New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
BRITISH NEED OUR HELP
ANXIOUS OYER RED SKY. "
Admrat Beresford Wants English
Speaking Countries Side by Side.

Ne 1$CfCofOfu ~ O'tto tso'O
Speaking Countries Side by Side.
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford talked on Great
Britain and the United States and their naval al
fairs at a luncheon given for him by the Pilgrims
yesterday in the Lawyers Club. Germany was
word which did not appear IN his ten-minute
speech but his hearers could not mistake his refer
ence 10 the red sky" of European affairs and the
anxiety OF English statesmen.
His assumption that the sympathy between
America and England vital and calcuaoie
force and for statesmen to reckon with brought
forth applause from his audience, which included
many men OF prominence The admiral has small
faith in the holding power Of treaties as compared
with the ties of blood and speech and common
interest and his hearers were not slow to sho"
their approval Of his hearty phrasing OF the ia
miiiar assurances of British fr1endness He said:
have Just come from Canada and was aston;
!sshed anu pleased by two things whlch @ i0ui.u m
has has been making IN every possible direction ana
nave tor the people of the United States l sno9i9
explain perhaps. that this last pleased out ola
and it was not confined TO any class Of people
Whatever The Canadians are as one in their es-
to goS is panty subject % Toh The wish aaeop s4 Psaf x
Great Britain's naval M supremacy does not mean
threat an aggression nor an effort on the part
upon peace being maintained. But the British
pendent upon the punctusl and certain delivery
OF or fGood and the raw materials for manufacture
war, and our trade routes were cut beyond remedy,
m ts Wou!d 69 an end Of the British 6prg S t.
populate from their fields or from adjac' MT
war equipment are generaiiy to be found in their
own own soil or close adjacent But Engsnfds f9Sd 3S
haPves1 tba we have M only four weeks fo2d supply n
is a vast difference between maritime ambitions
and maritime necessity. For Great Britain 10 keep
her trade routes open is matter Of life and death
NOT EASY ABOUT FUTURE.
Personally. 7 all abo i'm
mediate future | see red sky ahead, and do not
full of anxiety for the posslbtes Of the stua ion.
Aa. Aisg. the other four nations of the empre-Aus-
yolHntaTily & to sid US They never would have done
70 ne unassaiable That is not threat, only We
hold, it is the end Of the empire
rat ne o nays budget & Of any nation is really The
trade routes. What that rate shall be is each
right to interfere But Il the world has noticed
any nation paying such rate OF insurance which
as is necessary protect its coast and its water
IUnS tSIT GGnmeTGe.and borrowing money too TO pay
Will unsettle the minds OF other nations.
war. but to make peace To insure our progress.
Tor Tor the happiness OF humanity and the welfare Of
the nations world peace is essential. \ European
TaT would put back The prGgsss Of The wo1ld
Is margin Of four or ve baf,lesSpS s @
with the peace of the world? Great Britain would
pounds sterling in the excessive costs OF marine
insurance ana the complete collapse or securities
The English speaking nations-the United States
a e Grading Te hsons 81 ~ the s Brush Wo v soT hs
1Tney not Join ana say that there shall be no war?
only that we mean TO maintain the peace that at
want to look after our own selfish selves and for
our trade, we don't want to say our fleets big
enough 20 win: we want them big enough TO pre-
the objects ct Of peace parties and
their purposes. but they go IN the way to defeat
When Spanish fee, was expected on your coast
your peace party sent their plate inland and called
hold while they have not
SHOULD KEEP WORLDS PEACE.
,!S Surely s1eh @ united pit stand by al men Of Eng
o.io own nation You could really night the world
yoaT sfips IN Sa sr i i9r {9g could build
and ana your army from your own products and no
not gain by a war. You would not gain II the
British Empire should De destroyed. The ag-
The benefit For their own selfish ends alone the
English speaking nations should keep the worlds
| proud TO point to, what you did only the
world ,splenddly equipped: perfectly organized.
great feat no great war fee, had eyer creleJ %SS b
globe before, and II showing which made
al sh Of 10 G say 6s9 Fe fms n4 have done more
than other CLUB 70 increase the respect,
side. Why should not the nations agree TO main
/ namely. peaceF
The admirars reference to n nation whose naval
appropriation. considered national insurance
national trade IS -four Ave times as great as
/ is necessary was taken alluson which
Z hardly could be misnterpreted There has been
much comment In England the fact that Ger
many is spending. for every ton OF her merchant
marine nearly six times much naval arma-
ment Is England.
George T Wilson. vlce-presldent OF the Pilgrims
was toastmaster. Among those present were Cor
don Knox Bell H. Black, Cornelius n. Bliss
". II, BroWnson. William 4. Butler jr. Colonel
George Harvey George r. Ide. District Attorney
William T. Jerome. Seth Low. tho Rev. Dr. Will
fam 7. Manning. T. H. Outerbridge, w NJ X.
Olcott. ex-Judge Alton b. Parker william Fl.
Porter. Ogden Mills Reid. Herman Ridder. Morti-
ner L. Schff George r. Sheldon. Charles Stewart
smith Melville T. Stone, Frederick n. Underwood
Frank A. Vanderlp. F. Cunliffe owen. the Hon.
Reginald Walsh. NJ. V. o; William r. Wilcox.