The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-10
BR|TONS At BANQUET,
Installation of London's
New Lord Mayor at
Guildhall.
SALISBURY WAS THERE.
And the Premier Threw Some
Light on the Nations
Foreign Policy.
ATTITUDE TOWARD HEsULTAN
If the Ottoman Empire Falls 1t Will
Involve Powerful Nations in
Dangerous Conflict.

LONDON, ENG, Nov. 9.-The usual
banquet given by the Lord Mayor upon
his installation into Office took place to-
night in the Guldhall, the occasion being
the taking over of the Chief Magistracy of
the city of London by Sir Waiter Henry
Wilkin, the successor of Sir Joseph Renals.
1t is the custom for the Prime Minister
and other members of the Cabinet to at
tend the banquet, and for the Prime Min
ister to map out, more or less distinctly,
the programme of the Government. The
greatest interest centered in to-night's
banquet as it was known that Lord
Salisbury would be present and that he
would throw some light on Great Britain's
foreign relations and policy, more particu-
larly the course that would be followed in
the case of Turkey, whose contumacious
behavior has led to rumors of war which
have had decidedly adverse effect upon
the various bourses, and excited feeling
OF uneasiness, not only here, but in the
several European capitals.
The banquet tonight was preceded by a
reception in the library of Guildhall.
AS the Ministers, especially Lord Sails
bury, arrived there was cheering. Lord
Salisbury was accompanied by his wife
Among the other guests present were Lord
Halsbury, the Lord High Chancellor, and
Lady Halsbury; the Marquis of Lans-
downe, Secretary of State for War; the
Right Hon. Sir Michael Hicks. Beach,
Chancellor of the Exchequer; Lord Ash
bourne, Lord Chancellor OF Ireland; the
Right Hon. c. T. Richie, President OF the
Board of Trade; Lord James, Chancellor
of the Duchy OF Lancaster; the Right
Hon. Walter Long, President of the Board
of Agriculture; the Spanish ambassador
and the Danish, Dutch, japanese, SerYian
and Swedish Ministers ambassador Bay
aro, was not present, he being on visit 10
Scotland.
The tables in the banqueting hall were
spread with the customary splendor. At
the conclusion of the feast the loving cup
passed around and the Lord Mayor toasted
the Queen and other members of the royal
famn. Sheriff Pound toasted the army
and navy. The Right Hon. George J.
Goschen, First Lord of the Admiralty, was
to have replied in behalf of the navy, but
Mr.. Mccarthy, Secretary to the Admiralty,
responded in his stead, after announcing
that Mr.. Goschen was severely indisposed.
The Marquis of Lansdowne responded to
the toast to the army.
Then the Lord Mayor toasted the Min
listers, and Lord Salisbury arose to re-
spond. He touched briefly upon the re-
suit of the recent general election. The
nation, he said, had spoken in terms that
could not be mistaken. In reference to
home rule, he augured period of peace
as regards the integrity of the empire.
He also thought that the position of the
House of Lords in the constitution had
been more exactly defined by the cleo
tions, but Just now the chief interest was
in foreign affairs. He alluded to the Chi
nese-Japanese war, which he said had
been followed with great interest, but
those matters had now passed and he
trusted that peace had returned. He ven
tured to hope that whatever further oc-
CURED in the far East the public would
not view it with unnecessary disturbance
and alarm. He was much struck by the
remarkable sensation that was produced
by the false news that appeared a week or
two ago, not because he thought the news
of particular Importance, but because the
opinion it evoked in regard to it was a
very noticeable phenomenon.
depend upon it, he said, whatever
may happen in that region. be it in the
way of war or in the way of commerce, we
are equal to any competition that may be
opposed to us, and may look with equal
equanimity upon the action of any per-
sons who think to exclude US from that
fertile and commercial region, or who
imagine that they can best US in the mar
kets of the world. ICheers.] 1 should be
sorry if we felt undue sensitiveness in the
matter"
ok
Lord Beaconsfield to the effect that there
was room for everybody in Asia. English
men, he added, might employ their ener-
gies without needing to fear competitors.
Continuing, he said that there is another
part of the world where matters are not so
peaceful as he hoped they were in the far
East.
He recalled the action in May of the
British, Fren ch and Russian ambassadors
at Constantinople, and declared that it
was designed to protect the Armenians,
whose terrible and deplorable sufferings
had moved the feelings of the British ma
ton to their base. He paid tribute of
skill 10 the ambassadors especially men
tioning their leader, Sir Philip Currie, the
British representative, whose judgment,
skill ard continuous labors, he said, had
done m uch to avoid the most formidable
dangers and to bring matters, at all events
for time, to pacific phase. The demand
made upon Turkey by the three powers
had been substantially accepted by the
Sultan. He had seen somewhere under a
great name the assertion that the Sultan
had won great victory over the British.
1t could not be called a victory, Lord
Salisbury declared. because be had given
the British all they wanted. There had
been an impression abroad that he him
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an international commission.
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