New-York tribune., 1907-07-05
THE FOURTH IN LONDON
AMERICANS GlTFER.
addresses bg Sir II. ". Durand.
Mr. Rcd and Uark T7-0;a

London, July 1.-Thc customary Fourth of
July dinner was held tonight at the Hotel Cecil
Tho attendance vas large The guests included
Ambassador Red. Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes. OF the United states Supreme Court:
Sir Robert B. Finlay. Justice Kennedy. DR.
Nicholas Murray Butler president Of Columbia
University. New York: Robert Newton Crane.
Sir Evelyn Wood. Sir Henry Mortimer Durand
and Rider Haggard. Mark Twain arrived
toward the end Of the dinner and was enthusi-
astcally received
In the absence of Colonel GI;llorl' Hu7s.ol:er
the president of the American Society. the din
ner was presided by Mr. Crane. \ happy
speech was made by Sir Henry Mortimer Dur
and who formerly British Ambassador at
Washington
IT IS hard on an occasion Of this kind to avoid
indiscretion gush." he said ''but facts are
facts. England and America are friends: we
will thank God and leave it at that We are no
longer one nation, and. however much we may
regret il. We no longer one people. There is
not much English blood left in the veins of the
greater part Of the American nation. We would
he better friends if we would recognize the facts
and learn 10 regard each other for what we are
Englishmen are apt to forget these facts and
be carried away by the idea of community of
language and interests"
Continuing Sir Mortimer said he had had the
good fortune 10 serve in Washington. and he
spoke of the Americans the warmest hearted
people in the world. In America the British
Ambassador likely 10 forget that his first
duty was to his flag and his people.
While in Washington he went on, Il felt
80 entirely at home that l forgot the fact that
l was a foreigner. and here In England l find
this feeling of kinship to be equally strong"
In closing Sir Mortimer delivered euogies OF
the American. soldier and of Abraham Lincoln.
and his remarks brought cheers.
The most notable passage Of Ambassador
Reids speech was his reference 70 the Japanese
trouble
Two great nations that have been friends
from the beginning and that hold similar posi-
tions In their respective hemispheres" said the
ambassador. ARE not going to hunt for quar-
rel about small outbreaks in restaurants
barrooms. however much such incidents are TO
be guarded against and depiOred. Nor vii!
either Of these nations quarrel for the privilege
of transferring its surplus laborers from the
open fields its own borders, where they
might help TO extend the national power, TO
occupied fields on the other side Of the globe,
where il would have for them. Such
fantasies would never occur to anybody in his
widest dreams. except for the pervasive and
the perniciously Industrious diplomacy Of these
later times"
Referring to rumors Of business troubles in
the United States, Mr.. Reid said the country
had been ruined" five times before within his
experience.
OF their ruin receive wages high those
paid anywhere in the world. and are being Of
fered more work than they are willing to
dertake. Our capitalist CLASSES. in spite of their
ruin. possess big fortunes are found any
where in the world"
A humorous speech made by Mark
Twain at the close Of which he thanked Eng
land for the Anglo Saxon standard Of rberty
given TO America. DR. Nicholas Murray Butler
and Major General Baden Powell also made
speeches.
So many Americans attended Ambassador
Reids Fourth of July reception this afternoon
that traffic through several squares about Dor
chester House blocked for two hours. Mr..
Reid and the women of the Embassy received
the guests who included most of the American
residents and hundreds Of visitors. Although
admittance was by invitation and only Ameri-
cans with a few exceptions, were asked TO call.
the crush was great at White House
reception.
long buffet tent pitched on the north
terrace and access 20 il obtained by the
removal of some windows and the erection of
temporary starcases, carpeted with crimson
cloth. Nearly four thousand invitations We're
issued. The guests included J. Penpont Morgan.
Mrs Morgan and Miss Morgan, Mark Twain,
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Of the Supreme
Court of the United States; the Earl and
Countess OF Crewe. Sir Bache and Lady Cunard,
the Duke and Duchess Of Manchester. Mr.. and
Mrs Lewis HarcOurt. Sir Charles Hardinge. the
Earl and Countess Of Essex Mr.. and Mrs Fred
erick w Vanderbilt. the Duke and Duchess Of
Rox xburghe Mr. and Mrs. George CORVALLIS
West Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby,
Sir Edward Grey. several officials OF the For
eign Office and many members of the diplomatic
corps.