Arizona republican., 1905-06-24
Honor Shown to a Former Distinguished PhOeniCian
HON. WHITtLAW REID
The TOaSts Brought out, Among Other
 Things, the Fact That AmeriCa Must Become Engaged in Entang- ling Alliances in interests of Peace

London, June 23.-Whitelaw Reid,
 the American ambassador, who mas
 been officially received by King Ed
 ward and the members of the cabinet
 and entertained socially by royalty and leaders of the English societ-,, made
 his first public appearance as ambas- sador tonight at Q. dinner given in
 his honor by the Pilgrims society Of London. The gathering included many of England's most famous men, with a sprinkling Of the American residents of London, all of whom gave the keartiest welcome to the American representative The large banquet hall at Claridge's was crowded and pre- sented d brilliant scene. The hall was plainly but daintily decorated with en- twined American and British flags, huge bells of American beautV roses and clusters of ether flowers, while the numerous round tables at which the company dined were decorated with red and pink roses and green climb
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 Field Marshal Lord Roberts presid- ed and several hundred guests were present. Lord Roberts in proposing a toast to King Edward and President ! Roosevelt said: "The first toast on this vast program is one which cannot but appeal to every one in this room.
 It is that of King Edward and Pres ] ident Roosevelt. thought that on an | occasion like this, when we pilgrims i of this country assembled to do hon or to a brother pilgrim in the person ] of the eminent gentleman who has come to this country to represent
 America at the court Of St. James. it would be appropriate to bracket number of rulers of respective coun- ! tries. not onH because they are our
 rulers, but because in their persons We have two of tie greatest > peace i makers of the present time. When We ! reflect on the happy results of King 1 Edwards continental journeys. upon | the friendly relations of Great Britain with other powers, and indeed on all | and every phase of the kings reign, ] King Edwards success as a promoter l of peace and good feeling stands oCc ! pre-eE1inent. The same might be said | of President Roosevelt who even now ] is giving to the world the strongest 1 proof Of his love of peace and who may 1 be considered to be one of civilizations S | trUest friends.
 ''I ask you all to drink to health, long ] life and prosperity of the king and Of fthat distinguished American gentle man, President Roosevelt
 l Lord Roberts reference to President
 Rooseve1t's. efforts to end the war was
 received with cheers.
 To Premier Baifour fell tha task of | proposing a toast to the guest of the evening. Nr. Palfcur said that the sen- | timents with which they regarded the
 American ambassador were different
 from those meted out to the representa-
 tive of any other power. The American ambassador represented not an alien i power. but a power of whose greatness
 Great Britain was proud ana whose progress Great Britain had watched
 with interest. Each succeeding year
 made the two great heirs of Anglo ! Saxon civilization feel how much they
 had in common. Whitelaw Reid's pre- | decessors had indicated that it was the
 wish of America to be little entangled
 with the politics of the old world, but
 Premier Balfour said he doubted whe-
 theF that doctrine in it's extreme purity
 would be much longer maintained, as
 it was not reasonable to think that
 some great planet could be suddenly introduced into the solar system and
 remain there without having an effect on the planets with which it associat- ed. This, the premier said, was seen
 in President Roosevelts efforts toward peace. In this great crisis the United | States had the great advantage of nOf having been so far entangled in any of | the complicated relations which emDar-
 rass the western powers, but President Roosevelt had taken the right time and
 had used exactly the right means. of initiating negotiations which every
 man in the civilized world desired
 should end in the termination of the war.
 Ambassador Reid, who was person.
 ally known to most of those present,
 received an enthusiastic reception on
 rising to reply, the company singing America" and Hes a Jolly Good Eel low."