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William Waterall, an ex-President ; Joel Cook ; 

 and even Bergne and I were compelled to say a 

 few kind words, which cost nothing beyond some 

 slight embarrassment to our two selves. Mr. 

 Waterall, in the course of his remarks, said : " We 

 feel that, in doing honour to our distinguished 

 visitor, we are honouring the Queen and the country 

 he represents. Although we are American citizens, 

 we have never lost the love for the land of our birth. 

 But we never interfere in American politics." He 

 advocated the settlement of international disputes 

 by arbitration, a doctrine that appealed to the 

 common attribute of man — justice ! 



The Philadelphia Press of the next day in its 

 report of this banquet indulged in some facetious 

 personal remarks, of which I quote a sample : 



" In his evening dress and without his fur coat 

 Mr. Chamberlain looked less like a Comedian, and 

 more like the Statesman. His face while the 

 speeches were in progress was an object-lesson for 

 aspiring diplomats, and his tact at the trying portions 

 of the banquet was as happy as his speech. After 

 the Queen's health was drunk standing, and that 

 of the President was proposed, Mr. Chamberlain 

 was the only gentleman at the head of the table who 

 rose in deference to it, notwithstanding John L. 

 Lawson's command to ' sit down.' When some of 



