Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-06-08

Sentiments Were Snapped Profuse.
ly-All Unanimous IN the Belief
That Great Britain and the United
States Were Destined to Be the RuI.
ers of the World and That the Un.
written Alliance Between the Coun.
tries Would Always Work for Peace.
London. June G.--l'hc banquet ten,
nerrd by the London chamber of com
lnrrcr to the delegates OF the New York
chamber at GrucrrS hail last night was
one of the handSomcSt affairs of the
KIND ever given in II city famed for lav.
iSh hospitality.
No effort was spared to honor the
American guests. but ii must he con.
fcSScd that tn" latter did not sustain he
reputation America has for brilliant
nflrr-uinnrr speaking. Nor did the
British speakers do much to relieve the
t"dlm OF four hours speaking.
All the speeches. however. termrl
with extreme frirndlinrss and faith in
the establishment of permanent friendly
relations. All the speakers expressed
the belief that Great Britain and the
United States would rule the drstinieS
OF I'll" world, and that the unwrittcn al.
lance would always work for peace and
the benefit of mankind
In welcoming the delegates, Lord
RrnSScy, who made the first speech,
said
1--WE welcome them as the representa-
tivrS of the skin and enterprise which
have turned the vast resources of the
American continent to the services of
mankind. We are largely Sharers in
these benefits. Our trrming millions
could not live without the food America,
produces and the raw materials for our
Industries America teaches us lessons
not only in the creation, but i'm the lib
eral distribution of wealth.
"To no other nation" he continued,
are We drawn as we are to our kinds
men across the Atlantic. The wisely
directed friendship of our two peoples
not ns yet, and perhaps never TO br GO
mrntrd by formal alliance should be-
Il potent influence. Working together
for the common good of all mankind, we
may protect the oppressed. and we may
establish peace among the nations"
There was Il mllrmur of expectancy as
Lord l.anS,iownr the forciyn secretary.
rose to toast President Mckinley. II
imagine" said he. that this honorable
duty has been assigned TO me because
| am connected with the department OF
foreign affairs. and because il may be-
that Il toast, coming from my lips, may
seem to denote something more than Il
mere privat" expression of admiration
and good WILL | think may say that
to all these subjects of his majesty il
requires an effort to thinl; of our rpla
lionS with the United States as foreign
relations. All those who like myself,
are servants of the public. feel that they
hold IN UNIV ritten commission that no
pains shall be spared to maintain til"
most friendly relations.
"With regard to President Mckinley.
we think of the great Office he fills and.
in addition TO his public cares, we re-
member the burden of private anxiety
he has to bear. 1t is the prayer Of our
Who'll" country that his wife may be re-
stored to health and that he may con-
tnlr to be to the whole world Il potent
influence for the good of the human
race"
Mr.. Hepburn aroused interest by an
intination that the United States were
entering upon the stage of tariff rrlaXa-
h., ,,l,, i,n ,,f la I;,,,
campaign committee. he said. has an
nollncrd that the tariff will be taken
off from all So-callrd trust commodities,
'and our ability to produce has so out
grown our capacity to consume that the
open door is rapidly becoming the
Shibbolrlh of America"
Mr. Carnegie. who had the best receI-
tion of the evening. dw"lt upon the I'm
portancc of the growing friendly rela-
tions between the two countries, and
continued as follows:
"1hr horoscope of the future shows
that common dangers are likely to dra W
MS closer and closer: and. if ever the
banners rntwincd together have to he
unfured side by side in self defense
against any foe OF combination Of foes
who may attack and disturb the peace,
pity that enemy
"Thr chambers of commerce Of the
world carry for their motto peace and
goodwill among men, If cabinets
should ever fail to preserve between
ms peace With honor. ! suggest as Il tri-
bunal of last resort the chambers of
commerce in London and New York. and
not until we fail should out peoples de-
Spnir of settlement crcditablr to both
diSputantS.'
Mr.. Hriscom dwelt upon the expansion
of American shipping. "With the CO.
operation of our government" he said.
I'VE trust that on the great ocean trade
routes the ilag of the United States will
soon fly side by side with the flags of
Great Britain and the continental pow
trS."