New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-11
Mr.. Wniteiaw Reds Remarks.

The American Ambassador met with A
v.-, cordial and enthusiastic reception
,.l.r no. rose % address the meeting. Ills
Ex-rIency said.
.. an the centenaries. bicentenaries. ter
certenaries and commemorauons Of which
~. have Witnessed so many here IN laie
Years none has approached this IN impor
ts.ra rIear' hearr-not mat Of Milton, or
Shakespeare. or Bacon. not that Of any
?, Ter ~ the founder Of any state. rot that
I'll any o..c..xsrS or OF epv liberation o
thought. not that Of any widening OF the
aorrds o. freedom. or even OF the emanci-
.atf,n Of any race. The occasion YOU ceie-
,-at4 tonight goes far beyond any of these
q. vas the -lr0fnuICation o. what has been
.-e basis and handspring OF Anglo-SaXon
detachment FOR the last three centuries
has moulded its morals. lifted It's leSisla-
zion and rs Jurisprudence. and inspired its
r-a-atr1~e tIear' hearl II has even done
"a more vital thing FOR the generation now
OIL the stage: r. has furnished and II fur
r'shes. the strongest and most indestruct-
ME bond FOR the presen; practical unity in
aims and aspirations Of that great English
soaking family OF nations which, as has
be,r so often said. occupies over one-tourth
=
ge,.rrs nearly cne-third of its inhabitants
Cheers
Willie that community OF aims and as
r-auo-s endures. starting as i does from
or common possession and use OF tnlS
T.. and supported by the same language
t.o same common law, the same parla-
ue1tarv institutions. The same civil rights
and largely the same blood, is the greatest
single Guarantee for the peace ana prog
ress NJ me world (Cheers) In fact, rom
me and rom whole peoples nurtureo OF
tho prec4rts Of this Book. and mainly OF
tfis version. came the recent statesmanllKe
creuosaI Of the President OF the Unlteu
states-.creers)-and the inspiring response
of KInc George through Sir Edward trey
vh.c. promises 10 make war, a. se''''-
r,nt of disputes henceforth between any
EIc sr-eueaking peoples lnpossipe
. .ebee-si- and between any other ciVllzeu
rauors after that example has been SET
Hs.gcr-syle Renewed cheers) What no
ier jewel can adorn the coming corona
TORS Cheers
Il IS proper that the President OF inc
United States should be represented al thls
celebration CheersJ Tie Book. which APP
peared under the auspices Of King James
ID 49,. was really far more 10 us In Amer
- thai, g., c,,fd have been 70 the older
bic and Institutions II Great Britalh. o"
Lad mant versions Of the sacred WrluilsS'
.. has already been mentioned more than
nce-Tyudals. the Genevan. the Bishops
tie Dou.,. with the respective merits of
zach
BOT King James's version was not mercy
the one Bible II was practically the one
took OF lid, men who settled America. You
fnow the 0'I maxim, Beware Of the man
o. one look" Well, these men OF hHis
James'y rersion-and Of little else in the
way Of Iterature-swept everything before
item On that savage country, from Massa'
ehusetts Bav north &c the ~. Lawrence
from James River south 10 the CUR. over
mat vast stretch Of territory u reiidii'e'
ihe great Book Of their descendants
through an the generations, down TO anu
after our civil Wharf.-The Book first taushl
C. the children. the Book best known 10
Ire great mass of the community especlaH'
IN rs hat was then the most popuious' as
was the most important, part Oh ''i'
country the rural districts; the booh
Nh.ch co.0red most o. the popular "Ii'"e
~ The day. and. notably. the Book 10 which
sorted for figures and Illustrations "hi0'
Here sure 10 reach the popular hear''
Cheers
Nav : give you just one example OF u,'@
'@st and most significant use out OF ''''
Wousands at hand? 1 venture upon IL '"o
More readily since. though II comes II VIl-
me pf the very greatest OF our pop"'"
@siois IL is from one never wei KNOW"
iere and now hardly well remembered "t
tPme Thomas Corwin. Governor. th''ou
Na'es senator. Secretary Of the Treasuis'
"msteg to Mexico-whOse familiar
4l.f iu tie Middle West. where ioIH
YEAR ago he was without d rival was
te WAGON Eoy OF the Alcghenies iie
4 aceu opposing party associates-he "as
''r statesman enough 80 DO that-on ~"
ttf of '.c .stcnsion ~ slaver, lie
Finding myself opposed g. some with
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