New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-20


1 ara variety Of the interests that unite ne
nor make Us Cor one moment forget how
I important III g. that nothing should ever
! be 'aften9nted that might tend 10 vvealer
7 that strong sustaining force Of reciprocal
I sympathy which is az cnce the natural
4 outcome 81 our common heritage and the
I abiding guarantee Of cur common Dros-
peTity.
Interest in American Development.
In Canada We are vigilant and interested
observers OF your expanding development
we watch with sympathetic interest
/ eVe-y new evidence OF your determination
4 10 aDplv 10 the pressing problems ~ y-our
/ fhrohhinC national life the purifying fnfr-
/ ence OF high ideals
/ We view With admiration and with hone
4 tie stream Of moral earnestness issuing
every year ia fresh and copious abundance
from your universities ana Churcnes. We
/ reve-ently hid u godspeed and trust that
Il NAV fertilZe sour desert places like tl4e
Nile. Ne rejoice also 10 think that the
overflow n thls re6enerauns stream finds
/ its WAY from your lang through innumer-
I able ready channels into our dominion.
bringing with ~ "a message OF new strength
and encouragement 20 our young and virile
I trust You viii not think ne boastful or
presumptUous when / say that In Is the
proud ambition ~ thc people whom have
the honor 20 represent one day 20 race VOC
1 and every other portion Of the English
speaking world m giving the lead. IN all
humility and modesty. but in am earnest
ness. ir efforts that shall aim AT enlarg-
ing TIE sum OF human HAPPINESS.
So Ear 1 have spoken I'm nay capacity as
Governor General % canada NAV / now
f saw one word al this university dinner A. =
university man talking 10 university men.
as a Rhodes trustee and one OF the eTe,,tI-
tors ~ cecil Rhodes wfllP Ma \ - 49,
E mitted 10 refer for one moment 10 the
dreams which. rooted in the grave OF Cecil
Rhodes. are destined one day 20 hear i'm
great dreame What were the motives that
prompted him 10 give 70 your forty-nlne
states a magnificent present Of Oxford
They we're prompted by the conscious
{ ness mat We are products % the same
stock. that We are inheritors Of common
ideals. that We are the Joint trustees Of
great Christian truths.
Cecil Rhodss's Dream.
The hope that filed the great heart OF
Cecil Rhodes with fond imaginings wss
that one day the English speaking peoples
q the Worid-of your Republic and Of the
free democracies OF the British Empire
would Re Joined together as cowOrkers for
world purposes in great AnglO-Saxon
stop unnecessary wars. and powerful and
high minded CROUCH 10 lead the nations in
the march OF progress and reform. In this
hope Cecil Rhodes founded his scholar
ships he reverently prayed that they
might one day prove an effective stepping
stone 20 the attainment OF that Anglo
saxon consultation which would apDear
20 he the chief hope of suffering mankind
Pertains some IaE through the n,unifreDca
OF an American benefactor. a further step
ping stone may be established in a similar
E endowment n scholarships IN one Of YOUR
nromisii-s men that can be selected from
the various parts OF Great and Greater
Britain. thus providing further oppOrtuni-
ties 20 the various units Of the English
speaking PEOPLE all over the earth 10 ac-
GuiTe a better understandings Of and a
greater love for one another. and add
ti0nal securities for the permanent peace
~ the world and the unchecked advance
Uent OF our highest hopes
Mr.. Hughes Praises President.
Governor Hughes in HIS address al the
banquet took advantage Of the occasion
10 pay another striking tribute 10 Presi-
dent Taft He also. amid great enthusi-
Iasm. demanded that public servants IN
faithful 70 their trusts should be turned
out Of once. In part he said:
There Is one here tonight whom every
fair minded citizen of tire United states
hCnOrs and esteems. So long as sincerity
and a disposition 10 do absolute justice
Is President TAFT secure or his fame and
the love Of his fellow cOuntrymen II IL
the presence Of the Chief Executive of the
United States. and tonight. as citizens OF
tie Republic. We Join In giving 10 our
President the most hearty welcome. hut We
are gathered here under the auspices Of
E university club, and we recognize IN our
President not simply the holder OF the
most important once in the nation but
also as embodying those ideals OF excel
lerce which We have learned 10 love in our
college DAYS
notice The strength Of the Yale con-
I tlrgent hOu cant 90 anywhere IN Amer
la without notclng the strength OF tne
Z Yale company Ana ~ II wen tnat are
should be strong this happy occasion.
I Tor i am informed that Of The class Of -
have held public once An ideal OF that
sort - not 20 Le ignored. What Yale rep
resents 70 the country the class ~ IS
Every man VINO has had the advantage
~ college or university training comes
under the lasting obligation % his fellow
man which he cannot lonorahiy fall 70 diS-
charge. For. after all. our great controlling
/ influence is public opinion Public opinion
/ BIZ not represented t. headlines OF sensa-
tional newspapers. public opinion is not
/ represented In exaggerated accounts OF
/ current events pubic opinion Is not repre-
scented IN false and unfair criticism OF pub
he men OF affairs.
How rarely f. IS that We see a real grasp
on public Affairs which enables man %
tell with proof "a nat Is slgnincant with re-
spect 20 current events or the matters that
are engaging public attention Men meet IN
me shop. Ia the factory, on the cars IN
the ordinary relations Of life and they eX-
change views They judge what they read
~ what fhev know within their limited eN-
perience There are men WhO have large
opportunities fOr acquiring Information
They communicate what they may have
tied chances. They listen 10 what more
favored ones may tell. and In this way
throughout our land Is constant inter
change q sentiment. and there rs developed
I f-aff- a consensus Of opinion on the part or
a great number. which Il is the business OF
I the press 10 ascertain and against Wllcn
even the press rolls lis waves in vain
The Thought which ] believe Is uppeTmost
I'm the minds ~ the American people 81 this,
n There Is a rascal abusing the ouportuni-
ties that government has given him. show
him up m there Is any one that Is false
% his trust uncover him Tor the public
safety and for the honor of our flag.
In addition 20 President Taft, Earl
Grey and Governor Hughes. the guests
or honor Al dinner included David r.
Francis. of Missouri. and Dr. Ernest
Fox Nichols. president ~ Dartmouth
College who gave his conception of the
duty Of the college 20 the community.
The President on his arrival this after
noon was greeted al the station by Gov
ernor Hughes and Mayor McEwan. the
last named fellow student Of Mr.. Taft
Al Yale. The exchange Of salutatiOns
between the President and Governor was
most cordial Governor Hughes ex-
pressed the hope that the President was
not too much fatigued after his long
tourney while the President declared
that ne was feeling exceptionally ~ and
ready for the issue"
Well We have plenty 81 those. Mr..
President" remarked the Governor amid
laughter.