the man who is obliged to speak in a foreign tongue there are just two ways open. The first one is to read a carefully prepared written statement, and the second one is not to be afraid of some mistakes, and to speak with open heart and to try to make himself understood. Perhaps you will forgive me if I choose the second way. Mr. Chairman, I am very happy to say that I can greet you in the name of the men who are now representing the public opinion in Russia. I am authorized by the president of the Duma, Mr. Radzianko, and by Professor Miliukoff, now the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to say to you and to the people of the United States, that it is the desire of these men that closer relations be established between the Russian and the American peoples. Gentlemen, a new Russia is now born. This year is the year of the cradle of Russian liberty, and this year, 1917, means for Russia just the same as the year 1776 meant for the United States. Your applause gives me sufficient proof that you appreciate these new conditions in Russia, and I am perfectly sure that in the cradle of Russian liberty we shall find not only the sympathy but also the assistance of the great American people. Gentlemen, I suppose you all have heard about the rumors that Germany is going to propose a separate peace, or something like that, with Russia. Now, in the spirit of the Russian Government and in the spirit of the great Russian democracy, I can positively assure you that under no circumstances will it ever be possible for Germany to conclude a separate peace with Russia. Never could this revolution in Russia have been so glorious and so bloodless, if the plain people in Russia, if the men of the street in Russia, did not understand that victory over the Germans is the most necessary and desirable thing for Russia, and this revolution was brought about in order that the war might surely be carried on to success and victory, and not that a separate peace might be concluded with Germany. Let me tell you more, gentlemen. I think that the cause of democracy is now greatly advanced by this Russian revolution. It is no longer a form only; it is now a reality, that democracy is fighting autocracy. As a professor of constitutional law, somewhat familiar with international law, I think that the night for international law is now and the night is very dark but the bright beacon is shining in the future, and I am perfectly sure that its ideals are soon to be realized in full, and that there will be an international organization for permanent peace. I do not know how it will be brought about after the victory, but I am perfectly sure that after all the suffering which we have been through, we shall then have a new, happy, and glorious world. The TOASTMASTER. Gentlemen, we might very easily prolong these exercises, but we have now arrived at an appropriate hour for separation. I think we shall unite in feeling, as we separate to-night, that we go away with a greater confidence in happy international relations than we have ever felt before; that we shall leave this place with a new conviction, an intensified conviction that the great day of international law is coming, and coming soon. I hope that when we meet again, it will not be night, and if not the full-orbed day, at least the dawn. The meeting is adjourned. (Whereupon, at 11:15 o'clock P.M., the guests departed.) LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW HONORARY MEMBERS Holland, Thomas E., Oxford University, Oxford, England. 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