The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-06
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NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE DELEGATES GUESTS
AT LONDON BANQUET
LEADERS IN WORLD OF TRADE
Many Millions of Dollars Represent
ed by the Americans Who Sat
Down Last Night in Gro
GERS Hall.

LONDON, June 5.-Fhe banquet ten
dered by the London, chamber of COM
merce to the delegates of the New York
chamber at Grocers' hall tonight was
one of the handsomes1f affairs of the kind
ever given in a city famed for lavish hos
pitality. No effort was spared to honor
the American guests, but it must be
confessed that the latter did not sus-
tain the reputation America has for bril-
liant after-dinner speaking Nor did the
British speakers do much to relieve the
tedium, of four hours speaking. All the
speeches, however, teemed with extreme
friendliness and faith in the establish
ment of permanent friendly relations.
All the speakers expressed the belief that
Great Britain and the United States
would rule the destinies of the world
and that their unwrltten alliance would
always work for peace and the benefit
of mankind.
Grocers' hall, just opposite the Bank
Of England, has the reputation Of being
the most interesting chamber Of all the
city companies. A series of impressive
reception rooms leads to the oak pan
eled banqueting hall. The tables tonight
were decorated with profusion Of flow
ers and historic plate Around the hall
is a gallery, which as the evening ad-
vanced was filled with ladies who at
tended to hear the Speeches
MEN OF MILLIONS.
Lord Brassey presided. On his right
Lansdowne Morris X. Jessup, Andrew
Carnegie, Cornelius N. Bliss, Lord Alver-
stone lord chief Justice of England; Mr..
Griscom, George G. Ward, Lord Strath-
coma and Mount Royal, Levi P. Morton,
l.. V. Atterbury, president Of the asso-
ciated chambers of Commerce, and j.
Pierpont Morgan were among those
koI - &oI0 - In oil
nearly 300 were present.
In welcoming the guests Lord Brassey,
who made the first speech, said
Eve welcome them as representatives
of the skill and enterprise, which have
turned the vast resources Of the Arneri-
can continent to the service Of mankind.
We are largely sharers in these benefits.
Our teeming millions could not live with
out the food America produces and the
raw materials for our Industries. Amer
lea teaches us lessons not only In the
creation but in the liberal distribution Of
wealth"
'1 imagine" he said, that this hon Dr.
able duty has been assigned to me, bee
able duty has been assigned to me be-
cause I am connected with the depart
ment of foreign affairs and because it
may be that toast, coming from my
lips, may seem to mean something more
that a private expression of admiration
and good will.
'I think that I may say that to all the
subjects of his majesty it requires an
effort to think Of our relations with the
United States as foreign relations All
those, who like myself, are servants of
the people, feel that they hold an unwrit
ten commission that no pains chall be
spared to maintain the most friendly re-
lations"
Mr. Jessup, president of the Chamber
Of Commerce, replied to the address of
Welcome
Mr.. Jessup was followed by Lord Ave
bury, A. Foster Higgins and A. Barton
Hepburn.
The hour was now so late that sew
eraI toasts were brought to an end with
few words from Mr.. Choate.