I90 WITH MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN THE 



KIND WORDS FOR OLD ENGLAND 



The next toast on the Hst was ** England and 

 America," but as W. C. P. Breckinridge of Ken- 

 tucky, who had been designated to speak to it, was 

 absent, the toast was passed over, and Professor 

 J. G. Schurman of Cornell University replied to 

 " The United States and Canada." The Professor 

 is a native of Canada, and ridiculed the idea of 

 annexation. 



The Rev. Robert Collyer next spoke to the toast 

 of " The Mother Land," and said that although the 

 Republic of America was deep in his heart, he must 

 confess that his love for Old England was deeper 

 still. He never knew how much he loved her until 

 somebody said tart and unfair things of her. He 

 wound up as follows : ** I always say that I am an 

 American and an Englishman. I don't know that 

 I think, or have thought, so much about Canada. 

 (Laughter.) But to-night I find that I begin to think 

 more of Canada than I ever did." 



MAYOR HEWITT APPROVES THE TREATY 



" Manhattan Island — the Gateway of the Western 

 World," was the toast assigned to Mayor Hewitt. 

 The Mayor said : 



" Canada is a great country, but when you re- 

 member that its whole population is less than that 

 of the State of New York, what produces a com- 

 motion there hardly makes a ripple in this country. 

 (Laughter.) " 



