New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-19

WAR CORRESPONDENT DAYS FhCA4'l4HO'
AR stedman was introduced as coworker
18th Mr. Reid Mr. Stedman said that the club
came together on occasions like this to welcome
The coming. speed the parting guest so thoughS
that might come to speed the going OF White-
law Reid to the Court of St. James's.
ct ALWAYS knew that when he had fairly
earned a thing" said Mr.. Stedman, The would
get IT, Fortune has had him in training and
he must be first a Minister and then peace
delegate. Now he goes abroad under the hap
piest circumstances.
Mr. stednan then recalled the early days of
Mr. Reid and himself, when, as war correspond
ents they LAY under the same blanket" He told
~ the money that they received and the hard
ships they went through. He said:
when think of the modern correspondents
get+fnx hundreds: when I think of their steam
Yachts and cavalry brigades 70 attend them. 1t
makes me very tired"
He spoke of the friendship between Mr.. Reid
John Hay William Dean Howes and himself
who ran together like drops of water" After
con,naring the four with D'Artagnan, Athos
Aramis and Porthos. Of Dumas's Les Trois
fousouetalres." he paid warm tribute to Mr.
Howells
No man." he said, has done more for the
literature of his time" He hoped. if he were
sadorship. In closing he said, speaking Of Mr..
Reid:
He is a man eminently loyal to his friends;
in turn. exaoting the most rigid loyalty. We are
here tonight TO say to you: Go on. GOD bless
YOU You have not attained the summit of your
career but you have gone as high as you have
ever expressed a wish to 60"
Mr. Low the next speaker, and In his
bappiest vein congratulated the guest OF the
evening on his appointment to represent this
country at the Court of Edward VII He told
little of his experience in the wreck of the Ogden
special train. Mr.. Low said that he and st.
Clair McKelway were sitting together and that
Mr.. McKelway found himself under pile OF
V-shaped debris.
He had been there only few minutes" said
Mr.. Low. when a porter who was on the car
came along and said, Push yourself ahead,
boss, but don't spread yourself out 1 am not
sure" continued the speaker hut what that is
not a pretty good motto for our Ambassador to
England.
ITO be Ambassador to England Is a proud
privilege" he said, and what greater privilege
could a man desire than to be sent by his own
country to such land that, especially as
we are united to them by all the chains that
bind a common people, and so I congratulate
Mr. Reid as he goes as an American to England,
and I congratulate him more than all that he
goes as an American Ambassador"
DR. Butler said that higher compliment
could be paid Mr. Reid than to say that "he will
be missed" "a distinction" he added that this
city rarely confers We hope that Mr.. Reid
will be glad to come back for a period of post
Oslerian usefulness. The popularity of the
American dorship to England is that
the Ambassador is accredited not only to the
nourt hut IN the nation"
In speaking of the institutions common to
the two countries and the kinship of ideals, he
quoted Kiplings phrase Of THE abbey that
makes US we''
In closing, he felt sure that Mr.. Reid, "a life
long student Of opinion and moulder of It,
will forge anew the settled bonds Of friendship,
confidence and peace
Mr.. Reid is TO be congratulated but England
and the United States are to be congratulated
more, because he represents the best and most
worthy in republican institutions" said w. H.
McElroy He prophesied that the two countries
would draw closer and closer because of his
official and unofficial services" England is
going to like him." he said, mot because she
liked Mt Choate but because of his strong.
forceful personality. AS Lowell said of Emer-
son, it will be said on his return that he is the
unwasted contemporary Of his own time"
I've are sending to England" said DR.. Stires,
"a true American, and 1 will not be surprised
if a message is flashed across the sea saying:
OF all the good Americans you have sent us,
you have kept the best till now d"
He recalled Mr.. Reds privations his hon
esty, devotion. accuracy, his faithfuness in little
things, characterizing him as "a scholar rich in
wisdom, a brilliant journalist, a fine citizen a
gentleman of the purest character, strongest
convictions and calmest courage-a true Ameri-
can"
SENATOR DEPEW'S REMARKS.
Senator Depew made a characteristic speech,
saying:
Club TO men of distinction both native and for
gI Soen n Se as howeve OF 1e
than others. There ardor cordially and en-
Of our own household and faith We appreciate the
compliment when the people or the President come
the Lotos Club for candidate for a dstin-
guished ONCE, We know then thar they have Sc
lected the best that could be found in the country
selection. I was a faithful supporter Of his ad-
presded over our orga1ization We had @e ere af
nights in those days and great who helped
them out. ! make this remark without dsparage-
ment to great nights and great men of our period.
for believe that no tune is as good as the present
Nothing more marks the difference between the
United States, and these older countries than
methods Of diplomatic appointments. We have no
trained dPomacy, and never had We have no
this service end in the minor positions of diplomacy
6Tcson the BISHOP Poter in an eddr9ss q
week, said that IN his voyage around the world he
found in the East consular and diplomatic rep
resentatives could converse only on the nadequacy
Of their salary to meet their expenses while they
knew nothing OF the people or the country among
whom they lived.
But he said this want was supplied by Amer
lean official who equal TO all requirements of
the consular and diplomatic service, who possessed
and could intelilgenty give his travelling country
men the information OF the people, their habits
the country. its its places OF interest and
its history. This we'll informed ana enterprisng
American is invariably the representative of the
Standard oil Company. Though a bishop OF the
Church. and notwithstanding the recent outcry