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Show HONOR UPTON SINCLAIR AT LONDON BANQUET Special Cable to Thq Tribune. LONDON, May i. For the first time in his life, Upton Sinclair, the author of "The Jungle" has had to submit to a toast. The occasion was a dinner given to Mr. Sinclair at the Hotel Prcvl-tall Prcvl-tall by a number of friends and admirers. ad-mirers. The chairman was Israol Zang-wili Zang-wili and the famous Tom Mann was one of those present. Many shades of opinion opin-ion were represented, but the various views of the company wore In no way associated with the compliment to Mr. Sinclair. It was entirely a personal tribute. Mr. Zangrwlll. In proposing the health of Mr. Mnclalr, said now that Mark Twain was dead and Henry Jam cm was living la Kngland. lie could hardly think of any American man of letters. Thev, therefore, welcomed Mr. Sinclair as one who kept alight the flame of idealism In America. Tho toast was supported by Tom Mann, -who welcomed Mr. Sinclair as a "comrade," and by Dr. Van Eedcn, a well known Dutch author, who made a delightfully humorous speech. Mr. Sinclair, In the course of his reply, re-ply, surveyed the present political situation sit-uation in the United States, and said that, sooner or Inter, in American affairs af-fairs there was going to be a serious Inroad In-road upon privilege, and when that happened hap-pened there would bo an economic crisis and a financial panic the like of which had never before been known in the world, he said. |