New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-25
PILGRIMS MEET HAMMOND
SpeciaI Ambassador Their Guest
at Dinner Held at the Plaza.
DR.. JOHN n. FINLEY TALKS
Hope of Universal Peace Held
Out by Guest of Honor, De-
spite Heavy Armaments.

The Pilgrims gathered last night AZ the
shrine Of international amity over which
! John HAYS Hammond presided. or. 10 he
| more explicit. they gave dinner a. the
/ Plaza for the Special Amba ssador Of the
United States to the coronation ~ King
/ George V. ". Butler Duncan. their presi-
dent. welded the toastmasters gavel and
DIT. John II Finley. president Of the CITY
| College, wished the dove Of peace god
speed in behalf Of his fellow citizens.
II was in some piazza in Florence that
! ~ Finley remembered watching a flock
Of italians gazing az the fight Of a single
white dove. The dove had been released
by the archbishop as the special envoy Or
Florence to the sky and fields. TO bring
sunshine and rain and favorable winds.
He was reminded. he said ~ the fight Of
this countrys envoy 10 the scene Of the
coronation. And another institution OF
| Florence. the Brothers Of Misericordis.
! helped him To another metaphor with
which 10 describe the special ambassador.
whom he said he had once detected in an
act OF supreme kindness He went on:
The wisest Of men need hardly re-
mind YOU that he was Solomon-said once.
He who is diligent in business shall stand
before kings. or words very similar. And
Chesterton has said that a democracy is
always dreaming Of nation 81 kings.
This man is going as one Of our kings to
represent rs AT the coronation. I wish 20
congratulate ourselves and 7 wish could
DO Il in a better way. that such a mind
and such heart VIII represent us where
We like best 20 be well represented.
II ask YOU therefore. 10 drink 20 his
good health May his mission help 10 rea-
lie the wish expressed by So vnfrid Lau-
Iier that The thousands Of miles ~ fort
less and cuniess and soldierless boundaries
~ Great Britain shall stretch not only
from ocean 10 ocean but around the
world"
M Duncan. 70 the accompaniment Of
convincing applause. asserted that the Pill
grims stood for the maintenance Of peace
not only with Great Britain. but will all
the nations Of the earth. Mr.. Hammond.
while subscribing heartily 10 this aim, said.
however
While We are zeaiously talking peace we
are quite az energetiCally building great
Dreadnoughts But this does not imply by
any means mat the day of universal peace
is bat an idle dream. II does indicate.
however that until some feasible methods
which commend themselves 10 practical
men Of affairs are advocated the present
fatuOus method Of barbariC times must
persist Scientists after ndefatiE gable labor
are discovering from time 10 time specifics
for dread disease. So, too. will humani-
tarians discover a preventive Of war.
But then he said
Ny mission is not diplomatic one. So
far as ! know. no state secrets are in
trusted % me which might be iudiscreety
dlVulged. But yet ] prefer. being a man
of conservative temperament to keep OF
Che grass, so TO speak In the discussion or
international problems and 10 confne my
remarks 10 the well beaten paths Of gilt
terinc generaiities and plautudes.
Yet he went 50 far as 20 say that the
arbitration treaty was almost an accom-
plished fact. and TO defend dollar Dip
lomacy" he ended by reading chapter
contributed hv him 70 life Of Cecil
Rhodes his intimate friend and business
associate.
Patrick Francis Murphy wanted 10 warn
Mr Hammond that when a man knew
he was modest all his modesty was gone.
and that one who was admired and praised
by his fellow creatures was usually a
dead one Still he thought # was bet
ter for Mr.. Hammond 10 sit there and
listen 70 encomiums than 70 have % walt
for a monument Of post-morter1 polite
ness"
The special an1hassador. he prophesied.
would NOT find his duties all lavender 4.
he probably would. he thought. hesitate
over the question Of dress irving 70 decide
whether he would wear knee hreecnes and
show his golden calves He would also
he BETRAYED into drinking other people e
health % the impairment ~ his own.
There sat ~ the speakers table colonel
Daniel Appleton. Courtensy Walter Ben
nett British Consul General. Henry ''eVs.
4v- Senator DapA7 Mr. Duncan Or Fin
lev Major Genera Frederick Dent Grant.
NJ Hammond Alexander &. Humphreys.
Rear Adrirsl Eugene h a.. Leutze. Dr.
Sell Macphatter ogden Mills David Nit
cren Morrison. Mr. Murphv. Esmond pver
and LLOYD e Sanderson NJ. Bennett and
Mr. Denew added to the expressed senti-
nent- of good will between Great Britain
and the United States