The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-17
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Chicago, H. April 16.-oueen
welhelmina Of the Netherlands was
toasted and Joseph Chamberlain OF
England denounced at the sixth annual
banquet Of the Holland society Of Chi
cago which was held tonight at the
Grand Pacific hotel. About 100 mem-
bers OF the society We're present. with
a number Of invited guests. and the
affair was the most successful and
brilliant Of it's kind ever given under
the auspices OF the club.
President George Birkhoff jr, sat at
the head Of the long table and his
Jpening address was received with
much fervov il was In part as fol-
lows
Mr.. George Birkhon, Jr., said in part.
part:
.whne apprcolating what or fore
fathers have endured in the struggle for
indopendence and self government we
value not less the heroic deeds Of our
kinsmen or today who Is there among
us whose heart has not been stirred and
kindred blood qulckened by us, the brave
Beers Of South Africa. Even those
whom through birth, relationship en-
vironment. prejudice or whatever cause,
side with England ia this bloody s.rlg
gle. must admire the valor Of the Dutch
who have displayed devotion no. SUR
passed in ancient or modern history. and
have thereby earned the sympathy OF
both God and mana sympathy which
also touched the heart Of one our noblest
presidents Benjamin Harrison. who, in
his dying moments, pleaded for The sur
FERNS and gallant Beers and protes-
cd against the injustice and cruelty of
England rhe Beers have again shown
that when a Dutchman fights for what
he considers religious cause, when his
-sersonal and civil liberty is threatened,
when his language Ia attacked and II IS
sought 20 deprive him OF his nationnl-
ity ana the land Of his forefathers he
considers death preferable TO the sa RI
flee OF these blessings so dear 20 his
heart He SIS willing 20 give home
wife. children even life itself rather than
submit 70 ihe nver5earlng demand of ln-
conditional SURRENDER rhis devotion OF
the gDutchr ~ aciple this self
sacrihcn spirit tt aleadfast holding
on 10 what he considers his birthnshi
should ever be am inspiration 10 U.S.
American citizens Of Dutch desc-nt. "a
stand Tor what Is right and pure. 90 lovt
country above party 20 scnn hypocraey
and love Of empire Tor sake Of self az
granddizcment"
The chief address Of thc evening was
that of the Rev. Henry E. Dosker OF
Holland Mich. who spoke as follows
ADDRESS OF DOsKER
Mr. Doskcr Of Holland Mich spuk'
about rTho Heroic buchanan iIo sai,
ia part.
"Air Toastmaster ladies and ecnte
men i consider e both a pleasure an'
an honor TO be permitted 20 address th'
Holland Society OF Chicago In reply q
the toast which has been assigned 60 me
The very wording Of the topic Indicate
that.,i the minds ~ the committee %
the programme al least. putchman can
not ycry wen be anything elise but heroic
Like ropay n Uncle Toms Cabin D.
growed shat way
Science tells as that "a every ac
we commit, there ls certain and dehn
ite expenditure OF loryo fource accom-
panied by tho destruction of numhc
81 bral cells But these cells in re
yiwng themselves, banker after the re
commission Of the very act which ha
und6ne them. Thus appettites are born
thus character rs built our Dutch eour
ago must therefore he a matter of hored
u.s. and when ] look at Dutch history
in this respect, / ann reminded OF whq
Gothic says Greif nur nerlm ln'
rclche menschoulebcn una VIC ga packs
da ist es intcressant
Where then shah I nnd my kefol
DutchmaE on whom TO spoak tonight
Here indeed is an m5arras DC ra.hes
Shall lt be that one who Is ln tho grn
dawn OF our history amid the hogs au
awamps of Holland, la The early perlo
OF its aquatic genesis, dohed the pows
of Nome, Claudius Clyils who force
julius Caesar % mako the Batavlans a
Hes rather than subject 10 llomeg &
shall J speak OF Hendris and Horsa. IN
twin Frsian chieftams who in $40 a I
came across the channel 20 derend m
hruaus against the Piots and soc
who were overwhelming them. ana w..
coolly appropriated the country they ha
rescued thus giving us the key "a u
true Understanding of au latter Ansi
nutce wars ae those Dutch names, %
fathero our country the founder of 81
hheries the worthy 100 Of spain, n
sneni one whose day we celebrate ,
Hhnii N he Maurice. 8 ron worthy of SOC
sfl of Hafnegeld, hes tuemy, a.
grey beard, whose strong hand shap,
the pot'cs of she Europe OF this da.
"Or Tromp. or dc Ruytcr or plet he