision with the laws of
equilibrium With those ideals and the goodwill
between the nations a reciprocal feeling Is sure
to grow OF itself.
II we take a practical example and call the self
ishness OF purpose protection and the reciprocal
feeling reciprocity. will coma to the conclusion