New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
PENNY CABLE PREDICTED.
J. III. Heaton's Prophecy-Am-
bassador Reds Speech.

rondon Julv 4-John Henniker Heaton VINO
was the first TO announce the conclusion OF a
pennv postal arrangement between Great brit-
ain and The United States, made signlncaht
statement this evening at the dinner of the
American Society regarding penny-a-wcfd
cahle rate across the Atlantic He said:
We will shortly have penny nya-word cable
grams. l am confident that win @ IIie ed
Of great electricians whom we nave ln,eIeS[gu eI7
in the matter, this soon viii be successfully
accomplished
Mr. r5eaton when asked to explain the scheme
said he was hardly able to do that yet FROM
other sources it was learned that the scherle
which Nj Heaton has proposed 10 the govern
rnents apparently is practicable, but VIII ldhe q
lore time 10 work out.
The dinner was one of. the most successful in
the history of the society. 1t was held at the
Hotel Cecil to celebrate the Fourth Of July r.
c. Vanduzer. chairman of the society, presided
and had around him prominent business ana
professional members of the American colony in
London. besides numerous visitors from the
United States, With sprinkling OF EngIish
guests
Ambassador Reid occupied the seat Of honor
at the night of the chairman, while the British
government was represented by the Solicitor
General Sir Samuel I. Evans. and the American
Consulate by Robert ]. wynne. consul general
and John l. Griffiths, consul at Liverpool, and
the Church by a number OF American bishops
who are here for the Lambeth conference
After the toast TO the King had been honored
Lord Wolby proposed The President" No
body. he said. was 50 admired by Englishmen as
President Roosevelt
Proposing the health Of the American Ambas-
sador. Sir Samuel Evans paid tribute TO Mr.
Reid for the manner in which he had handled
the negotiations which ended in the adoption of
60,
said to Fir. Heaton and others but he had the
authority of the Father Of Penny Postage" TO
say that If il had not been for Ambassador Reid
Il would not have been brought shout.
The American Ambassador WAS warmly ap-
plauded on rising to reply. He said:
The United States fully deserves the gracious
rnngiinC OF British and american appreciation.
II has surmounted the ea5arrassments Of the
late panic. and j. Serenely facing the double
distractions Of a Presidential campaign and the
revision Of the tariff. The United States has
had thirty elections in its short history. and
each time the result has come out all right, and
il viii do so again, though my own pref
erence may not be grathed.
We are learning TO appreciate the people we
choose. No one aroused sharper antaEonisms
during mis- official career than Cleveland. and
hardly has gone 10 his grave with more
respectful and general regret from the citizens
representing ali parties no one forgeTs that
Clevelsnd's record embraced the Saclville West
incident ana the Venezuela message but in
spite Of that his death elected nowhere moro
generous manifestation Of sympathy than the
dispatch OF the King.
Ambassador Reid concluded by expressing
congratulations at the adoption of penny post
age He paid high tribute TO Mr.. Buxton, the
British Postmaster General; G. Won l. Meyer,
Postmaster General Of the United States; j.
Bunniker Heaton and John Wanamak-: for the
part they had played in this important ar
ranEenent
The Day We Celebrate proposed in an
eloquent speech by John l.. CTfffths The Belgian
Minister the Bishop Of Missouri and Mr.. Heaton
replied for vie guests. Dir. Heaton said that
when the history OF penny postage was written
no incident would be more interesting than the
dramatic act which had occurred in the parlors
of Dorchester Iousc. II II had not been for
the stand taken By Ambassador Reid on that
occasion he said. the arrangement between
the United States and Great Britain would not
,,,,,e taen concluded. He had worked for this
ro- fort, years hut hoped soon to see still
.raa-ar rbing accornp9ished-nothin less than
,,err,,, a word cable messages, not alone across
,he Atlantic. but 10 all parts Of the world He
,..,s confident that this soon would be announced
snd the plan perfected cable dispatches would
,,e Ga cheap within a reasonable perloo thal Inc
r,eoule woudl give up writing ..et-ers.