New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-06
OUR DAY In LONDON
Mr.. Reds 1ddress on Thank
giJing.
giJ1ng.
London. November "a

Odo Russell and himself lately csov4rn,,
OF Madras and Acting Viceroy of rnd,.
during Lord Curzon's absence in Enr-
land with his sick wife. proposed u.
health OF the American Ambassador Il,
highly sulogtstic speech. in the cour,.
of which he declared Mr. Reid the eanzt
OF the best representatives America h,s
sent in the last fifty years. His speerh
was received with great applause I,
his reply Mr.. Reid began by pIessap.
reference 20 the evidences that IN sp,t,
Of their many years endurance. Of rim
mot yet was the old welcome worn out-
He continued:
year ago We found cause -neuss
for gratitude In being able 70 say that NJ.
had rallied from both the panic and IN.
quadrennisl> revolution involved IN evs-v
Presidential election. and that prosper
tty was already In the air. Who doubts
that prosperity Is now more than N n.
sir.-thst II ~ in the hands and home,
Of the peOple-Of millions more peopi.
In our happy land than ever enjoyed (.
before? Who doubts that il IL fortified
by the profound popular satisfaction %
the people with their choice for thar
new President and With the Opening
work Of his ConcfliatoTy. and yet cour-
ageOus. tudicious. progressive and hira
princfpled administration? Who doubts
either that the alarm over tariff revision
has spent it's force?
Study your manufacturing returns
YOUR railway returns. your telegraph and
telephone returns. your mining returns
and you have Thanksgiving prOclz-na-
tiOn ready made Look at the prossIc-
ton OF cotton and cereals. Look at ths
farmers all buying automobiles Leos az
New York revealing In the s1perruous
n rrVo rar ola md
opera companies. Just double what am
other great city requires. and a brand
pew classical theatre besides that We are
told IN cable dispatches which We all
read. and OF course believe. il 70 be run
regardless % eXpense--or receipts Look
az more inspiring and equally lavish
OUTLAWS. at the princely gifts for the r.
lief OF suffering for the promotion %
science AID for the diffusion Of sd1ca-
tion among all the people. Look a. our
still overfowtnS capital. funding ma
tional debts IN Central America seeking
20 build railways one day in Cuba and
The next Tn China. and T1eanVhiis en-
richins the new world with the choices.
spoil from every arr centre Of ths old
Look at the people taking their President
down what we were told in cur boyhood
was the longest and finest river in thu
world. in order 10 persuade him that
the time has come when the proper de-
velopmeut OF The country really demands
that il be made all over again. Look az
the hundreds Of millions poured into the
Panama Canal thousand miles beyond
our southern border for the use not only
of ourselves. but OF all the world. and
al the fair prospect that this dream %
centuries will within a few years becoms
a reality.
However YOU may differ as TO IN.
policy Of some o. these thingS-and men
do diTsr on the policy % nearly every
thing in our free Tepublic-dO not these
evidences OF an exuberant- a fairly BE-
vtldertng prosperity IN every direction
l throughout our whole land automatically
preach your Thanksgiving sermon for
/ each one OF you tonight
Each succeeding year Ne grow mo-s
/ thankful that we are Americans. We
/ are proud 20 SEE here tonight 40 mary
| representative from North and South
I America TO join in that devoUt express
/ sion OF gratitude. All North America IA
/ here, beginning with the Republic %
| Mexico. u hose accomplished Minister
| greet. and stretching al the way I'D n
i the extreme northern tip or the co1fi-
/ nent. Wherever that tip may be. our
I good friend Lord Strathcona u
/ Is great pleasure 70 see here tonight
I still IN such excellent health and spirits.
/ IN spite OF his eighty nine years Of youth
/ Lord StrathCona claims 70 re7reseu-
/ il Nov. the Arctic explorers may have
4 been all wrong. and the continent may
L
/ canada 70 the pole. In any case. either
/ BY this new polar discovery of Cana
dian title or by our own plethora et
/ titles. the first claim to that elusive peca
/ Of property is represented al this table.
/ We have lately had some very solemn
\ discussions, chiefly, think. in Deuinion
/ debates or in newspapers published
/ north of the border. about the ownership
| and sovereignty OF the pole. They
/ seemed 20 overlook the prosaic require
! ment Of International law which makes
l an effective occupation still needed ~
& ira nsnute discovery into sovereignty
[ Speaking for myself alone. I take pleas
| ure in assuring his lOTdship o. my oehsc
I that any OF his COuntrynen who Ike
may have our free consent 20 20 there
/ at once. establish that effective occups-
! tiOn. declare and maintain their soyeF-
/ eighty and then make the most of u.
We are glad 20 welcome 10 our re-
/ publican Thanksgiving the official repre-
I sentative OF the newest republic IN tn9
| world; and 10 wish 20 the island Of cub
| tranquility and prosperity under IN
| government OF fts own people. u IS
1 peculiar pleasure 70 US all 70 greet her
\ official representatives OF the continental
group Of great republics. which are max
l ing the continent or south America ore
1 of the most important factors IN the a.
/ VelOpment of. the twentieth century We
I congratulate them on the growing So
TEEN abroad for their marvellous -
/ sources. their eNtraOrdinaFy progress
and national credit. well as on thc
manifold evidences they give az home %
I stability and order. What better SIKH
/ can We have that the era % pronuncia-
/ mentOs and revolutions Is definitely over
I and gone than the high part they haNe
\ taken at late world conferences N M
| elevation of international law. or tne
| tangible fact that they show q great am
I growing disposition 70 refer then pe'-
/ picking disputes 10 the peaceful afoitra-
\ ti0n OF The Hague Under these erishtst
/ and more benign conceptions OF the wy
I 10 adjust International differences u y
more fitting even than before that cur
south American friends should o. heI--
\ We all belong 20 the continental te'h"F
and 10 the republican family.
I take ia as a good omen thst "
I right We have one amOng cur alN3S
/ welcome British guests who suStalns
/ peculiar relation 70 the recent hudso,
| button celebration. which the Sri1iSn
/ representation under Admiral Scymch
I did 80 much TO make not only er'u'eH'
4 success hut a fruitful source OF iutsrhs
] tiOnal good Will This gentleman
rector 90 a church which was sfree
/ old when America vas discovered
I church where Henry Hudson loon -
/ hast communion before setting cut
[ the explorations which gave MS neih7
I the noble Hudson River and cav