New-York tribune., 1919-11-22


was from King George. 1t follows:
81 have received with much pleas
ure your gratifying message with re-
gard to my sons visit to New York,
and l cordially thank the Pilgrims
for the kind hospitality they extend
to him this evening and for the gem
erous sentiments which you have ex-
pressed on their behalf. Special in
terest will attach to your gathering
by the presence of Mr. Chauncey Nj.
Depew, who was associated with the
welcome given to my father sixty
years ago"
The other was dated Sandringham
and was from Queen Alexandra, the
princes grandmother. 1t follows:
"Your kind telegram just received.
| am deeply interested at hearing the
Pilgrim Society are going to enter
tain my dear grandson at dinner and
that Senator Chauncey Depew is to
preside. My beloved husband was
always such friend of the great
American nation that he would have
rejoiced as his son, his grandson and
as I do at the close union now
formed between the two nations who
have fought and suffered side by side
in the war now happily ended.
"Please convey my sincere thanks
preciate very deeply"
Visit of Grandfather Recalled
Mr.. Depew said: "Cur greeting to
guest from the British Empire is
always hail and farewell. We hail him
because his coming promotes the OBJ
ject fol which the Pilgr N Societies
of Great Britain and the United States
exist, and they are to increase and
consolidate friendly relations between
the United States and Great Britain
and tordiality among their peoples
When we bid him farewell we have al
peoples know each other the better
they IKE each other. Intimacy pro-
notes friendship, peace and good will.
"Our greeting tonight has a special
sentiment. In the great British democ-
racy, while the power resides with Par
lament, the severe ign typifies the unity
and indissolubility Of the government
so that in greeting the heir to the
throne and repre- entative of the King
we are extending our welcome to the
British Empire. Guiding the islands
at home and the governing colonies
around the world.
cences. | remember as if it was yes
terday the visit of King Edward VII.
then Prince Of Wales. tifty-nine years
ago. He was a slim lad with haXen
hair and possessed that charming eX-
pression cordia]ity and tact which
made him afterward one of the first
diplomats of his time.
Old Prcjudices Broken
"ro him more than to any one will
history accord the praise in breaking
down the century-old prejudces of the
French against the English and the
bringing about OF those cordial rela-
tons between the two countries which
We're vital factors in the recent war,
and the preservation not only of these
countries, but of the liberties Of the
world.
The most interesting studies of his
tory arc its contrasts and its parallels.
King Edward VII arrived here on the
eve of our Civil War. The irrecon-
cilable differences which had existed
since the formation of cur government
rad finally reached a point where they
could could be settled only by the
sword People of the same race, each
believing themse absolutely right,
we're feverishly preparing for q death
grip. Within few months after the
departure OF the prince the storm
broke. and for fou. bloody years we
were involved in the tragedy of civil
war.
"Thcre is no festivity which has
longer held or more cntranced the
imagination Of succeeding generations
than the ball given by the Duchess Of
Richmond at Brussels before the bat
tie of Waterloo. but Of the brave and
gallant so diers who danced so gaily
that night in the whirl Of merriment
few survived the battle which followed
Dancing on Eve Of Waterloo
"a ball was given at the Academy of
Music here to the Prince of " Wales. 1t
was the most brilliant of social func-
tons ever given in New York or on
the Western Hemisphere. While gaiety
reigned supreme, yet in their hearts
NEST Of the participants felt they, too,
were dancing on the eve Of Water
loo.
How splendid, how glorious, how
inspiring, are the changed conditions
under which we greet after hfty-nine
eventfu years, the grandson of the
then Prince of Wales, The war which
has involved the whole world is ended.
We have just cel Celebrated the anniver-
sary of the day when the armistlce was
signed, which sgnahzed the end OF
autocracy. the pe.Inancncy of peace an
orderly liberty, and a unity of English
speaking peoples beyond our widest
dreams.
AS tie wars of all nations and Of