The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-10

LONDON, Nov. s-There was a
sumptuous display tonight at the ban
quet, marking the installation into Of
flee of Mr.. George Faudel Phillips, the
new lord mayor of London. The ban
quoting hall of the Guild hall was
crowded, many of those present being
of worldwide celebrity, including
Prime Minister Salisbury, the Right
Hon. George G.. Goschen, first lord of
the admiralty; Lord George Hamilton,
secretary of state for India; Lord Sal
isbury, lord high chancellor; the Right
Hon. Charles T. Richie, president of
the board of trade; General Lord Vols
ley, commander-in-chief of the British
forces; General Sir Herbery Kitchener,
sirdar of the Egyptian army; the Right
Hon. William Courtguilly, speaker Of
the house of commons, and the Hon.
Thomas f. Bayard, the American am
bassador
Interest centered in the speech made
| by Lord Salisbury, it being the custom
in recent years for the prime minister
at the lord mayors banquet TO make
a statement regarding the foreign and
! domestic policies of the government.
BAYARD'S REPLY.
Ambassador Bayard replied to the
toast, THE Foreign Representative"
Mr.. Bayard, in treating OF the COM
munity of interests of the nations Of
the world, all being affected by the
doings of others, referred to the presi
Dental election in the United States,
saying:
L am very sure that it was in no
narrow party sense, no merely ma
tional sense, that the heart of the
..l. ~ hi crIa act n
to represent, was echoed in a verdict
that could not be misunderstood,
standing, as it does, for national honor
and the continuity of national obliga
tons, making the world safer in the
trust Of each party, and speaking as
emphatically as the human mind and
human heart ever spoke in favor of
that honesty which is an essential con-
dition of civilization" Cloud cheer
ing)
When Lord Salisbury arose to reply
to the toast Our Ministers" he re-
ceived an ovation.
After thanking the lord mayor and
the others present for the warmth of
the welcome extended to him, he said:
Il thank the ambassador of the
United States for his presence here,
and for joining a great historic meet
ing. By the few words he has uttered,
he has raised his own plane of observa-
ton so high above the mere level of
party that, though contrary to prac
tice to remark upon the internal poll
tics of other states, l may be permitted,
without impertinence, to congratulate
him upon the splendid pronouncement
the great people he represents have
made in behalf of the principles which
lie at the base of all human society.
(CheerS.) You are aware that in the
discussion had with the United States
on behalf of their friends in Venezuela
our question has not been whether
there should be arbitration, but
whether arbitration should have I'M
restricted application, and we have al
ways claimed that those who, apart
from historic right, had the right which
attaches to established settlements
should be excluded from arbitration. |
Our difficulty for months has been to |
define the settled districts and the |
solution has, 1 think, come from the |
government of the United States, that
we should treat our colonial empires |
as we treat individuals; that the same /
lapse of time which protects the latter /
in civic life from losing their title, I
protects an English colony; +
but beyond that when a lapse. could |
not be claimed, there should be an ex-
animation of title and all the equity
demand in regard thereto should be
granted.
Il do not believe l am using unduly
sanguine words when 1 declare my be-
lief that this has brought the con-
troversy to an end. cloud cheers.)
NO SMALL SATISFACTION.
TT is matter of no small satisfac-
ton to the government that at a time
when anxious social questions, which
are far more important than the po-
itical questions which are troubling
he United States and, therefore,
.roubling the world, we should remove
my semblance of political difference
hat might hinder common action in
defense of the common heritages Of
society.
I'VE have had an anxious year at the
foreign office, but we have f1oated into.
4. period of comparative calm, and 1
10 not intend to trouble you with mat
-ers that have passed away"
Lord Salisbury then proceeded to the
Turkish question. He repeated the ar
yuments against Great Britain taking
Isolated action against the porte, and
the fact that the military
of Turkey would be neces-
;ary if such action were taken. He
pictured the risk of an European war,
Ind then said that the six great powers
must act in concert. Any one of these
powers was able to veto the other
They had firm ground for differences of
opinion. The motives influencing the
British government must influence all
rulers. Her majesty's
government, he added, had been urged
~ the Right Hon. John Morley and
'thers to abandon its policy of the past :
md renounce certain lands, in which
ase the foreign powers would accept
treat Britain's policy. He did not be-
ieve in anything of the sort. AT all
vents he did not see any cause to
.bandon the policy hitherto pursued. or
o relinquish an acre of ground now oc- {
upied by the British. (Cheers.) I
Continuing, Lord Salisbury declared I
hat the concert of Europe seemed to !,
e in a more favorable condition to ex- !
irpate the terrible disease in the east {
han ever before. He eulogized the Z