Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-11-10
BALFOUR is
FOR PEACE.
GuildhalI Banquet at London His
tOriC Event Praise for
President Roosevelt.

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Pitt, standing where | now stand,
prophesied war. | prophesy peace"
This was the text on which Premier
Balfour based his speech conc arning
the relations of Great Britain with for
.eign countries at the lord mayors BAN
quet in the Guildhall last night. an oc-
caSion when custom makes it almost
imperative for either the premier or
the foreign secretary TO discuss the for
eign and domestic policies Of the Brit
ish government.
Mr.. Balfour and Whitelaw Reid, the
American ambassador, who replied to
the toast of Their EXcellencies, the
Foreign Ministers" proposed by the
lord mayor, We'd with each other IN
pleasant words for the credit Of their
respective countries as leaders among
the advocates of he arbitration of
qunrrels throughout the civilized world.
In fact. the whole tenor of the speech
es was optimistic so far as the rela-
lions between all the great powers
We're concerned. The premier's refer
ence TO Russia was particularly hap
by. He said:
Our friends in Russia are absorbing
public interest by the great movement
they are making in the direction. as
we believe. of self government. The
task of the emperor and his advisers
is indeed not a light one. and those
who for centuries have practiced par
~liamentary government know best the
difficulties which confront them. There
is not a citizen in Great Britain who
does not wish them every success. and
| express The earnest wish that the
movement may not in the future be
strained by the unnecessary effusion
of blood. We hope that the movement
will bring happiness TO countless mil
lions. unsullied by a repetition of the
painful and horrible events which
made the initial progress so lamenta.
BILE"
The banquet was conducted with all
the quaint ceremonial peculiar to the
occasion. The guests of Lord Mayor
Morgan included the retiring lord
mayor. Sir John Pound. and Premier
Balfour as guests of honor: Ambassa-
dor Reid and Niscount Hayashi. the
Japanese minister, who were given n
splendid reception by the assembled
guests.
III proposing the toast of ''Ilie Impe-
ria Forces Sheriff sandman pleas
antly referred to the reception in the
United States of the British squadron
under command of Prince Louis of
Battenberg.
Ambassador Reid in the beginning OF
his speech referred to Viscount Haya-
shi as 1.-The new ambassador" and said
he should have been selected to re-
spond TO the toast to the representa-
tives of foreign nations because of his
well known %eloquence and also because
he was more capable of doing justice
10 the subject. Referring to the pre-
mier's expressions concerning the prob.
abilities of peace. Mr.. Reid said it was
the business of diplomatists to make
peace and not war, and for his part he
preferred the court of arbitration to
the arbitrament of the sword. The am
bassador said he would neither con
cede nor dispute Mr.. Balfour's claim
that Great Britain had taken prece-
dence in the matter of arbitration. but
he would say that Great Britain and
the United States had set an example
and had settled some of the most burn
ing questions through arbitration ant
that today the two countries were more
cordial in their relations than they had
been at any time in the last hundred
years.
IF you hear of the possibility of diff.
ficultieS over fisheries or something
else. don't believe it," said the ambas.
sador, because such II report will BE-
the result of absolute INSTRUMENTATION.
There is no question today between the
United States and Great Britain that
Secretary Root and Secretary Lans.
downe cannot speedily settle. and
while King Edward and President
Roosevelt retain their places there is
sure TO be a continuance of good rela-
TONS
Mr.. Reid closed with a tribute to the
action of President Roosevelt in bring
ing about peace between Russia and
Japan and said that King Edward was
known throughout the United States as
an earnest advocate of peace, whose
tact and moderation had enlearcd him
TO every citizen of the republic.