The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-08
TOASTED
PRESIDENT
AND CAR

New York, Sept. s.-Colonel George
Harvey entertained at dinner last night
at the Metropolitan club the Russian
peace ENJOYS, M. Witte and Baron de
Rosen, the members OF their suites and
a company OF men distinguished in the
different walks Of life. The dinner COM
pany numbered more than ~.
NJ. WHITE spoke first, saying he had IN
sisted upon being accorded that priv
lege that he might have the honor 10
propose a toast TO the health OF the
inustrious statesman, Theodore Roose-
Roosevelt" Mr.. Whites last words were
drowned with cheers. When these were
ended he resumed. speaking In French:
AT the same time IL IL my great pleas
ure. and / believe II my duty, 10 propose
a toast TO the prosperity OF the great ana
marvellous American people, who are so
admirably personihed in the president. |
drink 10 this glorious republic and It's
president, Mr.. Roosevelt"
Mr.. Harvey followed M. White and pro-
posed a health to the Russian emperor,
which was drunk standing. Colonel Har-
vey referred TO the friendly relations that
have always existed between Russia and
the United States. He told of Russia.s
refusal TO aid England during the Ameri-
can heNOlQtlOU, Ol III lilthhis hNii'HS
hand held out by Russia when the Ameri-
can colony was harrassed In 1872. and or
the sending OF Russian fleets TO New York
and San Francisco when those ports
seemed threatened during the Civil war
Colonel Harvey said that while America
cannot hope TO repay these mighty ooli-
cations, IL can at least show appreciation
In conclusion he offered a greeting
from the great white nation of the
east"
Baron De Rosen next spoke. He gave
a personal estimate OF the Russian en-
peror and said II was next TO impossl-
bic for any one 10 conceive the RESPONSE
bility OF the man who governed l5O,OO,Oco
people and a territory embracing one
sixth of the inhabitable portion or the
globe. When President Roosevelt whis-
pered the word Peace II found a hearty
echo in the breast of the emperor.
Peace he said, was the passionate de-
sire OF Russia, but Russia wanted the
peace that comes OF right to the just man
armed and not the peace given 10 the
beaten craven"
Elihu Root, secretary OF state. spoke
briefly. He congratulated the ENJOYS on
the success of their mission and person.
ally on the admirable patience and good
temper they had displayed. He referred
10 the courage which had enabled the rep
resentatives OF both great nations TO make
peace. for, he said, it required more
courage TO make peace than to make war.
Men who cry most loudly for war,
MIR. Root continued, "and who c%riticise
the inevitable concessions TO honorable
peace, are the weaklings who never fight.
1t is the antithesis of these qualities
which has made our president such a Mt
ting emissary of peace. Only he who is
known to be willing to make war is heard
with respect when he implores for peace.
General Horace Porter. Wayne Mac
Veagh. Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott and Presi-
dent Arthur T. Hadley OF Yale were
among the speakers.
Included among the guests were j. Pier
mont Morgan, Alton r. Parker, John
Jacob Aston, w. X. Vanderbilt. Jr.. Henry
II. Rogers, william Dean Howells, George
Westinghouse, Clarence IL. Mackay, X.
II. Gary, Booth Harrington, William K.
Corey and Charles Frohman.