The New York herald., 1922-06-20
FORGET HYPHENATE,'
TAFTTELLS BRITONS
Says Public Opinion Here Will
Guard Anglo-Saxon
Friendship.
NO DISPUTES UNSETTLED
Never Fears War With Great
Britain Over Any Differ
ences Arising.
NO DISPUTES UNSETTLED

LONDON, June 10 ASSOCIATED Press)
-Britains foremost statesmen, jurists
and lawyers and five members of the
Cabinet joined in an impressive recep-
ton to Chief Justice William Howard
Taft of the United States at the Pill
grims banquet tonight. Rarely has a
visiting American received such a
spontaneous welcome. The King and
the Prince of Wales sent messages
of greeting and the Earl of Balfour
and the Very Rev. William Ralph
Inge, dean of st. Paul's, testified to
the affection and admiration in which
Mr.. Taft is held by the English people.
The Prince of Wales sent this mes
sage from the battleship Renown: II
am delighted to hear that my brother
Pilgrims are entertaining Mr.. Taft. ]
only wish I could be with you all this
evening TO renew my acquaintance
with your distinguished guest"
The Earl of Balfour introducing Mr..
Taft. expressed the hope that the dis
tinguished visitor would not measure
the warmth of Great Britain's greeting
by the prevailing chilly weather Our
climate may be changeable. but our
hearts are constant and true" he said.
Settlement Always Expected.
Mr.. Taft. after complimenting Great
Britain for possessing such a statesman
as the Earl of Balfour, apologized for
M
cussion of which might have been possi-
BILE were he a simple private citizen.
but was precluded because. as he de-
scribed 1t. "the monastic order l have
Joined and the VOWS | have taken pre-
vent such discussion"
Briefly reviewing the history of the
relations between Great Britain and
America, he said: mo trouble arises
between the two countries that we of
America do not all of us look forward
to its settlement either by negotiations
or by arbitration. Any other event is
not considered for moment This
American state OF mind Is n constant
factor in our relations; IL sometimes
produces an apparent indifference or
lack of excitement on the part of our
people over Irritating issues that is mis-
leading TO the British observer"
The Chief Justice spoke of the pecu-
har functions OF the American Senate,
which was a factor In every interna-
tional situation in which America was
concerned and strengthens the hand
of those rigidly standing sor the Monroe
Doctrine and it's supposed corollary.
the doctrine or hands off European
questions"
But" Mr. Taft continued. I'VE are
making progress, we are acquiring con-
sclousness of our partnership with the
nations Of the world and our share in
the responsibility for what the world
does. The war and its lessons have
not been lost on us, but the conditions
prevailing with us are such that our
progress must be slower than some
among us would WISH
Public Opinion Rules in u. =.
He referred to the significance OF the
new Washington treaties, not only with
respect to actual achievement. but for
the moral effect on all the signatory ma
tions and concluded with an Illusion to
the Importance Of Anglo-American
friendship, saying
"As n citizen with no official mandate
beg those Britons | am addressing not
to be misled by temporary ebullitions
OF one faction or another, but to count
on the fundamental public opinion OF the
United States In respect TO our foreign
relations which will always prevail In a
real exigency and which regards the
maintenance of friendship with Great
Britain as most necessary security for
the peace of the world"
He alluded to another source os mis-
Observation-Disclosures gigantic experiment
which America was engaged in I'm trying
TO Americanize masses OF immigrants
congregated in large cities where they
retained the same environment as in
their own home countries and did not
feel the Americanzing influences 70
which earlier immigrants were sub
jected. and whose home and racial
prejudices had not been mitigated, as
had been hoped. by living under the
American flag.
II was hard for n British subject iiv-
ing In his own country filled with homo
geneous people he said, TO understand
the occasional and temporary political
power OF hyphenated groups In America,
constituting a small minority but sorne-
times holding the balance Of power be-
tween the great political parties, and
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