The sun., 1903-06-20
cALLsCANADA "spOILED CHILD'
Senator Depew speaks at London Dinner
Atm OF Irish Land Dill.

Special Gable Despatch 10 The SUN
LONDON, June 10, 9,About 100 guests
attended the first annual banquet OF the
Pilgrims Club tonight. the principal guest
being Mr. George Wyndham, Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland. Among the others were
the Prince of Thurn and Taxis. the Duke
of Newcastle, Lord Brassey, Lord Stall
bridge, Field Marshal Sir George White.
United States Senator Depew. Capt. Stock
ton, Naval Attacha of the American Elm
bassy. several Members of Parliament and
a number Of literary men.
Senator Depew, in proposing toast to
Mr. Wyndham, paid tribute to him for
having, after 500 years OF antagonism.
which could not be ended by force or sur
render, discovered the secret OF conciliat-
ing the Irish. He said that everybody in
America was Interested in what Mr., Wynd-
ham was doing because whether he sue
ceeded now or later. they were convinced
that he was going in the right direction.
Referring to Anglo American relations
Mr. Depew said that nothing now separated
the two countries except spoiled child
of the empire in the north. his reference
being to Canada This child was very
good fellow in his way but like all PAM
pered children he was inclined to shake his
fist in his elder brothers face, knowing
that his mother was. behind him, but the
disputed matter had been referred to arbi-
tration and the decision must be awaited.
Meanwhile the child would grow up and
the difficulties would disappear.
Mr. wyndham, replying to Mr. Depew' g
compliments anent the Irish Lad bill, said
that whether the measures achieved what
it's author hoped for or whether 1t buried
him in it's ruins, the idea would remain.
He did not pretend that his effort would
necessarily succeed. but hoped in any case
that the will would be taken for the deed.
His chief incentive in making this prac-
tical attempt in a visionary cause was a
heartfelt desire that Ireland might become
a link between Great Britain and the United
States, instead OF its being, as hitherto, a
chasm.
There should be no ground for misunder-
standing between the United States and
Great Britain. Speaking the same lam
guage and cherishing the same ideals, a
great responsibility rested on both to in
sure that the mind remained open and the
heart warm Inspired by that feeling he
had introduced the bill which, he hoped.
would bring about an era OF conciliation IN
Ireland.
Sir George White referred to his frequent
intercourse with American naval Officers
while he was Governor Of Gibraltar. He
said the British were all proud to know
that the United States possessed within its
widely distributed borders every good and
useful gift that God could shower on the
face OF a fair land. She could, therefore.
reduce her army and navy to minimum.
while everybody knew with what strength
and energy she could. when great national
necessity arose. gather her strength
The forces of the United States and Great
Britain. if united could whip the world,
while il ever they themselves came to blows
the results to the civilized world would be
disastrous, for they we're bound by this
common principle: that both we're main
tanning and safeguarding the liberties OF
the people. 1t was impossible to imagine
that force in either country would ever be
used for unconstitutional purposes.
Sir Gilbert Parker. who was born in
Canada, in speaking to toast to the Pill
grims Club. showed that he did not ap-
preciate Mr.. Depew's humorous reference
to the Dominion. at which he seemed some
what nettled.