New-York tribune., 1905-07-24
From The London Times.

Cecil. The banquet had oeeh P0''F
July 4. owing to the death OF MI 'o'iii
Mr.. E. Marshall Fox presided and among -
present were the American Ambassador Ioru
I.a,sdo,vna the German Ambassador. the Meth
erlands Minister the Chinese Mii1-Ster, the
Greek Minister Sir Squire Bancroft. the Mexican
Minister Sir Hiram Maxim. Mr. j. Rid8ely car
ter. secretary American Embassy; Mr. Bradiey
Martin. the ArchdeacOn of London. Mr. u. u
Mills. Rear Admiral ]. c. Watson. u . ~
Alderman Walter vaughan-Morgan. the UoV-
ernor of the Bank OF England; MAJOR d ~
Beacon American military attache; MT = NJ
Warrington X c.; Mr.. Craig Wadsworth. sec
ond secretary American Embassy; Captain -
H. Stockton. American naval attache; MT. Cuii-
ming Macedonia Nj. p; Captain Alfredo BARRON
secretary Mexican Embassy; Judge %. f. lie
Fevre. Mr.. Henry S. Welcome, Mr. K Newton
Crane Mr. Lewis Einstein third secretary
American Embassy; Lord Fairfax OF Cameron
Mr. l. " Ford General Sir Harry Prendergast'
V.C: Mr. j. T. -Agg- Gardner. VI. p; Mr.. Frank
w Jones. vice-charman: Mr.. ]. Morgan Rich
ards. honorary treasurer; Mr. F. C.. Van Duzer'
honorary secretary; Mr.. Walter Blackman. Mr..
James Mcdonald, Mr.. George A Mower Mr.. F.
C. Poisson Captain E. NJ. Sawtelle and Mr.
Isaac Seligman The galleries were filled with
ladies who attended after dinner to listen to
the speeches.
The chairman proposed "The King" and In
the course of his speech said that the diploma
lists there all of them men skilled in the
arts of statesmanship. men of the very highest
order Of talent and ability. sent by their re-
spective nations TO represent their peoples at
the Court OF st. Jamess. They would drink
that toast with especial pleasure that night.
for by doing they honOred not only great
and powerful sovereign of friendly nation but
also one who had shown by his acts in the in
terests of peace and humanity that he stood in
the very front rank Of the great diplomatists OF
the century. (Cheers)
Lord LansdOwne proposed THE President Of
the United States" He said:
am permitted to propose to you the health of
the President of the United States (Cheers)
The CHAIRMAN told you moment ago that In
any American gathering the health of King Ed
ward VII would be received with enthusiasm.
Let me say that in any English gathering the
health of President Roosevelt would also be re-
ceived with acclamation. (Cheers9 Among the
many distinguished statesmen who have filed
the highest post in the United States do not
know that any one, at any rate in our recolec-
tion, has possessed for the people of this country
a greater fascination than President Roosevelt.
MS career, so strenuous and so varied, the dra-
matte circumstances under which he suddenly
found himself called TO assume the highest place
IN your great community the manner in which
he at once rose to the high level of that great
position, the extraordinary manifestation of pub
lie opinion which conferred upon him for the
second time the confidence of the American O.
pie, MS fearless love of justice. his hatred of
what we in this country call red tape-a com
modify which is. imagine, of British origin, but
whlch. fancy, your tariff, sir. has not been en-
tlrely able TO exclude from your country laugh
ter and cheers)-all these things have given to
the personality Of President Roosevelt singular
fascination for us Englishmen.
THE UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND
But if he had been lacking in those personal
enaracterlstics en- we should yet have honored him
nOIO
munity which parted from US at one moment in
1ts history. but which we honestly believe has of
late, as the tide Of history rolled on drawn
nearer and nearer to us. (Cheers) / do not
mean TO suggest. of course. Mr.. President that
you should annex these islands Qaughter). or
that we should perform similar operation upon
the United States of America Qaughter) but
do suggest that have found Il possible 10 get
rid Of nearly. 1 would almost saw all the points
OF difference which might arise between our two
nations. but we satisfied that II hereafter
any such points of difference should reappear we
know how to settle them in a reasonable and
anicable manner; we know that our aspirations
are of the same character. and we see no reason
why we should not march side by side in the
path or progress, and why the diplomacy of our
two countries should not. at any rate move upon
parallel lines. (Cheers) That sir at any rate
during the time that have been connected with
the British Foreign Office. has been my ex-
perience; and may say, addressing for a mo-
ment the distinguished gentleman who has come
here as your representative, that on no occasion
since nave been connected with the Foreign
Office has the football of your distinguished pre-
deceSsor occasiOned an instant OF misgfvine
Wnen We heard IL in the corridor of the Foreign
Off1ce. (Cheers) i venture with some confidence
10 predict that experience of Mr. WhfteIaw
Reid will not In that respect differ from our ex-
perience of Mr.. Choate. (Cheers) Now gentle
men. at this moment your President stands first
and foremost among the public men of the world
as the great advocate and apostle of peace; and
can we conceive that at this time when in one
continent a war more terrible and devastating
than any that We have known is bringing untold
misery to the people of many regions at a mo-
ment when the sinister by-prOduCts Of thar var
are making themselves felt in this Continent
and when throughout the nations of the world a
sort OF eontaGion OF unrest Is prevailing-can we
az such moment conceive that any greater ser
vice could be rendered 10 the cause of ciyiIiza-
tion and humanity than the service which Presi-
dent Roosevelt is rendering at this mOnentp
(Cheers) Nor. sir, let US forget that it Is
President Roosevelt who has hidden us when
that war shall have been brought to an end TO
not do something to mitigate the terrors of those
wars which may yet be In store for the nations
OF the world (Cheers)
THE LATE MIR. HAY.
Only one word more before sit down. Presi-
cent roosevelt has known how TO attract 10
hinlst ~ colleagues whose ability has only been
equalled by their devotion men who have. bsan
ready to sacrihce-in order that thew might give
him their assistance-their convenience their
wealth, their health One such colleague Presi-
dent Roosevelt has lost within the last few davs
man who was well known and well beloved in
this country, a man who stood for all that vas
pest ana noolest In our public life. for all that
was most graceful and attractive In our social
life shall never forget / shall treasure m
among the most precious "reminiscences OF NV
offcial career. that when Colonel John Hay was
IN this country few weeks ago he was good
enough to come and see me and 10 sncak 20
me-speakfng, as he always did from his heart
or the good relations which he believed existed
between our two communities OF the great tasl<
which lay before us. of the necessity OF close
confidence and intimacy between US Let us
regard Colonel Hays wishes as a precious legacy
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