Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-25
KEEP PEACE IS
DIPLOMATIC
MOTTO
AND BOOST YOUR OWN
COUNTRY SAYS REID
American Ambassador Makes
Brilliant Address at Anglo
Yankee Get Together Ban
quet in London Yesterday,
ny Morning Journal special Leased wirel

my Morning. Journal Special Leased wirel
London. Nov "a. THE American
Societies Thanksgiving dinner, which
was held tonight IN Connaught rooms
was made the occasion of demon
stration in honor OF Rear Admiral
Murdock and the other officers of
the American fleet at present IN Eng
iish waters.
Ambassador Reid and Ms Reid
ana the members of the American
colony with their wives had gathered
n force under the presidency ot A. g
Glasgow to welcome the American
Officers and prominent British naval
men who had been invited to meet
them. Among the latter present were
Admiral Sir Edward Hobart seymour
Rear Admiral Il. Jellico and Sir
wniiam Henry white, tho famous
naval constructor.
Admiral seymour, ~ proposing the
health 81 President Taft. said the
visit of tie American fleet was an
indication that America at last WAS
coming out Of the diplomatic shell ~
take the interest which she should
take IN nations on this side ot the
Atlantic VI she did this he added
it oertein!y would be n the interest
oi pCaee
Ambassador Reid was called upon
t. respond To d toast "thc American
An4iaeeador" He said n paft'
II saw lagt year in popular ana
eytremuiy clever book On Eraiand
and the lnglsh q diseournAins View
ss To ANY aftor-dinncr speaking what
ever by ambassadors, The author 81
ton shows much iudicions apprecia-
lion and clever insight, hut q our
uelsloss appearance on occasions ike
this he declares thnt a claWlcss KIT
ten Is not more harmless or INFORM
ing then forei@n Ambassador az
bAnqAet
~ is not for me to dieputc this
tlletum or ignore Vt. And yet ono
wonders what precise role this Amer
Jean citizen thinks his foreign ann
bassador ought to play on snrh an
occasion Does he want him To up--
pear as chewing and scratching oid
cat
"Nan, "a people may have thought
Itself isolated and may wish 20 re-
main so Sat, when u hns passed
the first raw stages Of national eN-
istence and attained something OF the
higher civilization that comes with
arp and education and above All WIN |
wider experience ana interests "
realizes more and more the Inevitable |
necessity Of foreign relations ot some !
sort and Of business with al the
world
ut finds accordingly III interest
nc less than rs duty in making these |
yelntions peaceful and pleasant, u
possible. Its diplomatic epros thus !
becomes and lust become more and |
more the right arm cf It's foreign |
service, while the navy ana arns |
must b. rolegated to The place oi |
left arm They, i'm fact. are TO De |
called into vigorous use only on eK-
occasions. II az All, ana |
only as a last resort. But the duty OF |
the RIGHT arm is constant and vital
II suppose that an ambassador y
gent abroad for under modern anu |
civilized conditions is very simpie
and gtraightfcrward work. u As 70
look ont for the intei ests ~ his own |
country ana tn protect and promote
thnm SO far as he can hY honorable !
and pthccahle means. For this phr |
pose II may be that telling the SIM
plo truth with GOOD viii may often |
he unite as useful to- the country th0l |
sends him aB claWiug and scratching |
AT the country 10 which he is sent
"1hr pursuit ot honorable Ameri- |
can diplomacy sir finds ils type
neither Ia the clnWless kitten nor IN |
The ecratchinp eat First protect and |
promote the interests of your own |
country Next. Keep the peace !
These are tho two great conmhnh-
mants ~ thnre is higher service |
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