Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-11-18
BALFOUR SAYSPEACE
Guildhall Banquet at London
Historic Event.
ROOSEVELT AS WORLDS PEaCEMAEER
Ambassador From United states Fa-
vored Court Of Arbitration Rather
Than am Appeal 10 the sword.
England and America.


England and America.
LONDON, Nov. 10.-'A century ago
Pitt, standing where / now stand,
prophesied war. l prophesy peace"
This was the text on which Premier
Balfour based his speech concerning
the relations of Great Britain with for
eign countries at the lord mayors ban.
quet in the Guildhall last night, al oc-
casion when custom makes 1t 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 ExcelIeneies. the
Foreign Minister'S" 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 the arbitration OF
quarels throughout the civilized world.
In fact. the whole tenor Of the speech
es was optimistic so far as the rela-
tions between all the great powers
were concerned. The premier's refer
ence to Russia was particularly hap
py. 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 adviser
is indeed not light one, and those
who for centuries have practiced par
llamentary government know best the
difficulties which confront them. There
is not 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 Ivy 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 Niscou1t Hayashi, the
japanese minister, who were given a
splendid reception by the assembled
guests.
In proposing the toast of ''rhe Impe-
rial Forces Sheriff Smallman pleas.
antly referred to the reception in the
United States of the British squadron
under command of Prince Louis of
Gutenberg.
Ambassador Reid in the beginning OF
his speech referred TO Niscount Haya-
shi as the new ambassador" and said
he should have been selected to re-
spond to the toast TO the Representa-
tiyes of foreign nations because of his
well known eloquencc and also because
he was more capable of doing Justice
TO 1he subject Referring to the pre-
mers expressions concerning the prob
abilities Of peace, Mr. Reid said it was
the business of diplomatists to make
peace and not war ana 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 NJ -....5u's claim
that Great britain 1aa =. .en prece.
dence in the matter oG lmration but
he would say that Great Britain and
the United States had soft am example
and had settled su.H2 O., ale most burn.
ing questions through arbitration ana
that today the ITO c9C rfes were more