The herald., 1897-05-27
Passed Between Faure
and Porter
THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR
MAKES HIS LITTLE SPEECH IN.
FRENCH
Everybody Hopes That the Friendly
Feeling Now Existing Between
Us-and 80 Forth

Associated Press Special Wire.
PARIS. May 26.-President Faure
formally received the United States
ambassador, General Horace Porter, to-
day. Shortly before o'clock squadron
of cuirassiers. with three carriages, one
of them containing NJ. Crosier, the d.
rector Of the protocol and M. Mollard,
the introducer Of ambassadors. drove
up to the house on the Rue de Madrid
where General Porter is residing, as the
guest Of General Winslow, to escort the
United States ambassador to the Elysee
palace. On arriving the municipal band
played the Marseillaise and the guard
on duty presented arms. General Por-
ter alighted at the entrance and was
Immediately introduced to President
Faure and presented his credentials.
General Porter in presenting hie cre-
dentials said in French: Monsieur le
President: I have the honor to present
you with q letter accrediting me envoy
extraordinary and plenipotentiary Of
the United, States of America. It Is
source Of extreme qualification to me to
be enabled to represent the chief repub-
lie of the new world. I have been
charged with the very agreeable duty
of conveying to you the cordial good
wishes of the eminent citizen recently
-inaugurated' chief magistrate OF the
United States of America and to aesure
you of the profound regard he enter
tains for you personally and OF the high
esteem in which he holds the people Of
France. The similarity of the forms OF
government of our respective countries
the belief entertained by both In liberal
political institutions, and the deep inter-
est felt by each in the freedom rights
and welfare Of its citizene. have created
between our people enduring bonds OF
sympathy. The alliance entered into by
both countries when the American re-
public was in Its infancy. the blood shed
in common in the cause Of human lib
erty and the traditional friendship con-
tinued through so long period, have
established relations Of amity which
time should never be permitted to ef-
face.
II take pleasure in. assuring you that
I should not represent faithfully the
sentiments Of my government or Of the
American people IL failed to employ
every euUedNOT upOu my part ~ 4OStct
and strengthen the intercourse which
now happily exists between our sister
republics.
Trusting that our governments will
continue to act in entire harmony and
begging you to accept personally the
assurance of my deepest respect"
President Faure, in somewhat similar
terms, expressed satisfaction with the
assurances and sentiments General
Porter had expressed and assured him
he would find them in France we'll dis
posed to second him in his efforts and
every facility would be given him to
accomplish his mission.
An unprecedented incident occurred
upon the occasion Of the presentation Of
General Porter's credentials. The am
bassador wanted to deliver his epeech
in English, as the retiring United States
ambassador, James B. Eustis, had done,
but the director of the protocol insisted
that he must speak in French. and Gen.
eral Porter was obliged to submit. AL
though on some previous occasions the
United States ministers have spoken in
French, this is the first time the point
has been raised and formally maintained
by the presidency.