The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-16
THE PIL0RIMs Dtnnrx.
1rr. Aylesnorth of Canada Bs>onGS

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 Lordon, Oct. l6.--The dinner Eiv6n IT the Pilgrims Society to the Alaskan Boundary Commission at Claridgefs Ho. tel tonight, proved the most notable 4s- semblage of Englishmen, Americans an6 Canadians ever brought together in Lon don. In addition to the members Of fh< Commission. the British Cabinef 1Iniz ters. the American Ambassador ana fIae most prominent representatives of Eng fish public life were present
 Field Marshal Lord Roberts preafde4 On his right sat American Amhaesad3< Choate and on his left Lord Chief Jusfl1e Alvestone- Lord Lansdowne. Sir Lnuis Jette. Sir Stanley Clark, the Kings Equerry, and Secretary Elihu Root snx at the same table, while the other xrAeIs were distributed at small tables around the room.
 Lord Roberts proposed the Asalsh of King Edward and President Rooseverf ir a united toast which met with a cordial reception. He then propoesd 'sT&e A{4s kan Boundary Comfnission. # MiaIei1 Lord Alverstone replied. saying khas 1ne meeting ok tho commissioners would S<a13 as monument Df the feezz1& a1<;ncA& in America ana Great hfakAfM S8 a53
 their differences bv eommon-sense
 method. Ex-united States Senator Fur
 ner and the Hon. Clifford sifton. Cana.
 dian Interior MiniEter, answered for their respective countries.
 Proposing the health of the Anglo-sax8n race, Foreign Secretary Lord Lansdoutla claimed that 1t had done more than any other nationality to promite the arts and literature and just and equal govern- ment. He said:
 ''I may prophecy that our contribution towards the happiness and the good gov ernment of the world will not be less in the future than 1t has been in the post The two great branches of the An&ie~ Saxon race will be found working sheul- der to shoulder, giving an example % tho world of the mode of settling differences Human natures are fallible and VIC must have our little differences from time ss time, but an appeal to force is unthink- able"
 The British Foreign Secretary then paid a tribute to the late Sir Michael Herbert and quoted Ambassador Choate as say ing that the mantle of Lord Pauncefote had fallen on Sir Michael Herbert. He added President Rooseveit's tributs to Lord Pauncefote that he did his business aS an honest gentleman.
 Let us follow that motto," concluded the Foreign Minister, ''in public and private. Let us do. our business as honest gentlemen. confident of the great honor which the Angio-SaxOn race deserves of the world."
 Jacob M. Dickinson of the xEer1can Counsel. fin responding, referred to the and other clements com posing the American population.
 Mir Aylsworth. the Canadian Conan1is- 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 Mir. Aylesworth intimated had been rather overlooked.
 Pass;onately. Mir. Aylesworth declared that none was more loyal to King Ed. ward than the Canadian. yet there was lone who from business and sentimental point of view more appreciated their as with America.
 Secretary Root closed the dinner with l notable speech. proposing the health of Lord Roberts as the commander-fn-chief 'f the British army. MP. Root referred Q the endeavor to promote army reform 'n both sides of the Atlantic.
 The American people. he said. had in- lerited from Great Britain the ingrained ustrust of standing army which had ed the British to admit their army ap- 'ropriation to annual votes and similarly the American constitution, the appro- 'rtatton was limited to two years
 The people of America had inherited he spirit Of civil control of the military rm.
 Mir. Root said that by the creation of general stan he hoped that the United 'tates had solved the problem and ae rusted that Great Britain would be imilarly fortunate
 By this expression" he added. ''you nay gather that I hope that American nd British armies may never be brought nto contact. There cannot be a mora 'enutne and hearty feeling of good will han exists among the people of the United States for Canada" Secretary Root received the thanks of 1ord Roberts and the banquet came to n end.