The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-02
BRYAN In LONDON
he Was Guest of Honor at a Thanks
giving Dinner,
GIVEN BY AMERICAN SOCIETY
The Great Commoner Feels a,
Home Among the Big Men
Of England and Makes
a Speech,

big time over in London. Thanksgiv-
ing day was celebrated by the Ameri-
can Society in London at a banquet
given at the Hotel Cecil Thursday
night. There were 400 covers. Will
liam Jennings Bryan was the guest OF
honor.
The speeches, while favored by The
usual seasonal cheer and references to
Anglo American friendliness, develop
ed particularly into duel OF repartee,
good naturei, but almost subacid, be-
tween Mr.. Bryan and Ambassador
Choate.
There we're number Of notable
guests at the banquet, including the
duke Of Marlborough and all the am
bassadors in London.
The duke OF Marlborough proposed
a toast to President Roosevelt, and
addressing himself to the interests
which England and the United States
have in common, referred in terms OF
the highest praise to President Roose-
velt.
Ambassador ChOate, responding to
the toast to his health, which was
proposed in complimentary terms by
Lord Davey, took up the duke OF
Marlborough's reference to the mutual
sympathies Of the American and Brit
ish people and said that there hao
been reason heretofore to suspect some
such sentiment on the part OF the
duke, since be had set an example in
one form Of the Anglo-Amer1can alli-
ance, on which the people OF both
countries were able to look with en-
tire approval. Turning to Mr.. Bryan,
Mr.. Choate said it was the custom OF
Americans torn from their native
shores to gather annually and return
thanks. The American society in
London had now among them another
Of those exiles, for whoO personally
he, as ambassador, had been doing
the best he could. He bad taken
Mr.. Bryan TO visit the Sank OF Eng
land, where he was able to study the
fiscal question In it's native lair. The
company would be edited, said Mr..
Choate, had they heard Mr.. Bryan
cross exami1g the governor OF the
Bank OF England. The ambassador
said be had aided Mr.. Bryan to in
terview Mr.. Asquith, Mr.. Chamber
lain, Lord Goshen and Lord Rosebery,
all within 4s hours, so if his views on
the fiscal question were not utterly
mixed they would appreciate at least
the quality Of the man they had be-
fore them.
Tie speech Of the ambassador was
followed by an ovation to Mr.. Bryan
which lasted several minutes. Mr..
Bryan, in responding paid graceful
tribute to the English guests Of the
society. He said the highest compli-
ment he was able to pay was that In
looking over the tables be was un-
able to distinguish the English from
the American women present. He
thanked the British nation for the
kindly forbearance it had shown in
receiving hiul-the protectionists for
letting him land at all, and the gold
bugs for not having deported him im-
mediately after his arrival. Mr.. Bryan
said he had pro6ted exceedingly by
his visit to the Bank of England.
He wanted to call attention, however,
to the fact that the murderous attack
by an insane man with revolver On
Kenneth Grahame, the secretary Of
the bank, occurred the DAY before he
called.
Touching the theme Of ThankSgiv-
ing day, Mr.. Bryan spoke eloQuently
Of the natural resources and advan-
tages OF the United States, for which
the people must return thanks to God,
and Of the ioeals Of liberty and pro-
gress for which they must thank their
English progenitors. He urged the
necessity Of the present generation
bequeathing to posterity some gift
commensurate with the blessings they
had received rom their ancestors and
suggested that they bequeath the
ideal of international amity, OF which
The Hague arbitration tribunal was
a lasting monument.
'sHail to the nation," concluded
Mr.. Bryan, whatever her name, who
leads the world towards this higher
ideal for the lasting good Of all hu-
manity."