New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-19
THE POSTAL COMPACT
Ambassador Reds Speech at the
PENN Post Celebration.

-.,,n world. the esta bIishnent OF penny post
&c between the United states Of America ana
.te visit Of che American fleet To Australia, the
-,re-s - the Atlantic Union arranged a ban
met which took place last night az the Criterion
es-au-ant The principal guests were Mr.
-1-r+-e1aw Reid tthe American Ambassador ana
80. =7srhf Hon sydney Buxton II. ?. Postmas-
- General and Lord Monksven presided over
ne representative company invited to meet
them
NJ Anthony Hope Hawkins. proposing the
+oae+ ~ the United states cf America re-
marked that that country had been gong
---a,,rh rather lively time in the last two or
.r-Ae DAYS Il was not for them 10 NEEDLE with
me domestic affairs Of the great Republic but
~ confessed 70 feeling which his trade must
excuse thar he WOULD not have been sorry had
that striking personality and commanding ora
Tor not been confronted with 4 third failure.
t+4ear hear Rur at the same time one felt
fns- wise choice had been made. Clear, hear9
The rev American President. among many other
great men who had been chosen from among
me people 10 hold that high Office. had = career
which appealed particularly 70 Englishmen. be
cause he mad made : great and important part
O. his reputation as a Pro-Consul- Cheers he
vas perhaps the most eminent example Of an
American who had gone outside America 10
undertake 10 set backward nation on the path
Of Civilization and progress. and in that he was
II lire with many men who had made British
histo-z- tCheersl For that reason and many
others they ventured 70 offer him their cordial
and respectful congratulations on his election
tC-ae-sA He coupled with the toast the name
a. -le American Ambassador.
THE AMBASSADORS SPEECH
--a American Arnbassa dor. who on rising to
-eS--ns Vas received with loud cheers. said.
According % the latest dispatches, the United
- -I,aa-st We are supposed TO be absolutely
removed from the partisan feeling and 10 have
~ .oIi~icz in the diplomatic service. but even
- lost strenuous Of the unsuccessful party
v4s-e-6av VII probably pardon my venturing
- assure YOU 1hat the country Is going 10 keep
right IN n the course which has brought II
such power and prosperity in thu past ana has
received such emphatic approval now Hear,
hear our friends the enemy VIII also permit
NJ mink 10 Sav that the character and ante
~eder-s of TIE PresidenJ-esecJ show that ne IS
nan pf the best experience anG capaclly- ana
&c the highest qua rsntee that the most power
81 ard popular President since Lincoln i TO
have juEicious and able successor trained n
-ae business. and quite competent 70 continue
re g-~a- record MADE hy recent adn1inlstra-
-ieus Cheers
r54 vas brought I'D IN an atmosphere Of honor
sBie and 5isinteTested public service When /
fret escaped from my native place my home
in the same town with MN hao ltit
P-ezlaenr-=leCr lively youth from Yale
That father --sE che OF 1hP most prominent C'f1-
gems Of Cincinnati H had begun as tutor
a. Yale He vas then a lawyer in the queen
t--- General Grant called him 70 his Cabinet.
2 m -
-ez-s later his son was 70 succeed NM all-
aA-e-7rard as Attorney General He also adorned
our -T-l1T1aTC service 10 which am permitted
10 belong. first IN austria. ana laIeI iG f'a7sie'
IRE sen has walked worthIly i'm his rather
t7-s-z1s f~st ~ vale. then a the Cincinnati
- ana then IN 2 VERY important place on the
nerr- .sbere vas able. upright and per
f45-lr fair jgdse After that he has had eN-
-sa-5rar-- training in successful administrative
-4-e first the Philippines and then IN me
We DEPARTMENT with cuba and Panama thrown
m IS Incidental occupations for his spare time
.,h=e-et No American citizen Of Whatever
1s--- doubts that W. have nov cneseh 2 ~ ~
-l-ee---- .-zp sble # being thoroughly good and
----s--f---f7- President Cheers
THe- sa- i has been very hot campaign
The heat nav have been partly due 10 the per
fa--i6 DISPATCHES which the newspapers need
~ make -hem interesting l am AFRAID IyNtNt-'
s-- 7-rr-spetenr 70 Judge. since il Is the first
rs--rslz n IN over haif century in which nave
nor been n home. and a active as [ know how
~ f ~ ~ sf,7z srg-7-rorred Bur in any case.
goo -7uc1 ir7portaEee should not he Attached 10
tile strong language one sees. LNloehl-y il lla9
.cse nothing in cable transmission. ana IN any
reSz Il does not begin To approach me strong
.-rg-.-z- with which the Opposition a<sSd--eu
George Washington. Even oUr friend M Bryan
" whom EFe ali Ifli1lH Vel l'Vi7oitii-.' - .
some II AS believe. of his having the iai s-sl
variety ~ bad principles possessed py an p'-l
-frfa- Of our aCqus lnJalce---' iaughJel even
III BRYAN ma console himself FOR any hard
words said about him with the reflection Lla-
norring has been said against MIN IN TINS cam
rzlr 50 had a. what large part of mis-
Ea--. saving all the time against :. 3l1-lei-i
-~-fr Z = nos for the servants Of lie Gov
eminent Fra foreign posts 10 attempt II forecast
--e future of the incoming Administration. put
? -rfrL NAV venture TO assure you Itat II VIII
pursue the same foreign policy with H'len YOU
80 er-ea5- <sF77fftar-orce defined by John Hay
- consisting OF Tire Golden FlUle plus the n 2Hroe
Doctrine Il wiz try 70 maintain far aeaiiL'S
arf friendship with al nations. and particularly
-eruet1a' friendship with the Mother country
Cheers
SusPEI. uF PENNY POSTAGE
Fe- tne best recent step IN that direction We
h=ze 70 tharf primarily. your. distinguished
Ftles5 hare tonight 1I~- sydney Buxton. and his
colleague on the other siGc nj the water M
T-eo-ze Aere~- CHEERS, Even yet the i'm
--e-se boon OF penn4 postage between the TWO
countries iS hardly appreciated Cheap com
---.r Cz-son increases intercourse. and The more
f----oes1rSe among the Eng -ish speaking peoples
go --0--- ...1-dIa lff7-4lzo the more business
That Iasr * nor neg Eihle quantity IN all
au5s ve English speaking folk are h~st of al
This Dr0Uy pos-ago ls going a. me outSe'
-r 30 rrSslr Wei Il IS worth IT, o. naersf
Len = v-e never get our money back. n IS
~-ear-- and more profitable 80 lose money on
-r-sI-r -i-s-r o, e--rfes ana frouclsds. tHear.
heart EVER previous step M postal 'fhoienCy
rs isn cost roaeg. and in time has ahunaanilt
indicated -r~eif even 20 business pTop"sIiion-
TIE present step might have been taken long
ago So fa~ rs he United Ststes Il concerned II
had not been SC desperately keen on carry
~ books and newspapers cheaply al over the
American cont ranr. and delivering them Tree
~ cost - every mans door our on our oo1nH-
-z-r Aries ! believe shall soon ind this
reform .fil be entirely self -suppoTfing We
ought ~ render honor 20 the men whose pioneer
work Hse last wsGe the movement possible
Foremost among them al in The United states
must s.au1e John FFanauaker ana lh"f1aS
E. James As for this countrs- you CO not need
f-- told no-v. n season and out Of season.
81 H-nriker IFeatOn mas spread the gospel 81
rEearer postage. and how ne had as one fore
--sr-.r SIR Hugh GIIzean Reid and as one coad-
=-t0- I.ara Bl--th- But honor first Of all 10 the
men @ho did e. NJ sydney Buxton and Mr.
Meyer Cheers