The San Francisco call., 1906-07-05
Asserts the English Speaking
Nations Should Lead the
lnfenor Races to Light
ADDRESS INLONDON
INDUCES In Good Natured
Raillery With Embassador
Reid on American Politics

tonight Nearly 500 members and
guests surrounded the society's board
and cheered the patriotic sentiments
with the peculiar zest born of exile
Embassador Whitelaw Reid and Mr.
Bryan engaged in some sharp but
good-natured raillery and banter over
ing its enjoyment of the sport with
cheers and shouts Of laughter.
Mr.. Reid, in responding to Sir w. B.
Richmond's graceful proposal of his
health, said with reference TO Mr..
Bryan:
At home. as a citizen. I have openly
and squarely opposed him at every
reasonably sure that when 1 return
home / shall continue TO do the same.
believe he tonight is as well satisfied
as 1 m, though by different reasoning.
that the country we both love and try
10 serve has not been ruined by its
gold abroad As the official represen-
tatiEe OF the American people without
distinction as 10 party. / am glad TO see
him here as a typical American whose
whole life has been lived in the day
light and whom such a great host of
my cOuntrymen have long trusted and
hOnOred.
Bryan. rising. amid laughter and
cheers, said:
The temptation TO make a political
speech IS strong within me- / have not
had chance 10 DO so for ten months.
However, ] Will restrain myself With
reference TO the ambassadors remarks
on gold wish 10 say that when 1 see
the progress my country has made
walking on one leg. I wonder what il
would have done walking on TWO lega2
II Is pleasing TO testify that the En-
bassador not only has fought me. but
re5oices more than 1 that he is 5000
miles from his base. While abroad I
have met many good Republicans
holding Office-and / only wish there
were enough offices abroad TO take all
the Republicans out the country.
John L. Grifiths, the American Con-
sui General at Liverpool. answered for
the guests and won rounds of applause
when he compared the financial and
meat packing scandals in the United
States TO the spots on the sun and paid
his respects TO those persons who could
see the spots, but not the sun.
READS HIS ADDRESS.
Following the passage between EN-
bassador Reid and Mr.. Bryan the lat
ter read his formal speech. as follows:
/ hope shall NOT be thought lacking
in patriotic spirit II. instead of drawing
q picture Of the past bright with heroic
deeds and unparalleled in progress. I
summon you rather TO a serious consid-
GRAFTON OF the responsibility resting
upon those nations WHICH aspire 10
premiership.
No one can travel among the dark
skinned races of the Orient without
feeling that the white man occupies an
especially favored position among the
children of men and the recognition Of
this fact is accompanied by the convic-
tiOn that there is duty inseparably
connected with The advantages enjoyed.
burden which the white man should not
shirk even If he could, a burden
which he could not shirk If he
would, That no one liTeth unto
national well inCi-
vidual application. Our destinies are
80 interviewer that each exerts an in
nuence directly or indirectly upon all
others.
/ take it for granted that our duty
70 the so-calied inferior races is not
discharged by merely feeding them in
times OF famine or by contributing TO
their temporary support when some
other calamity overtakes them A much
greater assistance is rendered them
when they are led TO q more elevated
plane OF thought and activity by ideals
which stimulate them to self-develop
ment The improvement Of the people
themselves IshOuld be the paramount
object in all intercourse with the Ori-
ent-
Among the blessings which the Chris
tian nations are at this time able-and
IN duty bound-to carry to the rest of
the world I may mention five: Educa-
ernment, arbitration as a substitute for
war. appreciation of the dignity of la
Dor and a high conception OF life
No one questions that Japan's infiu-
ence has been a beneficent one since she
has emerged from illiteracy and en-
dowed her people with public schools
transition from a position of obscurity
into a world power was scarcely more
rapid than her transition from a men
ace into an ally.
China Is entering a similar
perience, and / am confident that her
era OF reform will make her not a
yellow peril, but q powerful co-laborer
IN the international vineyard. InHndia
IN the Philippines, IN Egypt and even
IN Turkey statistics show gradual
extension Of education. and 1 trust
the armies, nor the navies. nor yet the
commerce OF our nations have given US
so just claim TO the gratitude OF the
people OF Asia as have our school
teachers. sent, many OF them. by pri-
vate rather than by public funds
MUST SHOW WAY TO PEACE.
The Christian nations must lead the
movement for the promotion OF peace,
not only because they are enlisted un-
der the banner Of the Prince Of Peace,
but also because they have attained
can no longer take pride in a purely
physical victory. The belief that moral
questions can be settled by the she'd
ding Of human blood is a relic of bar
barism; 10 doubt the dynamic power of
righteousness is infidelity to truth it.
self That nation which is unwilling
10 trust its cause to the universal con-
science, or which shrinks from the pre
sentatiOn Of its claims before tribu-
nal where reason holds swaV betravs a
lack OF faith in the soundness of its
position.
our country has reason TO conRratu
late itself upon the success of Presi- /
dent Roosevelt in Fastening peace he
tween Russia and Japan. Through him
our nation won moral victory more
glorious than a victory in war King
Edward has also shown himself a Dro9
moter Of arbitration. and large num-
Der of members Of Parliament are en-
listed IN the same work 1t means
much that the two great English
speaking nations are thus ,arrayed on
the side of peace.
] venture TO suggest that the worlds
peace would be greatly promoted by
an agreement among the leading ma
tions that no declaration OF war Should
be made until the submission of the
question IN controversy TO an impar-
tial court for investigation each ma
tion reserving the right to accept or
reject the decision. The preliminary
investigation would IN almost every
instance insure an amicable settlement
and the reserved rights would be q
sufficient protection against any pos
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