The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-16
ANGLO=SAXONS HAVE
 SECOND LOVE FEAST
Pilgrims Society Gives Dinner
 to Alaskan Boundary Com.
ENGENDERS GOOD FEELING
Lord Lansdowne Suggests That We Follow Roosevelrs Idea and At tend to Public and Private Af-
 fairs as Honest Gentlemen.

London, October 15.-The dinner given by the Pilgrims society to the Alaskan boundary commission at Cartridges hotel tonight proved the most notable assem- blaze of Englishmen, Americans and Canadians ever brought together in Lon- don. In addition to the members of the commission, the British cabinet ministers the American ambassador and the most prominent representatives of English pub lie life were present. Chief Marshal Lord Roberts presided. On his right sat the American ambassador. Choate, and on his left Lord Chief Justice Alverstone. Lord Landsdowne. Sir Louis Joett Sir Stanley Stark, the Kings equerry and Secretary Elihu Root sat at the same table while the other guests were distributed at small tables around the room.
 Lord Roberts proposed the health of King Edward and President Roosevelt in a united toast which met with a cordial reception. He then proposed 'The Alas kan boundary commission" to which Lord Alverstone replied, saying that the meet
 
 monument of the feeling evidenced in America and Great Britain to settle their difficulties by common defense method. Ex-United States Senator Turner and the Hon. Clifford Sifton. Canadian interior minister, answered for their respective countries.
 The Anglo-Saxon Race.
 Proposing the health of the Angio-Saxon race, Foreign Secretary Lord Lansdowne claimed that it had done more than any other nationality to promote the arts and science, and just and equal govern ment. He said:
 T may prophecy that our contributions towards the happiness and the good gov ernment of the world will not be less in the future, than it has been in the past. The two great great branches of the An glo-Saxon race will be found working shoulder to shoulder. giving an example to the world of the mode of settling differ ences. Human natures are fallible and we must have our little differences from time to time, but an appeal to force is un- thinkable."
 The British foreign secretary then pre- sented a tribute to the late Sir Michael Herbert, and quoted Ambassador Choate as saying that the mantle of Lord Pauncefote had fallen on Sir Michael Herbert. He added President Roosevelts tribute to Lord Pauncefote that he did his business as an honest gentleman.
 "Let Us Be Honest Gentlemen"
 Let us follow that motto" concluded the foreign minister, 'in public and pri- vate Let us do our business as honest of which the Anglo-Saxon race deserves of the world"
 Jacob M. Dickinson of the American counsel in responding, referred to the Af- ro-American and other clements compos ing the American population.
 MT. Aylesworth, the Canadian eommis- sioner answering in the name of Canada, asked if Lord Lansdowne had not lost sight of the fact that several thousand of the best Anglo-Saxons lived In Canada, which by the whole trend of his speech MT. Aylesworth intimated had been rather overlooked.
 Passionately, Mir. Aylesworth declared that none was more loyal to King Ed ward than the Canadian. yet there was none whom from a business and senti- mental point of view, more appreciated their association with America.
 Root Closes the Dinner.
 Secretary Root closed the dinner with a notable speech, proposing the health of Lord Roberts as the commander-in- chief of the British army.
 MT Root referred to the endeavor to promote army reform on both sides of the Atlantic.
 The American people, he said, had in- herited from Great Britain the ingrained distrust of standing army which had led the British to admit their army ap- propriation to annual votes, and similar ly, in the American constitution, the ap- propriation was limited to two years
 The people of America had inherited the spirit of civil control of the military, said Secretary Root; that by the creation of general staff he hoped that the United States had solved the problem, and he trusted that Great Britain would be sim ilarly fit.
 By this expression" he added, you may gather that I hope that American and British armies may never be brought into contact. There cannot be more genuine and hearty feeling of good win than exists among the people of the United States for Canada
 Secretary Root received the thanks of Lord Roberts and the hanuIet capa to