New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-10
CONGRATULATE THE KING
British Schools and Universities Club
ObserUe HIS Birthday.

The annual dinner OF the British Schools and
Universities Club of this city. held in the
main supper room at Delmonico's last night, the
birthday of King Edward VII.
At the guest table we're: Sir Percy Sanderson.
British Consul General: Rear Admiral Winfield
Scott Schey. W. Peterson principal of McGiu
University; President Francis l. Patton. OF Prince
ton Theological Seminary; Edmund Clarence Sted-
man, president Of the New-England Society;
Thomas L. James. president of st. Davd's Society;
William Butler Duncan. president Of St Andrew S
Society; DR.. Wofred Nelson. president of the New
York Graduates Society Of the McGH University;
DR.. George D. Stewart. president of the Canadian
Society Of New-York. and David a. Munro. Ralph
M art-Wortley, president of the club. acted as
POSTMASTER.
Sir Percy Sanderson responded to the toast His
Majesty's Representative; W. Peterson to The
Empire; DR.. Patton. The Influence of Schools
and Universities; Admiral Schley. The Army and
Navy" and David A Munro to THE Club"
IN the afternoon a cable message sent to
King Edward VII. wishing him long and pros
porous reign and message of thanks. sent at the
Kings direction, was received.
Referring to the recent Alaskan decision. Dr.
Peterson said that no sensible Canadian. and there
very few others. needed to be told that he
ought to have implicit confidence in the Lord Chief
Justice of England. and that they had speedily
realized the fact that the constitution of the Tri-
bunal such that it practically a hearing
before a judge, Lord Alverstone. and it his
Judgment that had gone against them. He con-
tinued:
Lord Averstone did all his work and rendered
his judgment in the true spirit OF an Impartial
jurfst, and with the most perfect fairness. His
verdict has gone against Canada, and the only
difficulty remaining in the situation is that the
natural feeling Of disappointment is somewhat
aggravated by two considerations: First, that
Canada protest against the constitution OF the
Tribunal which contained three commissioners
who had already committed themselves on the
subject which they undertook to adjudicate;
had been overruled by the British government. and
had put it record that in their opinion Lord
Alverstone had changed his mind in regard to
the most northerly islands in the channel. and
after Just agreeing with them, had without nou-
fying them Of his intention, finished by awarding
these islands to the United States by way of COM
promise
Admiral Schley said in part:
The army and navy, after diplomacy has failed.
is the only factor of peace and it is not true to-
to peace. for they prevent. more often than pro
mote war 1t is unfortunate that in times of peace
their duties are performed of the sight of the
people OF the world AS business investm OF
the nation, il bears the relation the police
OF the city
Dr. Patton in speaking Of the Alaskan boundary
question, declared that despite the fact that Lord
Alverstone was deciding against his own country
ne had decided the question according TO law
this calm Judgment coming from university people"