New-York tribune., 1912-07-15
THE Fourth" IN LONDON
Celebration of Independence Day
by the American Society.
DIPL LOMACY AND POLITICS
Addresses Made by the American
Ambassador and Chauncey
M. Depew.

large and distinguished gathering al
tended a dinner last night at the saVo
Hotel. at the invitation Of the America
Society In London, in celebration or lnoe
nendence Day. SAYS THE London Dali
Telegraph" Interesting speeches were de
lvered by the chief guests, His ExceileIio
the American Ambassador Uhe no
Whitelaw Reid and the Hon. Chauncey
Depew. Supporting the chairman 'M'
Walter Blackman) there were also prese't
The MARQUIS OF Bristol, Lord Emmo-'
Lord Justice Fletcher Moulton, Hon .!
Richard Solomon, High Commisslonei
Union Of South Africa; Sir Harry II. John
ston. Rear Admiral II. T. b. Harris U.
n. Rear Admiral John r. EDWARDS
s. N: Hon. John l. Griffths' America
Consul General; William Phillips, Secre,ar'
American Embassy; the Most heV. 'n
Archbishop of Cape Town; Nlce-Adrfiil a
Sir Percy Scott, Major General Sir Leopoi
svaine. Colonel Sir Percy Girouard, HoN
ernor British East Africa; Rear Adfnlra
= X Moore. L. s. N; Rear Auiiill ia a
Herbert w. savory, Commodore f. h. III
bridge. u. s. n. Major George ~ oq'le,
A,,erican military attache; Captain 70
s,,,nson American naval attache; Andre"
Lang. Major Edgar Russell. U. >. a
Professor Arthur Gordon Weps'er' 'a'
G III. Slocum, U. S. A; Hon. hora''
,ee Washington, American consul LIVE
nool. Colonel A. W. Swain, American Con
s,I SOUTHAMPTON: Lieutenant Commande'
n " Todd. u. S. N: Constructor JONI
q Walton U. S. revenue cutter service,
" Penn Cresson, second secretary Amer
con Embassy: w. Forbes Morgan T. a
holster. J. T. Burke, Dr. Arthur FalrpahAs
z Cotton, Robert n. Faroahhs
Frederick c. Van Duzer. honorary ee0io
tary: General Sir Harry Prenoersas' a-'
tho president of Magdalen College, oAio'N -
DR.. T. Herbert Warren.
"The King was proposed by the chalr
man. and followed by the singing OIL 'ii'
ro,,oral anthem. The company then non
oraa tbs toast of THE President OF th'
United States" submitted by the Mai1u,, ~,
NJ Bristol. and Joined in singing
star-Spangied Banner. ara,
Lord Emmott, in giving the toast n,'
rxcaIIsncy the American Amoassauo''
said that Mr.. Whitelaw Reid was d" 49,,
representatiye OF great Hd'Ioii -
standard of ambassadors from the On,.Ie
States irrespective OF party. gent " ~,
country had always been high-men ho'
only NJ culture, great literary attnhiiien''
=, = largo knowledge Of the world hhis,ie,
.noaIors and excellent diplomausts' Du
,,,ar who gained the sympathy OF all CLASSES
-, The british people. In Mr. Whitela"
poId ,bav had all that and more; he hho
S',aorad ~, himself by his inevitable genlality
and social hospitality.
Tho Ambassadors Address,
Tb. American Ambassador, In reply S"'u
,o,or. a new American Ambassador .,a a
this most has listened TO many suCn tad n,
utes as the too kind one Jus. and these
LILLE rSrases are applied vicariously ratns
than personally TO himseH; srsa
really for his country ana Ior m Righ
post. They represent at oneT ONCE, u The ac
cnmulated goodwill from ceh,u55S IN,
neace between our two peoples. anu '1' o
Accumulated esteem from .e"'"''
HIGH representation at TINS court ,,,,te,
The language OF your toast, theh, IiiSTIC .Itt,.
,,,,re tha1 n saws. The very term Il'
american Ambassador" has no suCh nat
row Limitation as the present plcuil p 90 :,
n means rather the rememoranSe q Go,o
MANY honored predecessors-our IrsI No,o ',
miai renresentative, Benjamin Frankiin; oul
arst national representative, Jonh Au Aualn'
onr Irst great treaty-msker, John Jay ai'
40 on. down 10 our masterlul rep - oi,
five throughout the last struggle Oh ti,e 80 ot,
monarchist dislike 70 the Republic ana pre-
mature ioy over It's apparent dlsrup9on
Charles Francis Adams. The term useu II
your toast means likewise the a., HeEloinSI Ss oiIcI
cherished by men sull In i,, acune me &c tsme,
RUSSELL Lowell, Edward j. Phelps, honSr
r IJncoln, Thomas f. Bayard, John Has
and Joseph II. Choate. IN that sSnse o." or
with that scope the title you 1S.,ad haHe GA
Claimed. TO which your toast Is dedlcateu
o,Tba American Ambassador" deserves a.
yo,Ir kind words. The present incuinDehs so =
only TOO flattered when men sometimes saS
that he Is not wholly unworthy 10 coh'lA''
the line. 49, a.. .rrb,ssado,
"a NOT called upon tonight, as heretofore
10 speak both for himself ana MS post an, &
also for the day we celebrate. lou . ny
long been very patient Win Eout sneecbes II
as many years, In the same place, 10 lh'
same audience, on the same supIeCI; a. Or
and ought 10 be the limit; Io-night l ar al,
able 10 assure you or dens huiui ,a ca1abrate;
upon an older appointed In our dlp,oma..'
service Does the voice or some tlreq IlsIIi i
her from q back seat grumble out ! ulq,. ~,
know there was ANYBODY any oiaSr. yer. s,nc,
he got out OF office he has maryellousli
renewed his youth. His diplomatic career
was so short and so long ago thdt yo'
may have forgotten II; but Abraham LAn
coin commissioned him Minister TO japan
and the commission still hangs on his stud!
walls bearing the sacred signature OF IN
Martyr President, among those mementoe
of long and hcnored life OF which MI
-. II 10 10 och n
national conventions, and he may be abl
10 make clear TO you the exact present po
sitions Of parties and candidates. On tht
national anniversary we have no partisan
politics-here and now no American Is 70
a party and all are for the state. And yet
no matter what he may tell YOU, / canno
believe that the Constitution OF the Unite
States, that government OF checks and bal
ances Of which We have been SO proud an
under which we have so prospered is abou
TO be set aside, right off, this autumn, as
back-number, or that the party which ha
chiefly directed our course for the last AFT
years is to dissolve and disappear like. tn
unsubstantal fabric of dream. In fac
I have faith that the present President
who by his parentage and his own higl
varied and distinguished public services. s
honorahly connects the great administra
tions of Ulysses s. Grant and OF Theodor
Roosevelt, is not now TO be mustered ou
His term OF service has not yet expired.
A Century of Unbroken Peace.
There is special reason why we ar
glad 10 see so many Of our English friend
here tonight. We are Oh the verge OF cele
brating a century of unbroken peace be
tween us. The War OF 1872 was closed, al
ter brief and sputtering existence. by Tn
Treaty Of Ghent. No man can penetrat
the future. and declare with certainty wha
we all hope. that this peace will las
through centuries yet unseen. But W
know this:-Only by going dead against tn
natural aspirations OF each OF our peoples
only by sacrificing the dearest and highes
aims popularity cherished on either side Q
the Atlantic. can that century-old peac
ever again be broken.
We are not very conceited in fact. abou
the War OF 1912, from the close OF whic
we date our century of unbroken peace