Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-29
BOOMING THE FAIR.
Our Foreign Commissions Sue.
cess in England.
A FAREWELL BANQUET AT LONDON.

John Bull to Hustle and Make n Great
Show of His Products-Minister Lin
coin Assures the Britishers That the
Alien Act Will Not Embarrass Exhib-
itors--A Speech from One who Sta nds
Near the Throne-Queen Vie. Infiuen CO
Gladstoneis Letter.
LONDON, July 29.-The American way of
doing things was fully exemplifed yester-
day by the Worlds fair ENJOYS, who
closed their stay in England with a mag
nihcent banquet to the British commits
sioners and others The Americans had
the entire available room of the Savoy ho-
tel placed at their disposal The assem-
bly, was most distinguished one 1t il
cluded, among others, United States Min
lister Lincoln, Viscount Cross, Sir Richard
Webster, Sir Edwin Arnold, Calvin S.
Brice, Sir John Pender, Sir Charles Tup-
per. Robert S. Mccormick, Sir Henry
Wood, Sir Phillip Cunliffe Owen, James
Dredge, all the members of the royal COM
mission, United States Consul General
John c. New, Major Post, Lieutenant
Commander Emery, the United States ma
val attache at London; all military at
| taches, the other attaches of the United
States legation, and a number of titled
celebrities.
Toasted President and Queen.
The dining room was beautifully decor
ated for the occasion with flowers, plauts,
and flags. Ex Congressman Butterworth
presided. Sir Richard Webster, the at
! torney general, sat at his right. and Mr..
Lincoln and Niscount Cass were seated on
the left. The first toasts-"The Presi-
ident of the United States" and The
| Queen"-were drunk amid great enthusi-
asm. Mr.. Lincoln, in happy speech
which was heartily applauded, related in
detail the cordial manner III which Lord
| Salisbury had received the American COM
mittee when it called on the premier at
the foreign Office and explained to him the
| progress being made toward laying the
| foundations for the fair. and the hopes he
| expressed as to seeing an exhibit worthy
| OF Great Britain in Chicago.
The Alien Act Not in the Way.
! The United States minister also said
one of the umbling blocks which had.
! up to quite recently, been in the way of
| foreign exhibitors, had been removed
| when he was authorized to announce that
! any provision in the United States alien
! act which could be construed to opera-e
| against exhibitors in the United Sta, es
| would be removed. Foreign exhibitors,
! he added, We're assured that the United
| States would use every endeavor to facili-
tate foreign exhibitors being represented
| at the fair Mr. Lincoln concluded with
| the remark: Chicago has neves failed in
any public undertaking and ne~se will"
Significant speech by VIscount Cross.
! The most significant speech made during
the banquet was that of Niscount Cross,
secretary of state for India As Viscount
! Cross is a cabinet officer, and as he is hon
ored with the friendship of the queen, his
utterance on this occasion is said beyond
| doubt TO have been authorized by the gov
/ eminent. The viscount said he wished to
assure America in the strongest terms
! that England was heartily and entirely
with the United States in this matter, and
that she would do everything possible to
insure the lest representation at the fair,
not only of England, but oy1ndia and the
colonies This speech was enthusiastically
applauded by all present.
| Gladstone Puts in a Free Trade Word.
Sir Philip Cunliffe Owen and Sir Rich
| ard Webster spoke in the same strain. and
| Gladstone sent letter in which he said:
Il cannot doubt that the Chicago exhibit
ton Will tend materially to advance the
| commercial intercourse between nations
and those sentiments of friendship which
| are its usual result. l shall not l hope.
| trausgress the limits of courtesy in ex-
! pressing the hope that those at least who
| come after ne may live to see the indus
trial glory of America freed from every
fetter and her unparalleled natural re-
sources turned to the best account
The Queen Is with Us.
As the company was dispensing, Sir
Philip Cunliffe owen said: THE associ-
ated people of America cannot overesti-
mate the Importance of the presence and
speech of Niscount Cross upon this occa.
sion. 1t means that the queen and the
government will throw the full weight OF
their influence in favor of the fair -
The foreign committee of the Column
bian fair started for Paris this morning