Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1898 — FLAG OF THE FUTURE [ARTICLE]

FLAG OF THE FUTURE

Stars and Stripes and Union Jack Are Bleaded. SIGNIFICANT BANQUET IN LONDON. Britons and Americana Mingle Their Cheera for Unity of the Two Great Nations—Anglo-Saxon Treaty Championed. London, June 4.—A most unique and significant as well as one of the most enthusiastic banquets ever given in London was the Anglo-American banquet given Friday evening at the hotel Cecil. Six hundred Britons and Americans assembled fraternally, the purpose of the entertainment being the promotion of good fellowship between kindred races. Englishmen, many of whom had experienced American hospitality, were the hosts while resident Americans were Political, business and literary circles were well represented, but the purpose of making the affair spontaneous and a wholly unofficial celebration excluded the embassy. Ameri can and British flags were draped over the,tables, at which were both men and women with “the flag of the future,’’ the union jack and the stars-and stripes blended, on coats of arms. All wore buttons emblazoned with the two flagv, surmounting the Canadian beaver. Among the banqueters were the earl of Carlisle, Viscount Powerscourt, Sir Norman Locver, Sir Frederick Pollock, Sir Richard Temple, Lord Beresford, the dean of Hereford, Rev. Newman Hall, Mr. Hiram Maxim and Mr, George W. Ward, manager of tihe Commercial Cable company. Literature and journal-’ ism were represented by Sir John Robinson, manager of the Daily News, Mr. Alfred Harmswortb, proprietor of the

Dally Mall and Evening News, Mr. William T. Stead, editor of the Review of Reviews, Sir Walter Besant, Mr. Anthony Hope, Dr. Conan Doyle and Miss Beatrice Harraden. Lord Bernard Coleridge presided. Toasts to the queen and to the president of the United States were honored, accompanied by the strains of “God Save the Queen” and "The Star Spangled Banner.” Lord Coleridge, in proposing the health of President McKinley, said-: “Where can the world show such a line of rulers of men as have been the free choice of the American people?” “Fraternity and the future alliance” pervaded all the speeches. The speakers were the bishop of Ripon (Rt. Rev. William Boyd Carpenter), Lord Brassey, Col. Taylor, president of the American society in London; Sir George William Des Voeux, Mr. Newton Crane, former president of the American society in London; Earl Grey, Prof. Albert Von Dicey, Mr. George W. Cable and Sir Frederick Pollock, corpus professor of jurisprudence at Oxford. The English speakers lauded the achievements of the revolution as enthusiastically as if they should have been their own victories. Where all the sermons were practically the same text, extended quotations would be monotonous. “Mother country" and “sons beyond the seas” were phrases reiterated by all the speakers. The bishop of Ripon excited the greatest enthusiasm by a pointed reference to the war, saying that although both nations had been accused of worshiping the dollar, "we both know when to spend our money and we know that some causes are worth spending any price for.” Lord Coleridge prayed that victorymight perch upon the American banner, "in the interests of America, in the in:eresl of Spain and In the interest of .•onirnon humanity.” "Twice America has fought with all her might," he raid; "the first fight was forced by the imbecility of the king, and she was right.” [Cheering] “The second time she fought for the freedom of slaves, and the same spirit ir with her yet." [Tremendous cheering.] He advocated a permanent tribunal for the settlement of International differences. Col. Taylor raised a hurricane of cheering by saying: “As you have stood by us in our day of trial, when your day of trial comes count upon us.” Sir Frederick Pollock replied, predicting that there would be "dne fleet under two flags to keep the peace of the world.” Burwlars forced an entrance Into the Roas Hardware Company's store In Lehigh, la., blew open the safe with dynamite and escaped with |7oo>ln cash.