The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-11
Lord NOrthcliffe Talks of the
American Papers.
Strange stories Told by the Cable
g,ams-What He Reads and
What He Personally Sees.
SPEED AND SERIOUSNESS

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famous English newspaper publisher.
: who. until his elevation by King Ed
ward, was Alfred Harmsworth. own
er and publisher OF the London Mail,
! London Times, Paris Mail and a
number Of less widely known jour
mails and magazines. was the guest Of
honor al the banquet OF the Pil-
grims OF the United states at Del
monicos.
President Duncan read letter of
regret from President Roosevelt and
a telegram from Mark Twain, ex-
pressing his sorrow at being pre-
vented from attending. The toast of
President Roosevelt and King Ed
ward having been pledged. Mr.. Dun
can introduced Col Harvey. who
made the welcoming address to Lord
Northcline. z.
The British journalist aud pub
Usher responded as follows:
The object Of the Pilgrims Is the
promotion of the sentiment of broth
erhood among the nations and es-
pecially the cultivation of an unwrit-
ten friendship between the inhabit-
ants of the United States and of the
British Empire. Those re.ations.
which have undergone great many
family tins IN the last 500 years,
have. to the best OF my knowiedge.
rarely been 40 peasant as at this
time, and doubt not that the work
OF the Pilgrim society and the good
! fellowship II has engendered have
! done much toward furthering the
unity OF the greatest republic of the
, woyld and that empire 20 which is
attached one-fifth OF the worlds peo-
pie. There have been times. when
from the point OF view Of John Bull,
we should have felt a little happier
~ instead OF the Pilgrims landing on
Plymouth Rock Plymouth Rock had
4 landei on ne Pilgrims.
There have been times also. as
on the occasion when the ladies of
the United States fitted out a hos
pital ship for the hep OF our soldiers
IN the South African war. when We
have realized that. after all. there Is
something In the statement that
hood is thicker than water.
7 iO-not remember that ANY other
people ever fitted out Hospital ship
for u. though there wac a good deaf
OF talk OF fitting out ships OF another
description.
No person Who passed frequently
between our respective nations can
fail TO see the remarkable influence
that each Is having upon the other,
and gathering such as ours serves
10 emphasize the importance TO the
worli's peace and mutual advance
ment that the Pilgrims desire OF this
unwritten friendship.
| II has been pointed out 90 you by
Col Harvey that | am engaged IN a
profession which is supposed TO have
a great dea, 10 do with the making
OF wsr or peace. ! have no doubt
II Is true that newspapers can do
more than mercy voice the thoughts
and passions OF the peoples. and nov
that newspaper work lis beginning to
rank with the older professions. with
arms. the law. commerce. the arts
ana sciences, there Is a growing re-
siralnt on the part of the writer's and
editors that must make for the
worlds peace.
CsbIcgrams From London
| Yet the world, Us seen through the
newspaper. Is rather strange place.
When | come here read pages OF
ca.blegrams. aud especially Sunday
cablegrams. from London, and ! see
that England Is chiefly popped by
sua,agettes. impecunious aristocrats
land four or Ave amazing society
ladies'. fashionable beauties who's
names ANA antics arcs recorded and
whose photographs. taken often
twonty-five years ago, do steady serv-
ice very regularly.
wonder IL II ever occurred TO the
lgentlemcn who send these SUNDAY
cables that there must be some other
people over there TO conduct the g.
gantic export trade OF Great Britain
4 - manage her cotton mills, TO main