New-York tribune., 1911-03-03
LONG CHEER FOR APPOM|
Count Gets Loving Cup from
Peace Society and Civic Forum.
CALLED WORLDS APOSTLE
Hungarian Statesman Warm IN
Praise of Wonders He Saw
in Short Visit Here.

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Praise of Wonders He Saw
in Short Visit Here.
An international dinner In honor of Count
Albert Apponyi the hungarian statesman
and world apostle OF peace, was held last
night at the Hotel Astor under the auspices
Of the New York Peace Society and the
Civic Forum. About two hundred and titty
men and women attended and gave the
distinguished visitor 10 this country a
, warm welcome when he arose 20 tell of
his impressions OF America and talk on
the subject of universal peace
President Nicholas Murray Butler II Co
lumhia University presided as toastmaster.
Among the other speakers were Baron
Won Hengemdlier. Ambassador OF Austria
/ Hungary; Archbishop John NJ Farley Gov
ernor Simeon Z. Baldwin OF Connecticut
I and Henry Clews. Who presented Count APP
ponyi with a silver loving cup on behalf
Of the Peace Society and the civic Forum.
Dr Butler presented Count Apponyi as
powerful and eloquent personality who
speaks with a voice that the whole world
can hear President Butler said that the
/ conscience Of the American people Was
ready 20 support international peace with
cut qualification.
The President of the United states. 20
his everlasting honor" said Or. Butler.
has placed his personal standard on the
highest possible point, and all We have 10
do Is TO follow his leadership
a toast was proposed 10 Count Arponyi
and drunk standing. amid long cheering al
lie arose 70 speak.
Count Appoint said he had not the pre-
sumption OF some persons VINO took il upon
themselves TO write a book about q coun-
try after a two weeks visit His impress
sions in that short time had been most
inspiring, he said. and he would take back
70 his country a cherished legacy Of the
kindness Of the American people and the
lessons OF their wonderful institutions
Throughout my tour Of the United
states l have enjoyed the moral support
Of the representatives OF ny nation" he
said, but as for yeu Americans. I owe
YOU the remembrance Of \ welcome as
hearty as II YOU had been people Of my
own flesh and blood I have visited every
branch Of American society. from the
multi-millionaire 10 the wage Garner. and
from al 7 had not only a most hearty
Welcome but. what / value mere the i'm
pressions and lessons which I will turn te
proAt for the tasks shall have 70 face
You are closely watched on the other
SIDE or the ocean. There are those in Eu-
rope who watch this gigantic experiment
OF liberty and popular government with the
malignant hope that in the end 10 will fail
There are those looking closely into any
aehclencies ana shortcomings in the work
ms OF YOUR institutions They are unable
To sec the towering phenomenon of the
making Of a great nation. There are those,
on the other hand, among us-I saw rs b.
cause / am sure am speaking the mind
Oh my whole country-Who watch with Just
a. keen interest, but with q very different
feeling. an intense feeling. 70 see justified
your belief in hberty and popular govern
ment.
That double watching reminds me Of
the great sculptor Rodin who didn't want
10 see all tho details worked out to per-
fectiou. The average looker-on discovers
the detail and that detan not worked out
20 perfection, hut the coRnoisseur sees the
colossal dignity benind the mperfection
and finds a masterpiece. Why should YOU
be the model 20 look Jo-oecause we have
no better one When I first entered New
York Harbor and saw the statue OF Liberty
presiding over your destilies knew YOU
were what you pretended to be. that you
were real and not a shadow
THE impressions that I have gathered
here are those OF a widespread and grow
ing desire for honesty. truth. morality and
perfection greater than / have found in
any other country. I have also found an
honest desire for universal peace and
wonderful spirit OF optimism. This optim-
ism ills ME with the proud hope for the
future Of humanity. the forecast OF which
/ see IN your own future. Peace should
not depend upon rulers and governments or
on the frailness Of human beings, but on
institutions which make Il as secure as
possible.
Il do not mean 10 be oyercompHmentavy
or / might appear 10 be insincere. but the
greatest opportunities have been given YOU
in geographical location and history You
are not burdened with all those meddie-
some old traditions OF the old countries.
You can take away with YOU what was
best in those traditions and leave what was
worst
MY country Is closer 20 YOU in SYM
pathy for your institutions and free gov
ernment. perhaps, than any other country
OF Europe That is because YOU are a
country of evolution and not revolution
Maybe We won't reach the time we can
toresee the total abolition OF war but the
only way TO obtain international peace is
to work for it unremittingly. absolutely
and uncondtionaly.'
Baron Hengelmuller said that Count APP
ponyls visit to this country had greatly
helped him in his own mission here-that
Of cutivatins good relations and good feel
ing between Austra-Ilulsary ana America
Governor Baldwin Of Connecticut made a
strong plea for interna uOnal peace. lie
said the policy of national isolation cannot
exist in the face of modern civilization.
There IS no wall between the United
states and Canada he said, except a
wall Of boundary posts a mile apart Reel
procity Is the child Of the golden rule and
reciprocity Ia rapidly becoming The nor
NAL rule Of modern times Americans Z