The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-06
WAR SONG AT PEACE DINNER.
Am iRBOR BOYS HEAR 4 SPEECH
IN CHINESE.
Consul-G eneraI shah Takes to English
Presently and says There Is no Anti.
Foreign Movement In China-Mr.
J'chIdn Invites American Over IN .Janon

Foreign Movement In China-MF
UChldn Invites America Over TO japan
The Michiganders had a dinner at tn,
Hotel Gotham last night and put themselves
on record az the friends of peace, the pro
motors of international amity and the de
tenders of the coed" The goods" wer,
there in the gallery, but not at the tables
and international good feeling was presen
in the persons of Sir Percy Sanderson
the British Consul General; S. Uchida
the japanese Consul General, and Shall
Kai-Fu, Consul General of the Celestia
Empire, all of whom got along nicely to
d gether and seemed to enjoy the taste they
got of the American college spirit as re-.
f1ected in the songs and jokes of the Anr
Arbor boys. The Hon. W.. l.. Penfeld,
Solicitor-Genera of the United States
who has had the honor of appearing twice
before the International Court of Arbitra.
ton at The Hague, was also there.
The more youthful spirits of the Uni
versity of Michigan Club were let loose
early in the evening. 1t was one continu.
Gus explosion of song and yells then until
the two Orientals had faces that were a
study n the representative OF his Britain
mic Majesty was doubled up with laughing.
There was war, blood red war, and not
peaoe suggested in most of the songs and
yells.
oh, amt II great, Just simply or eat.
To wipe Chicago on the slatel
Roll up the score: we want some more
To make Chicago 90 way back and sit down
Mr.. Shah looked a bit uneasy when this
Occidental war Chant was sprung, and
eagerly taken up by those with gray boards
even. Mr.. Uchida has been dining with
the Credentials a good deal this season
and knows they're harmless.
Up in the Gotham's gallery the women
sat and cheered them on. Just how high
the Michiganders hold the women it was
for Toastmaster Lindsay Russell to show
in the gallant way of a Mic%higander. The
first toast is always to the fair sex at Ann
Arbor celebrations, it is said.
ITO the ladies-may w ever look up to
Them was the way President Russell put
it last night AZ ne lifted his glass and his
eyes to the galleries.
Mr.. Penfeld, too, had to have his say to
the galleries.
being the first leading State to admit the
honored fair sexto all the advantages Of
education accorded to the lords Of creation.
Mr.. Russell ia not quite correct in his toast,
as | remember it. II used to be Let us snug
up to the girls. How we'll | remember those
fairy days when we were all bachelors and
bachelor girls together Continuing Mr..
Penfield said:
The only apology for war Ia Justice. which
Is the chief end of organized society and for
the establishment OF which. as u way of peace
among nations, the friends of peace are work.
ing.
When men and nations. compact OF reason
and passion alternately swaying them. re-
solve upon war they have a fashion Of saying
that war is inevitable. This raises a question
whether a man is essentially and necessarily
a warlike animal. Those who make war their
business are compelled to argue that we must
kill men in order to civilize them.
This Is their stock argument. II the arRu-
ment is valid. the only civilized men are
dead men. But the instincts of the apollo
gists of war contradict and disprove their
r~easonings. For they. like all Of us, heartily
rejoice whenever war is ended by peace.
They, like all Of us, instinctively feel that
war is a positive evil and peace is a positive
good. .
The truth is therefore with us, and in ad-
vancing the cause of arbitration we must
dispel the glamour of war which has clouded
our reason, and we must overcome the de-
lusive reasonings Of its advocates, who argue
in the first place that wars are inevitable
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civilizable and in the next place argue that
wars are Inevitable because il Ia necessary
to kill men in order to civilize them.
Mr.. Penfield said that the four cases
already argued before The Hague Tribunal
had undoubtedly done a great deal of good
in dlfuSlng a peace sentiment among the
people Of the different nations. Then
he said:
"The reports from Algeciras, Paris
London and Berlin, however, warn us
that the peace Of the world may be broken.
Just now resembles the lulls before the
storms Of 1870, Of 1888 and Of 1908. Out Of
q clear sky the bolt may fall. Are we, the
friends Of peace, equal to the duty that is
imposed upon US? Are we not in duty
bound just now to arouse the conscience Of
the world before that bolt can fall go that
war may be made impossible between
Mr.. Uchida looked surprised when Mr..
Russell called upon him for a speech, be-
cause, he said, he had been assured that
this was one dinner he could enjoy.
However. now wish to say something
with a smile. while the war was on" he
went on, Il met many Americans who said
woul like to go to Japan as soon as
the war was over. The war is over now,
| hope you will all go. The Americans
all foreigners in japan; the Americans, not
because vol spend money but because
you are the best friends Of Japan.
Il wish you would go over and see what
has been going on in our country since
your Commodore opened it; also what good
treatment we can give you and what chance
you can find for making money. Dur cap
of industry are trying to accomplish
in the field of industry what 0yama and
did in battle, and let me say that we
want the Americans and the English to
enter our money making scheme"
Fnplan1'S turn cama next. b1t Sir percv
said that he was going to pass along the
embarrassment to his n%eighbor, the China
man.
I'm going to ask my Chinese collea que ="
he said, ito return his thanks in the Chinese
Mr.. Shah accepted the invitation very
Eolemnly and for two minutes talked Chinese
to an attentive audience, some Of whom
yelled: Out Of sight"
Il think l better say some English words"
said the surprised Mr.. Shah when his flow
of Chinese was interrupted with this strange
exclamation.
1T is rather hard for me to find a sub
ject, he went on in fairly good English,
. but I want to assure you Of one thing.
There is no anti-foreign movement existing
in China, as is rumored. You can learn