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RICH MEN BY LONAMERICANS DON BANQUET CHAMBER TO OF COMMERCE. Handfrom New York by Are EmDelegates Entertained somely inent Englishmen. OF EXCHANGE COMPLIMENTS PRETTY TRIBUTES BY BOTH THE HOSTS AND GUESTS. and Lord Lord Lansdowne Brassey Welcomes the Toasts Visitors President McKinley. SPEECH BY MORRIS K. JESU IN COMMERCIAL HE TELLS OF ENGLAND'S CRISES, HELP to the Much Country And says Americans Carnegie owe DisMother cusses Friendly Relations. tendered LONDON, June 5-The banquet of Commerce to Chamber Chamber at the London New York was Commerce affairs the by delegates of Grocers' the Hall to- of night the kind hosof one of the in handsome city famed spared for lavish to honor ever pitality given No effort guests: was but it must the be repu- confessed the Ameri the latter did for not brilliant sustain after speak dintation America Nor has did the tedium British of four ner speaking much to relieve the the speeches, however, ers do speaking. All friendliness in the All the hours teemed with blishment extreme of speakers permathe would nent and faith friendly relations. belief that Great rule the Britain desunand tinies expressed the of United the world, States would and always that work their for alliance of mankind of written the benefit the Bank peace and Hall, just reputation opposite of being the England, Grocers has the chamber of all the recep- city most Interesting series of impressive bancompanies. leads A to the oak-paneled to-night were tion queting rooms hall. The profusion tables of flowers gal- and decorated with Around the hall is was historic plate. evening adva the lery, which, ladies as the who attended to hear filled with his right was speeches. Brassey presided. On left Lord LansMr Lord Choate and K. on Jesup, his Andrew Alverstone Carnedowne Cornelius Morris N. Bliss, ngland). Lord Mr. Grisand gie, (lord chief justice C. Ward, of Lord Strathcona Lord Ascom, George Levi P. Morton, ChamMount (president Royal, of the Associated J. Pierpont Morbury of Commerce) and seated at the table bers among those were present. gan were In all nearly 300 SPEECH of honor. BRASSEY'S Brassey, welcoming LORD the guests said: Lord We welwho In made the first speech, representatives of the the come them as the which have turned continent skill and resources enterprise of the American We are largely the vast the service these of benefits. mankind Our teeming food Ameri- miland us lions sharers could in not live the without raw materials lessons for our not the industries. ca produces America creation teaches but in the liberal disonly tribution in of wealth the debt Great Britain ComReferring to York Chamber dimeu the owed to the the New time the said Venezeul he sense of merce mark Great Lord Britain' no deep other we nation, to our service rendered we drawn a The wisely continued across "are the of Atlantic our two peoples directed kinsmen friendship erhaps should be yet, by formal orking together for may the mented potent influence. all trade. may common good the door for protect the and keep spread open civilization. we may may blish peace when among the nations." murmur of oreign expect expectancy There was the the McKinley. duty Lord to Lansdo toast President "that this honoral agine he said, to me because foreign been the that nected with may may seem fairs, my lips, mere private coming from more than and good will. something something of admiration to think think pression Majesty may say that the United States of his with cheers our relations relations (Pro foreign like hold those who, feel that they pains shall relations publicistic commission that the most no McKinley, maintain President he fills. With mainegard regard to great office member public he has addition to his of private anxiety the burden and his wife may continue be restored health whole and world a country bear. that that he may potent influence the of the human ADDRESS York the good JESUP'S New MR. president replying of the to the adMr Jesup, Commerce, thanking the memof Chamber of after Commerce dress the welcome, London Chamber said: of 'We do for bers their cordial you reception, instilled into our dealing minds habits in the dawn not forget of industry how thrift of and the fair twentieth with some we century relations business so that now, are able to state between rounding pride that the amount to the don't asto forget two countries yearly We 130 years, the $960,000,000 during the past primarily sum you have, auce this result; how aided aided us to produce product religion and have of those principles of Imbibed justice from transac you as foundation which we of all the free loaning of our tions, the enable us to make mines, use build capital to extend our hown us We do not forget distress. resours an the kindness notably in 1837 of financial people suspen disof our honored times when standstill payments and our citizens and business when one presheartened, princely merchants (after by his James high King of our visited London. your and, ranced financia £1,000 men Englar advanced that the Bank of and and sent the the control same New York, enable under the banks thus ATT King. to specie payments. no York to resume King on his the rantee, storing confidence. honor of Mr no stipulation Baring Brothers' as to the gua time the loan was to being made reward being the desire be rett the only act. We do not. quired and friendly when during do a kindly forget we were not when. only threatened overshad late struggle, country. but were war with you. with the menace of wise and Queen (God owed good. was our bless her memory)