Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-10
HONOR FOR APPONY|
Hungarian Statesman Ad-
dresses Members of House.
COMES ON PEACE MISSION
Old World Appeals to the New to
Help Abolish the Curse
of War.

Count Albert Apponyi. the Hungarian
statesman, was accorded yesterday after
noon the unusual honor OF being permit
ted to address the House of Representa-
tives from Speaker Cannon's rostrun
Count Apponyi, who is a former speaker
Of the house of representatives OF Hun
gary, visited the Capitol with Baron Hen
selmullcr. the Austrian ambassador.
The House. which was then considering
the rcapportonment bill, took a recess
for fifteen minutes and the two distin-
guiShed Foreigners were escorted into the
chamber by Representative Foster Of Yer
mont, chairman of the committee OF for
eign affairs, and Representative Bartholdt
Of Missouri one Of the leaders in the
country of the worldwide peace move
ment, of which Count Apponyi is so ar
dent an advocate. Count Apponyi was
greeted by Speaker Cannon, who present
ed him to the House. The proceedings In
the body were unique.
introduced by Speaker.
Members of the House Of Representa-
| Sives.'' said Speaker Cannon, 1T af-
fords me great pleasure to introduce
one with whose reputation we are
acquainted, not only through multiplied
thousands of his own countrymen VINO
have made their homes and are making
their homes here, and have become our
countrymen. but as a man who has had
for forty years service in the house OF
representatives of Hungary, who for
MANY years was leader of that body, and
now is not only member of that body,
but g. member of the cabinet, minister of
| education. ! take great pleasure III m
PRODUCING to you Count Albert Apponyi.'
Responsibility for Words.
The mention OF the distinguished for
eigner's name was followed by prolonged
applause. Count Apponyi said:
MIR. Speaker and Gentlemen OF the
House of Representatives: Highly as |
feel the honor of being introduced to you
and of being allowed to address American
legislators in their own House, shall
| not devote many of the few minutes that
shall enjoy the high privilege to mere
effusion of thanks. / am almost over
| awed by the responsibilities that rest
upon me for every word said and for
every word unsaid during these few min
| utes. / stand before you: gentlemen, not
as single individual, but a represent
| alive man, as a representative man of the
old world before you, representatives OF
the new world, when apparently you are
kind enough to listen to a foreigner who
| chances to be among you and to whom
you do high honor.
MISSION One OF Fcace.
Gentlemen, If I am to speak here on
| behalf Of the old world, I say this. We of
the old world desiring to come out Of the
| devouring waste Of the ancient spirit of
animosity and distrust, appeal to you, and
il, perhaps not yet, you feel the shore,
but the sand, under your feet we appeal
to you for assistance to do away with the
hateful legacy of hatred and war and an
hatu .1rrhf 80, t.f,
brethren.
This Is the object of my mission in
America. This is what /. think the spirit
Of the old world has to say to the spirit
Of the new world, and after having de-
livered you this message let me again
thank you for the high honor which you
have done to me. 1t appeals strongly to
me personally and to my country in al
joy the echo which these sentiments to
which / give expression have found in this
| House, because it has found them in your
! hearts and in your minds"
Count Apponyi was frequently inter
| rupted by applause and. at the conclusion
| of his remarks he held a reception on the
| floor of the House. most of the members
of the body filing by to shake his hand
| and exchange expressions of mutual es-
TEEN and good will.
Made Part Of Record.
At the conclusion of Count Appoints
remarks Representative Keifer Of Ohio
moved that the speech of the distinguish
| ed visitor be Incorporated in the official
| record of the days proceedings. This
| was adopted unanimously. During his
| brief stay on the floor the count proved
| himself a linguist by talking English,
| French, Hungarian and German with
| members familiar with those languages.
After leaving the floor Count -Apponyi
went to the room of the committee on for
eign affairs, where he held a reception to
the members of the House press gallery.
/ In the Senate he sat beside the Vice
President for a few minutes and was
| greeted by members of the foreign rela-
tons committee.
| Count Apponyi departed for New York
at II o'clock this morning. The count
was accompanied to the station by Baron
Hengelmuller and attaches of the en-
bassy. Before his departure for the depot
the count expressed himself as charmed
with his visit to Washington.
COLLEGE SPIRIT LACKING