The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-06
THE FRIENDSHIP
LONDON NTS TENDER FINE
 BANQUET TO AMERICANS.
Prophecies That Great Britain and the United States Will Rule the Desttnies of the World Their Unyyrftten AL Iiance VIII Always Work for Peace and the Benefit of Mankind.

London, June 1.-The banquet ten
 dered by the London Chamber of Com-
 merce to the delegates of the New
 York Chamber at Grocers' hall to-
 night was one of the handsomest af-
 fairs of the kind ever given in a city
 famed for lavish hospitality. All the
 speeches teemed with extreme friendli-
 ness 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 destinies of the world
 and that their unwritten alliance would
 always work for peace and the benefit
 of mankind
 Grocers' hall, just opposite the Bank
 of England, has the reputation of be-
 ing the most interesting chamber of all
 the city companies A series of inn
 pressive reception rooms lead to the
 oak -panelled banquetin hall. The ta-
 bles tonight were decorated with
 profusion of flowers and historic plate.
 Around the hall is q gallery which, as
 the evening advanced, was filled with
 ladies who attended to hear the
 speeches.
 Lord Brassey presided On his right
 vas MT. Choate and on his left Lord Lansdowne. Morris K Jesun Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius N. Bliss, Lord AL verstone Qord chief justice of Eng land), MT. Griscom, George G. Ward, Lord Stratcona, Levi P. Morton, Lord Avebury (president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce) and J. Pier pone Morgan were among those seated at the table of honor. In all nearly three hundred were present.
 In welcoming the delegates, Lord Brassey, who made the first speech, said: We welcome them as the rep resentatives of the skill and enterprise which have turned the vast resources of the American continent to the ser vice of mankind. We are largely shar- CTS in these benefits. Our teeming mill lions could not live without the food America produces and the raw mate rials for our industries America | teaches us lessons not only in the crea- ton but in the liberal distribution of wealth"
 Referring to the debt Great Britain owed to the New York Chamber of | Commerce at the time the Venezuelan difficulty arose, Lord Brassey said he desired to mark Great Britains deep | sense of the service rendered.
 ITO no other nation," he continued, 'are we drawn as we are to our kins- men across the Atlantic. The wisely directed friendship of our two peoples not yet, and perhaps never to be ce- mented by formal alliance-should be potent influence. Working together for the common good of all mankind we may keep open the door for trade, we may spread civilization, we may pro- tect the oppressed, and we may estab- fish peace among the nations"
 There was murmur of expectancy as Lord Lansdowne the foreign secretary, rose to toast President Mckinley.
 "I imagine" said he, that this hon. orable duty has been assigned to me because I am connected with the de- partment of foreign affairs and because it may be that a toast, coming from my lips, may seem to denote something more than a mere private expression of admiration and good will. I think I may say that to all the subjects of his majesty 1t requires an effort to think of our relations with the United States dS lOISI IeidllOIS NpIOlOllSeu CISeISJ- l All those who like myself are servants of the public feel that they hold an un- written commission that no pains shall be spared to maintain the most friend ly relations.
 With regard to President Mckinley, we think of the great office he fills and, In addition to his public cares, we re- C member the burden of private anxiety he has to bear. It is the prayer of our whole country that his wife may be re- stored to health and that he may con- ( .inue to be to the whole world potent ' influence for the good of the human S ace" MT. Jesup, president of the New York f Chamber of Commerce replied to the ! address of welcome and spoke in part I IS follows MT Chairman, My Lords and Gen. ( lemen-It is said that kind words are \ he music of the world. For the gra- l. ious and kindly words with which you s ave made us welcome, and for the gen. a rous warmth of our reception mani ! ested in every eye and felt in the clasp s f every hand, it is my privilege to ex- Ii ress the thanks of the New York t Chamber of Commerce, and especially a f my associates here as your guests at I his memorable banquet. 0