New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-04
BRIDGE THE NIAGARA
TO CELEBRATE PEACE"
Plan Proposed to Commemorate
the tooth Anniversary at
Press Club Dinner.
RECIPROCITY FOR EDITORS
British Representative Sug.
gests That Writers Ex-
change Visits to Study
Politics.

Harry f. Britain, representative OF the
British Committee for the Celebration Of
! the Hundredth Anniversary OF Peace
Among English Speaking Peoples. at "a
dinner given by the Press Club last night
suggested that famous American and
English editors and newspaper proprietors
exchange visits. study each others ma
! tional politics and then go home and
spread their knowledge
, He also said that II had been proposed
/ that Canada build great peace bridge"
/ across Niagara I'm commemoration OF the
/ hundredth anniversary OF peace between
/ the two nations.
Mr.. Britain first declared the United
/ states TO he "a jolly halelujah chorus ~
( hospitality" and merely wished that he
/ had "a bit Of camel blood" In his make
I'D because Of the many dinners rendered
him He goes back TO England to-mor-
| row.
| The main dining room OF the club was
! bcfttingly decorated by the combined
bunting Of the two nations, the walters
wearing small silk nags OF the nations
! and the meats being decorated by com
posite paper flags The orchestra busted
Itself with patriotic anthems and popular
! songs.
Percy s. Bullen. the chairman, Is the
| New York correspondent OF The Lonoou
Telegraph" lie has also been cor
respondent in tho South African war.
The first speaker Of the evening was
Judge Cahrles F. MacLean. another old
time newspaper man and war correspond
ont lie told of the horrors that he Wit
rossod when a correspondent for New
York paper in the franco-Prussian war
In part he said:
"There arc two things that are most
useIv TO bring about the peace OF nations.
First. when the popular representatives
of the nations do all that they can to ais
courage their followers from talking or
war. and. second. when they refuse 10
-rant ~ IL Is in their power. the neces-
sarv money TO carry on war tie tnen
,o,d how he went with General Phil
Sheridan N the Franco Prussian War and
witnessed its horrors.
1 Then George T. Wilson spoke. ana
everything he said brought forth iauEn
after laugh. He "kidded' almost every
/ body AT the dinner.
When the guest OF honor. Harry f.
Britain, arose he was greeted WIN thrc"
cheers. After telling what GOOD um-
he had enjoyed while in this country ne
said. briefly:
1 "You good fellows can't possibly real
ize how your warm hospitality has AZ
recied me a wandering Englishman But
still somehow feel that this is going to
be second home TO me.
.'In all countries the journalist is soon
going 70 achieve his true position as IN"
great vielder OF public opinion. But-and
This IS peculiar. too-there are none 40
shrinking: in fact the most retiring or
all violets is the journalist
Mr.. Britain last year organized the
great Press Conference In London. at
terded BY Journalists from all parts or
( the British Empire. He, with Lord Rob-
erts and two or three Americans, also
founded the Pilgrims Club in London In
1902 In speaking of the Press Conference
he said:
/ we want TO see II we cannot get
| reciprocal conference OF the United States
newspaper men who shall come 10 Great
! Britain. We certainly couldn't do any
! thing more useful than 10 bring together
those OF us who actually mould the pub
! lie opinions OF the two great nations
they who know far more about the ma
tons than do any diplomats"
Others who spoke were Henry ". j.
Bucknall. president OF the st. Georges
Society: @. Morrison jr. president OF the
81. Andrews Society. and William Y.
no a.
! ciety.
kilograms OF regret were read from
Oscar St-aus. whose place I'm responding
TO the toast wv orld's Peace was de-
livered by Judge Maclean, Colonel John
/ Temple Graves and John A. Hennessy'
former president OF the Press Club