Arizona republican., 1919-04-06
READING FAREWELL
 DINNER KEYNOTE OF
 RACIAL FRIENDSHIP
Distinguished Men Honor English Ambassador = All Sound Brother Spirit of Britain and America
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel


 NEW YORK, April 5.-Dignataries of the bar from every Atlantic coast state were present at a dinner given by the bar association of New York tonight to the Earl of Reading. British ambassador to the United States, who will soon sail for home.
 John G. Milburn, president of the association presided. There were only three speakers, Elihu Root, who spoke on behalf of the American bar; Chief Justice Arthur Prentice Rugg of the supreme court of Massachusetts, who spoke on behalf of the judiciary, and Lord Reading.
 'The close of the great war" Chief Justice Rugg said, leaves courts and lawyers charged with an awful re- sponsibility amid the shifting condi- tions It is nothing less than the duty of administering justice so that it may command the respect of the av- craze citizen. The administering of 1 justice must be so pure and perfect 1 that all right minded citizens shall yield assent to it's righteousness.
 There are forces of disorder at l large in the world. Whatever may be their momentary ascendancy, they l cannot prevail The universe is sub ject to law
 MT. Root discussed the league of na. tions proposal, assuring the Earl of Reading that it is the earnest hope of the American people that in due form and by wise and suitable pro- visions the country which you repre- Sent and our own may unite for eff fectual and perpetual organization to preserve the peace of the world for all the centuries to come"
 The same sense of loyalty, he said, that kept American and British sol diers ''side by side. charging against death, must keep our countries side by side to make certain the fruits of their victories"
 America and England, he continued already are in alliance, for the preser- vation of the English and American law.
 We are in alliance for the preserva- J. ton of all the charms and joys and pathetic loyalty of France that that great civilizing influence should never fail before the onslaught of barbar ism" he said we are in alliance that the art and literature and pa triotism of Italy may never be driver back into the sad old days of despot- ism and strife from which she wss rescued so brief time ago. And w, are in alliance to make the great sac rifice for honor and faith and libert, and civilization of little Belgium earI it's true reward.
 No matter how much we discus. particular measures and particula1 provisions, my lord of justice. whei you go back to your place on th' bench to administer the laws of Eng land, never doubt that upon this sid of the Atlantic, the fundamental prin ciples which you apply will be sus tained against all new bolshevik ideas
 When the Earl of Reading rose t speak he was given an ovation tha lasted several minutes and was ac claimed as the only honorary membe of the bar of New York.
 He was cheered again when Il : declared early in his address he wa e "assured that the feeling in Americ g toward Great Britain is far bette n since the war than before" n Speaking unofficially. the lord chic 3 justice discussed the league of nation plan. which he indicated he was con = fident would be adopted = T have no doubt,'' he said ''that s number of amendments will be mad - in the covenant. Innumerable dis e cussions appear to have taken plac, f That is not unnatural. The subject 'i a difficult one as all those well kno' s who have ever attempted to chang e a phrase or to introduce one. l ca e we'll imagine that further considera tion by the light of comment an criticism has led to alteration in tn 5 phraseology hitherto adopted. The al
 terations may or may not be change . of intention, but I presume they wi ;. make plain what has hitherto been ~ matter of argument