Evening journal., 1903-11-27
BRYAN H0NORED
Guest IN LONDON
Receives an Ovation at a
Thanksgiving Banquet in
Old England
MANY ROTABLES WE'RE PaESEH7


London. Nov 27-Thonksgiving da5
was celebrated by the American So.
ciety in London at a banquet given az
the Hotel Cecil. There were over 400
covers. William Jennings Bryan was
the guest OF honor. Many notable per-
sons were present, including the Duke
Of Marlborough Earl Denbish, Lord
Davey. General Ian Hamilton and Gil
bert Parker.
The speeches. while favored by the
usual seasonal cheer and references to
Auglo-Amerioan friondliness, devel
oped particularly into a duel Of repar
tee goodnaturod. but almost sub-acid
between Mr.. Bryan and Ambassador
Choate
The Duke Of Marlborough proposed
q tonst 20 President Roosevelt and. al.
dressing himself TO the interests which
England and the United States have IN
common. referred in terms of the
highest praise to President Roosevelt
and spoke feelngly OF the late Sir
Michael Herbert
Ambassador Choate. responding %
the tonst 10 his health, which wac
proposed in complimentary terms by
Lord Davey. took up the Duke of Mari
borough's reference TO the sympaihies
of the American and British people
and said that here had been reason
heretofore 10 suspect some such scntf
ment on the part Of the duke, since
he had set an example In one form OF
the Anglo-Amorican alliance. on which
the people of both countries were able
70 look with entire approval.
Turning 20 Mr. Bryan Mr.. Choatc
said It was the custom Of American,
torn from their native shores. to gather
annually TO give thanks. The Ameri.
can society ln London had now among
them these eviles. for whom person
ally ne. as ambassador. had been doing
the best he could He had taken Mr.
Bryan to visit the Bank of England
whore he was able to study the fiscal
question in iis native lair The conf
rany would be edited said Mr. Choate
had fhcy hcnrd Mr. Bryan cross-eX-
amlning the governor of the Bank of
England The ambassador said he had
aided Mr. Bryan TO hear Mr. Asquiih
MT Chamberlain. Lord Goschen and
lord Rosehery an within as hours so
if his views on the fiscal question were
not utterly mixed they would appre-
ciate at least the quality Of the man
they had before them
The speesh of the ambassador was
followed by an ovation to MIR. Bryan.
which lasted for several minutes Mr.
Bryan, in responding. paid q graceful
tribute TO the English guests Of thc
IA. Keialy.- unsaid the highest comnli
mcni he was able 10 pay was that in
lnokinc over the tables he was unabl,
10 distinguish the English from the
American women present. He thanked
the British nation for the kindly for
bcarance 20 had shown in receiving
him-tho protectionists for letting him
land at an and the gold bugs for not
having deportoi him Immediately after
his arrival Mr Bryan said he had
prodtci excoeaingly by his visit io
the Bank of England Tie wanted o.
call attention. however to the fact
That the murderous attack by an i'm
sane man with n revolver on Kenneth
Crahame. the secretary Of the bank,
occurred the day before he called.
Touching me theme of Thanksgiving
day. Mr. Bryan spoke eloquently of the
natural resources and advantages Of
the United States. for which the people
must return thanks to God. and of the
ideals of liberty and progress. for
which they must thank their English
prorcnitors. Tie urged the necessity
OF the present generation bequeathing
20 posterity some gift commensurate
with the blessings they had received
from their ancestors. and suggested
that thev heQueath the ideal of inter
national ty. OF which The Hague
arhirat bunal was a lasting mon
ument
"Hoil 70 the nation. concluded Mr.
Bryan. whatever her name. who leads
the world towards this higher ideal foI
tho lasting good of an humanity"