New-York tribune., 1905-11-10
sFE WORLD-W WIDE PEACE.
uR BALFOUR'S PROPHECY
ur Reid on Acknowledgements
o,eeebes at Lord Mayors Dinner.

,6o, Nov. "A century ago Pitt stand
,,p where ] now stano' Prophesieu ""i ~
nroohesy peace
oes IS the text on which Premier Balfour
"a his sneech concerning the relations OF
-. rritsin with foreign countries at the
- Nazer's dinner in the Guildhal to-nlsh''
- sion when custom makes it almost I'M
tive for either the Premier OF the Foreign
r..retarv 70 discuss the foreign and domesIc
.,s,;.s ~ rhe government. Mr., Balfour and
5rh,,slsw Reid the American Ambassador VINO
lies 10 the toast of Their Excellencles the
-, Ministers" proposed by the Lord Mayor.
.,,d u-i-b each other in pleasant words for the
,,.d,+ of their respective countries as leaders
.r,nr the advocates of the arbitration of quar-
.o,s throughout the civilized world In fact the
ho,e tenor of The speeches optimistic so
the relations between all the great powers
were concerned.
The Lord Mayor proposed His Majesty's Min
,sters" TO which Mr.. Balfour responded. In be
ginning his speech he made . particularly happy
reference 10 Russia saying:
OR friends in Russia are absorbing public in
tsrest by the great movement they are making
IN the direction. believe of self-goVefh-
merit The task of the Emperor and his ADVISERS
Is indeed. a light one. and those VINO for
centuries have practised parliamentary govern
,nent know best the difficulties which confront
Them There is not a citizen in Great BrlIah
who does not wish them every success. anG eX-
uress the earnest wish that the movement may
rot in the future be strained by the unnecessary
eeusioD Of blood We hope that the movement
,JIi hiring happiuess to countless millions un-
SMILED BY a repetition Of the painful ana nor
rihle events which made the initial progress SO
lsmentabe.
Passing 10 the foreign policy of the govern
,,eni Mr. Balfour said that his majesty's gov
eminent had done everything possible for many
wears to ward eff the dangers of war, and haa
done its best to develop scheme of arbitration.
He alluded TO the difficulties attending boun-
dary questions. and said he hoped that all these
might he settled by arbitration
Il am sanguine on this subject" he said Il
think In the future we shall not see war unless.
indeed we can conceive of a nation or ruler
arising who will be unable to carry out scheme
of national aggrandizement except through
;rampng on the rights of his neighbors How
ever l see no prospect Of such a calamity in
Europe"
The Premier devoted considerable portion
of his speech to the question of the unemployed,
expressing his sympathy and his desire to help
those out of work in every way possible ana
appealing to private purses for assistance
Mr.. REID's ADDRESS
Ambassador Reid in beginning his speech re-
ftrred TO Viscount Hayashi the new Am
hassador" and said he should have been Sc
lccted TO respond to the toast TO the represent
;,tives of foreign nations becouse of his we'll
known eloquance and because he was more cap
able of doing justice to the subject. Referring
TO the Pre1nier's expressions concerning the
,.rosab bi...ies % peace. MIR. Reid said it Ts IT,
business Of dipiomatists make peace and not
war, and, for his part he preferred The court Oh
arbitration TO the arbitrament of the sword.
lie said he would neither concede ncr dispute
Mr Balfour's claim that Great Britain hao
taken precedence in regard to arbitration puC
he would say that Great Britain and the Omled
States had set an example and had settlea some
Of the most burning questions through arbi-
tration and to-day the two countries We're
more cordial in their relations than they had
been at anv time In the last hundred years.
.Tf Won hear of the possibility of difficulties
over fisheries or something else. don't believe
fl" he said because such report will be the
result of absolute nisinformation. There is no
question to-day between the United States ana
Great Britain that Secretary Root and Secre-
farv Lansdowne cannot speedily settle, and While
King Edward and President Roosevelt retain
their places there is sure TO be continuance OF
good relations
Mr. Reid closed with a tribute to the action or
President Roosevelt in bringing about peace be-
tween Russia and Japan and said that King
Edward known throughout the United
States as earnest advocate OF peace. whose
tact and moderation had endeared MIN 10 every
citizen of the Republic
In proposing the TOAST of The Imperial
Forces" Sheriff Smallman pleasantly referred
TO the reception in the United states OF the
British squadron under command Of Prince
Louis of Battenberg Other speakers We're Nj
Arnold Forster Lord Cawdor and Sir Robert
Finlay, the Attorney General
The dinner WIS conducted with ali 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; Lord Lansdowne,
the Foreign Secretary: the Archbishop of Can
lei bury Mr. Arnold Forster, Secretary of War;
William St. John Brodrick, Secretary for India ;
Lord Cawdor Baron Ashbourne, Lord Chancel-
lor of Ireland: Ambassador Reid, the japanese,
Chinese. Greek. Belgian, Mexican and Siamese
ministers. and about one thousand other
prominent persons.
Before the dinner the guests were received
by the Lord Mayor and his niece. the Lady
Mayoress in The great reception room of the
Guildhall. splendid reception was given to
the Premier. Lord Lansdowne. Mr. Reid and
Fiscount Hayashi the Japanese Minister, by
the assembled guests.