The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-06
COMMERCE TO Be
GREAT PEACEAAKE8
Trend OfSpeeches at Banquet in
London Last Night.
DINNER TO AMERICANS
MERCHANTS OF TWO GREAT MA
TIoNs PROFESS FRIENDSHIP.

London. June 5.-The banquet rendered
by the London chamber OF commerce TO
fhe delcgatCs of the New york chamber
al Grocers HAL t0nisht was one OF the
handsomest affairs OF the kind ever gtv-
en BE- e city famed for lavish hospitality.
no effort was spared 90 honor the Amer
iCau guests. but it must he confessed that
the latter did not sustain the reputation
America has for brilliant aftar-dlnner
speaking. Nor did the British speakers
do much 90 relieve the tcdium of the -FOUR
hours speaking. All the speeches, how
ever. temed with extreme frieudazess
and faith iu the establishment Oh peuna-
ers expressed the belief that Great BriI-
ain and the United States would rule the
oeatirr-s of the world. and that their un-
written alliance WOulu always Wofk Tor
peacc and the benefit Of mankind.
Lord Brassey presided On ms right
was AIR. ChOate ana on his Ielt Lord
Lansdowue Morris *. Jessup, Andrew
stone tord chief justice oil Eneiano) Mr
GriscOm. George g. Ward, Lord SJra th-
coma and Mount Royal, Levi p Morton,
e5 Chambers OF Commerce.. and j. q.
Morgan were among those seated at the
table of honor. In am, nearly 30 we're
Brassey-. who made the first speech. SAID:
Lessons From America
eve welcome them as the representa-
tiVe5 of skill and eUt -rpTiSe. which nave
turned the vast resources Of the amer
lean conuuent TO the service OF mar Nrod-
We are largely snarers i'm these beu5ilUs.
Our teemnB millions could not live wish
out che food America produces and the
row materials fer cur industries America
NCatles us lessons not only In the CreI-
ton. bat I'M the liberal distribution Of
Referripe to the debt Great Britain
owed TO the New York chamber Of COM
Guilty arose. Lord Brassey said he de-
sired TO mark Great Britaiu's deep sense
-~ro no other nadon." no continued,
arc we drawn as we are to our kinsUeu
seross the Auautc The wisely directed
and perhaps never 10 be Ceniented by
formal aliduce-shCufd be "a potent in
1uCnce Working together for the COM
open rho door for trade. we may sBree6
civilizati ton. we may protect the oppfes sed
Therg was nurmur Of expectancy as
ross TO toast President Mckinley. he
We think o. the. great once ne tHs and
IN addition to his public cares. we re-
Inem9er the burden of private anxiety
our whole country that his wife may bu
restored 90 health end that ne may CON
!Inue % be 10 the whole world potent
race
Mr. carnegie's Speech.
Mr.. Carnegie. v-ao had the best re-
Cepuon of the evening then rose Hz
cWe.t upon the Importance of the grow
Ing friendly relations between the two
countries ana continued as follows
THE horoscope of the future shows
that common dangers are likely. to dra ~
ms closer and closer, ana III ever the
banners here eutwiued together have ca
te unturled side by side I'm seIf-defense
against any foe or combination OF foes
Who mag. Undertake 20 disturb the peace
The chambers OF commerce OF the
world carry for their motto Peace ans
Coed VIII Among Men If cabinet.
should ever fail TO preserve between ul
peace with honor I suggest as trt
huHu OF last res ri -le chamber Of com
ruerCe in london and in New york; ant
not until We fail should our peoples de-
SPAR " a. settlement creditable to botl
di-outauts.
Air Griscom whose arrival in time 70
the banquet created Interest, dwclt upc.
tho expansion Of American shipping.
The uoUr was now lake and SeVe-a
t'a-t5 were dispensed with. and. the pro
cee5-1Es were brought TO an end with
few words from Mr. Choate. who de
clarcd that L1ndouers had done "a nobl
act I'm extending the hand Of FRIENDSHIP
q" q most f0TmiCa5le rival
-CsmmeTCe. ne said. will be the re
peaCerva kerr and q blessing to mankind
Any real conflict between our two COuu
tries is impossible.