New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-17
HAGUE FOR PEACEABLE
ONLY, SAYS MAYOR
Mime Will Go There Who Wants
War, He Thinks, and Few
Who Court Amity.
IOKES AT HOLLAND DINNER

Abused President Since john
son-Calls Gaynor New
York's Best Executive.
The Holland Society spent a rollicking
evening last night at its twcnty-eighth
annual dinner in the grand ballroom OF
the waldorf. what with a speech from
Mayor Gaynor. which made the diners
rock with laughter. and a bombshen or
tVo from Martin W. Littleton, who had
beeD sitting with "A twinkle in his eye and
@ cigar ir his mouth most of the evening
The Mayor made sport OF the dinner.
~ Andrew Carnegie's Peace Palace at
The Hague-even Of himself. saying:
II think you know how TO vote right
I might make a bet that the whole lot Of
YOU did not vote for me. You didn't
know enough TO. But here is a Dutchman
who SAYS YOU will know enough n1Xt
time You won't get a chance"
Andrew Carnegie sat very near the
Mayor AT the guests table on the plat
form lie chucked aloud during the
laugh at his Peace Palace raised by the
MAYOR.
I'm afraid a good many will go there.
said Mayor Gaynor who DO not want
peace. and nobody will go there who
wants war. That may turn out TO be the
trouble with the Peace Palace.
Italy did not put on wooden SHOES and
tramp over 10 The Hague before she de-
clared war against Turkey in the Tripou
natter did she? And down there I'm the
bowels OF Europe. where these mysterious
people live who have gone 20 war with
the Turks they didn't make any peace
pilgrimage 10 The Hague either mag
inc that the Swiss would not like 10 20
70 war with navy They would prob
ably make a pilgrimage to Mr.. Carnegie. $
Peace Palace 10 avoid naval war. And
some time, when We have 10 90 there. IL
may be a bitter pill
IT we have to go over there and sub
NIT the question whether We have a
right TO let our ships go free through
tho Panama Canal I think we will walk
as slowly as possible Oh the way over
And IL We ever get there and get licked
J think We won't make a tour Of Europe
sfterward, but we will get home as soon
as possible. We shall have had enough
Of the Peace Palace"
Objects 20 His Toast.
The Mayor was scheduled TO speak on
amsterdam i'm New Netherland-New
York and Its Mayor" but ne repudiated
H az the very start.
THE chairman put me down for that
toast ! didn't" said he. You can lead
horse mp to water. but YOU cannot make
him drink unless he wants to-and this is
ono II the nights when / don't want to
drink. ! was going 10 say That would
hardly De believed 10y some people around
". 80 : won't say H."
Instead the city's chief executive took
aH On, cues for his remarks from the
speech Of j. Loudon Minister from Hol-
land Who preceded him Mr. Loudon
had spoken IN glowing terms OF Nj. Car
re-io's Peace Palace. He had mentioned
tho Inspiration he derived from the sight
~ so many Dutch faces. on this latter
point the Mayor had this TO say:
There is one mistake ] think the Dutch
Minister has fallen into lie Il under
tho deIuSion that YOU are all Dutchmen
who are here. / know better than that
] have been To too many dinners ia New
York. Some Of YOU turned up at the s.
ratrick's Society dinner claiming 10 be
good Irishmen. and. 10 tel the truth.
probably half Of YOU are
Littleton Defends Taft.
Congressman Litrston delivered his
FIRST hot shot IN tn $50 words.
% think the me3 nest thing that has
happened since the DAYS Of Andrew
Johnson is the way President Taft has
been treated. lie has worked for his
country with perfect self-abnegation.
and vet he has been. 7 might say,
spurnod out Of public life.
a great roar OF applause greeted the
speaker. mingled with shouts Of "Taft's
All right"
! Scorn the cowardly criticism OF pub
lie men without any reason or judg-
ment,' he continued, 20 the accompani-
ment Of another outburst OF approval
Then he turned to the subject OF Mayor
Gaynor. saying:
Il have just spoken for a man who
belongs 10 the opposite party. Now
will speak for member OF my own
party. Mayor Gaynor. And ! want to say
at the outset that Mayor Gaynor was the
most disagreeable Judge ] ever got up
against. But q is my own opinion that
ne is the most intelligent. insistcnt and
persistent friend Of the public and ex-
ponont OF honest government we have
had I'm this city in years"
This also won a salvo Of applause.
"If the business men iu America. he
went on. do not uphold the hand, Of the
hest men they elect TO public Office. We
shall have perfect debauchery IN public
life have made up my mind 20 quit
because you're too cowardly 20 act and
too rat 20 run
Carnegie Is Optimistic.
Saudwichod between the Mayor With
cisus and the Congressman's polcmics
was @ speech 10y Andrew Carnegie. full
N The spirit of optimism and peace. one
INTO which the ironmaster had intcrpo-
lated the wish. expressed i'm an aside TO
Tine Mayor that the latter might occupy
city Han for the rest OF his life. II must
be said that the Mayor toward the end
Of his own speech, had handsomely com
plmeuted Mr.. Carnegie for his generosity
in erecting the peace palace 10 stand as
the monument 10 am ideal sure 20 be
realized some time in the future If not
n the lifetime OF those now living.
Henry Lawrence Bogert, president Of
Tie gGafr4t yro-fdaI Governor SulZer