Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-05
SILVER THE SONG
THAT PARTS Them
Ambassador Reid Compliments
Bryan With Reservation.
AN OCEAN OF DIFFERENCES
Nebraskan Wants His Country to
Have Another Leg.
SHARP REPARTEE AT BANQUET
Longworths Are Present and the In
dependence Day Fete in London
Turns Out a Gala Affair.
N OCEAN OF DIFFERENCES
Nebraskan Wants His Country to
Have Another Leg.
SHARP REPARTEE AT BANQUET

Turns Out Gala Affair.
William ]. Bryan was the star Of the
annual Independence day dinner of the
American Society at the Hotel Cecil last
night. There were other side lights, how
ever that made the occasion momentous.
The Longworths were present in the gall
lery and the diners drank their health. Am
bassador Reid and Mr.. Bryan exchanged
expressions of good will and courtesy and
AT the same time parted at the ways on
the gold question. Mr.. Bryan appeared to
have the best of the brief argument by
one leg, but he disappointed his audience
by reading his speech when 1t was evil
fashioned spreadeagle Fourth of July pyro-
technics would be on the menu On the
contrary his address was devoid of spec
tacular veneer and finesse, and will in all
probability be adjudged reasonable and
logical from the democratic viewpoint. Kin
ing furnished the poetical background and
the Nebraska orator invested the White
Mans Burden with salient thought and
food for the latter day savants of the DO
litical arena
LONDON. July 5.-Nearly 500 guests were
present at the American Society's dinner
at the Hotel Cecil last night. The American
ana British flags were draped on the walls
Oh the dlning room, and the orchestra played
program of American melodies.
AMBASSADOR Reid read a letter from
queen Alexandra expressing deep sorrow
over the Salisbury railway accident and
rendering her heartfelt sympathy to ali
concerned, especially the young bride. so
suddenly ebereaved," referring to Mrs
Frederick H. Vossett of New York
MI; Reld responding to Sir w B. Rich
monds graceful proposal of his health.
SAID with reference to Mr.. Bryan: "At
nome, as citizen, 1 have openly and
sqnareiy opposed him at every stage of his
conspicuous career. / am reasonably sure
that when return home shall continue to
do the same l believe he tonight is as
well satisfied as 1 am, though by different
reasoning, that the country We both love
ana try TO serve has not been ruined by its
gold Abroad, as the official representative
OF the American people without distinction
as to party, l am glad to welcome him here
as typical American whose whole life has
been lived In the daylight and one whom
such a great host OF my countrymen have
long trusted and honored."
Mr.. Bryan's Reply.
MI. Bryan. rising amid laughter and
cheers. said:
1.-THE temptation to make a political
speech is strong within me. 1 have not
had chance to do for ten months
However, l will restrain myself With ref
erence to the ambassadors remarks on
gold. 1 wish to say that when / see the
progress my country has made walking on
one leg, wonder what II would have done
walking on two legs 1t is pleasing to tes-
tffy that the amba ssador not only has
fought me, but that he has done IL we'll
No American retoices more than that he
is 5000 miles from his base. While abroad
L have met many good republicans-holding
office-and 1 only wish there were enough
Offices abroad to take all the republicans
out of the country"
Chairman F. w. Jones proposed the
health OF King Edward, and Hayward
Greenwood president of the Canadian So
ciety and member of parliament for the
city of York proposed the health of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. When they arose to drink
TO the toasts the banqueters discovered
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth in the gallery.
and cheered and drank her health.
Then the orator of the evening proceeded
with his speech.
The White Mans Burden" He said:
The memory of the evening spent with
the American Society Thanksgiving day
two and half years ago Is such pleas
be able to accept the invitation so kindly
extended by our distinguished ambassador,
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, to be your guest on
this occasion. Our English friends. under
whose flag we meet tonight, recalling that
this is the anniversary of our nations birth,
would doubtless pardon us if our rejoicing
contained something of self-congratulation,
FOR 1t is at such times as this that we are
wont to review those national achievements
which have given to the United States its
prominence among nations. But l hope l
shall not be thought lacking in patriotic
spirit IL, instead OF drawing picture of the
past, bright with heroic deeds and unparal-
leled In progress, / summon you rather to q
serious consideration of the responsibility
resting upon those nations which aspire to
premiership. This line OF thought Is sug
gested by a sense of propriety as well as
by recent experiences-by a sense of pro-
priety because such a subject will interest
by recent experiences because they have
impressed me not less with our national
duty than with the superiority of western
over eastern civilization.
The White Mans Burden.
Asking your attention to such theme it
is not uniting to adopt phrase coined by
poet to whom America as well as Eng
land can lay some claim, and take for my
text THE White Mans Burden"
Take up the White Mans burden
In patience to abide,
To veil the threat OF terror
And check the show of pride.
BY open speech and simple
An hundred times made plain,
To seek another's profit
And work anothers GAIN
Thps sings Kipling and, with the excep-
tior. of the third line (of the meaning Of
which am not quite sure). the stanza en-
bodies the thought which Is uppermost In
my mind tonight. No one can travel
among the dark-skinned races OF the orient
without feeling that the white man oc-
cupies an especially favored position among
the children of men. and the recognition Of
this fact Is accompanied by the conviction
that there Ia a duty inseparably connected
with the advantages enjoyed. There Is a
white mans burden which the white man
should not shirk even IL he could. burden