Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-06
NOT TALKING TARIFF.
"open Door" Blooming Our
Shibboleth, Hepburn Told
English.
BANQUET TO NEW WORKERS.
Delegates of Chamber of commerce
Entertained by London Chamber.
Lansdowne Touchingy Referred to
Illness Of Mrs. Mckinley.

/
night was one of the handsomest az
fairs of the kind ever given in city
famed foa lavish hospitality No eff
fort was spared To honor the Ameri-
can guests, but it must be confessed
that the latter did not sustain the
reputation America has for brilliant
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 establishment OF permanent
| friendly relations. All the speakers
expressed the belief that Great Brit
ain and the United States would rule
the destinies of the world and that
their unwritten alliance would always
work for peace and the benefit of
mankind
Lady Spectators Present.
Around the hall Is a gallery, which,
as the evening advanced, was filled
with ladies, who attended to hear the
| speeches.
Lord Brassey presided. On his right
was Mr.. Choate and on his left Lord
| Lansdowne. Morris K Jessup An.
| drew Carnegie Cornelius N Bliss
! Lord Alverstone (lord chief justice OF
! England), Mr.. Griseom, George G.
| Ward, Lord Strathcona, and Mount
! Royal. Levi P. Morton, Lord Avebury
/ president OF the associated chambers
OF commerce. and j. Pierpont Morgan
were among those seated at the table
OF honor. In all, nearly 500 were
! present.
Lord Brassey made a speech. in
which he welcomed the delegates.
Lord Lansdowne the foreign Sec
rotary, toasted President Mckinley,
and said in part:
4 imagine, ne said. chat this
| honorable duty has been assigned TO
me because am connected with the
| department of foreign affairs, and be.
cause it may be that toast coming
from my lips may seem to denote
| something more than a mere private
| expression of admiration and good
! will. | think | 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 re-
lations. prolonged cheers.)
All those who, like myself, are SER
wants of the public feel that they hold
an unwritten commission that no
! pains shall be spared to maintain the
/ most friendly relations.
With regard to President McKin.
ley, we think Of the great Office he
| fills, aad, IN addition to his public
! cares, we remember the burden OF
private anxiety he has to bear ana
| it is the prayer of our whole coun-
try that his wife may be restored to
health and that he may continue to
be to the whole world a potent influ.
ence for the good of the human
race"
Mr. Jessup, president OF the New
York chamber of commerce, replied to
the address of welcome.
| Mr.. Jessup was followed by Lord
AVebury, A. Foster Higgins and A.
Barton Hepburn
Not Talking Tariff, Said Hepburn.
Mr. Hepburn aroused interest bv
an intimation that the United States
| We're entering upon the stage of tar
I IN relaxation over two years ago .
! observed Mr.. Hepburn, President Me
hlnley, in a speech in Boston, said.
] We are not talking about Tariff now
! and in his recent trip across the con
| unent he made no allusion to the
tariff, but greatly emphasized the ne.
| cessity of cultiyating outside markets,
/ and the chairman of the Republican
/ campaign committee has announced
! that the tariff will be taken off all So
/ called trust commodities, and our
! ability to produce has so largely out
grown our capacity to consume that
the open door is rapidly becoming
! the shibboleth of America
/ The right Hon, William James
\ Pirfie, who followed. admitted the SUI
I premacy of the United States in many
/ directions, but asserted Great Brit
aims supremacy in the matter of ship
I building.
Lord Alyerstone paid an eloquent
tribute to the United States.
Mr.. Carnegie, who had the best re-
ception of the evening, then rose. He
dWelt upon the Importance of the
growing friendly relations between
the two countries, and continued as
follows
THE horoscope of the future shows
that common dangers are likely To
draw us closer together. and. if ever
the banners here entwined together
have to be unfurled side by side in
self-defense against any foe or com
| bination of foes who may attack and
disturb the peace, l pity that enemy.
Peace and Good Will Among Men.
"The chambers of commerce of the
world carry for their motto, Peace
and good viii among men. If cabi-
nets should ever fail to preserve be-
/ tween us peace with honor. | sug-
gest as a tribunal of last resort the
chambers Of commerce in London and
New York; and not until we fail
should our people despair Of a settle
lnent credltable to both dispntants'
MIR. Griscom, whose arrival in time
Tor the banquet created much inter
est, 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 flag of the
United States will soon fly side by
side with the flags Of Great Britain
2Ed continental powers.