The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-10
BAYHRD TALKS BACK
ADDRESS BEFORE THE ARTICLE
CLUB 4 SLAP At HIS AMERICAN
CRITICS.

LONDON, Jan. 9.-The appointment
Of Col. John Hay to succeed Thomas
T. Bayard as United States ambassa-
dor to the court OF St. James appea rs
to be regarded here as a settled thing
and is generally we'll received. The
Speaker says: The selection Will give
the greatest pleasure to this country"
The Speaker then proceeds to pay a
compliment to him as a man of letters
and Of the highest personal character.
adding: 1T is no light task to sue
coed such a man as Mr. Bayard. bur
We do not think we exaggerate in say
ing that Col. Hay is better fitted than
most men to perform the task salts
factOrily. The author OF Jim Bludso'
and the Pike County Ballads is Ger
tain Of warm welcome from the Brit
ish public, even if his personal con
siderations were far less marked than
they are We may fairly hope that
American ambassadors in London will
have an easier time in the future than
i'll the past; but, in any circumstances.
it is we'll that a man Of Col. Hays re-
pute is appointed to the place"
The speech of Mr. Bayard on
Wednesday at the banquet of the Al
ticle club was chiefly significant to
those who recently talked with him
and know he was smarting under the
severe criticism passed upon him in
America, and that he would endeayor
to strike back. At the conclusion Of
the ambassadors speech, all the guests
rose, there was loud cheering and way
ing Of handkerchiefs, and Mr. Bayard
received the greatest ovation rendered
hfri during his career in London He was
visibly affected and almost broke down
once or twice during the course of his
speech. The impression given through
out Mir. Bayard's remarks was that ne
is being blamed for having tried to pro
mote kindly feelings between the two
countries. He assured his hearers.
however, that:
with the sentiments of the best PEG.
pie in England, there is a corresponding
sentiment in the United States among
the native born men of that country"
This last remark was looked upon AZ
being an obvious allusion to Irish hos
tility to Mr. Bayard
A. j. Balfour first lord of the treas
ury and Conservative leader in the
house of commons, addressing a mass
meeting at Manchester today. CON
graduated his constituents upon the
great change on the face of public a f
fairs since he addressed them on the
same day in 1886 when, he pointed OUT
the heart of every citizen of the EN-
pre- was filled with anxiety at The IN
expected troubles which at the twink
ling of an eye, beSet the country from
every quarter. the United States, The
IransVaal and Germany" Continuing
Mr. Balfour said: ~ am glad to saw
that the clouds are now dissiDated -
Referring to the insinuation that polit-
1cal prisoners were released in return
for Irish support Of the land bill Mr.
Balfour said that the first any membe,
of the cabinet heard of the matter was
the statement Of Sir Michael Hicks
Beach. chancellor Of the excheduer
announcing their intended release
NEW LABOR TROUBLES.
Fresh trouble seems to be brewing
between thA railway companies ana
their employees. The Great Northern.
Great Western and Great Eastern com
panies have bills before parliament t0
extend the approximation fund system:
and establish savings banks The
Amalgamated Society of Railway Ser
wants say that this Is part OF an or
ganized attempt to crush the mems
unions and that the companies would
use the fact Of the mems savings as
a reason for declining to advance the
mems waA 5 and are opposing the biHs
through the labor and other members
OF parliament.