The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-27
GEN. HORACE PORTER.
BE rs FORMALLY RECEIVED BY
PRESIDENT FAURE.
Usual Exchange of Compliments Be
tween the Representatives of the
Two Countries-An Unprecedented
Incident.

I Paris. May 26.-President Faure formal
/ ly received the United States ambassador,
( General Horace Porter. toda>f-
Shortly before o'clock. a squadron OF
! cuirassers, with three carriages, one of
them containing NJ. Crozier, the director
of the protocol, and NJ. N1ollard, the intro
Queer OF ambassadors. drove up TO the
house on the Rue de Madrid, where Gen
eral 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 'Marseliiaise" and the guard on duty
presented arms. General Porter alighted
at the entrance and was Immediately in
troduced to President Faure and pre-
scented his credentia&. The document was
worded as follows:
William Mckinley. President of the
United States of America, to his Excel
lency, Felix Faure, President OF the
Great and Good Friend-I have made
choice of Horace Porter, one of our dis
tinguished citizens. to reside near the
government of your excellency in the
quality of ambassador extraordinary and
pienipotentiary of the United states OF
America. He is well informed relative TO
the interests of the two countries and or
our sincere desire TO cultivate to the full
est extent the friendship which has SO
long subSisted between US My knoWI-
edge OF his high character and ability
gives me entire confidence that he Will
constantly endeavor to advance the IN
terests and prosperity of both govern
mentS and render his mission acceptable
to your exceliency. /. therefore, request
your eXcellency to receive him favorably
and give full credence to what he shall
say in our behalf and to the assurances
l have charged him to convey to you of
the best wishes of this government for
the prosperity of France.
May God have your excellency in his
wise keeping.
Your friend.
'.WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
General Porter, in presenting his ere
dentials said. in French:
Monsieur lie Presidente: 4 have the
honor to present you with letter credit
ing me ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentiary of the United States of
America. 1t is a source of extreme graft
fication to me TO be permitted 10 repre-
sent the chief republic of the old world.
have been charged with the very agree
able duty of conveying to you the cordial
good wishes of the eminent citizen re-
Gently inaugurated chief magistrate of
the United States of America and to as
sure you of the profound regard he en-
tertains for YOU personally and of the
high esteem 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 citizens. have created be-
tween our people enduring bonds of SYM
pathy. The alliance entered into by both
countries when the American republic
mon in the cause of human liberty. and
the traditional friendship continued
through so long a period. have estab-
lshed relations of amity which time
should never be permitted to efface.
I take pleasure in assuring you that l /
should not represent faithfully the SEN |
American people if | failed to employ |
every endeavor upon my part to foster |
and strengthen the intercourse which now |
happily exists between our two sister |
republics.
Trusting that cur governments will |
continue to act in entire harmony. / beg |
you to accept personally the assurance |
of my deepest respect
President Faure. in somewhat similar |
terms. expressed satisfaction of the SEN |
timents and assurances General Porter !
find them in France well disposed to sec !
ond him in his efforts and every facility |
would be given him to accomplish his
mission.
General Porter then presented Mr. Hen
~ Nlgnaud, secretary of the United |
States embassy: Mr.. Z. e. Scott. the sec
ond secretary; Colonel S. c. Kellogg, the !
United States military attache. and Lieu
tenant Sims. the United States naval at
tache. The ceremony lasted a quarter of
an hour.
When General Porter Withdrew. the
municipal band played the Washington
Post March
The ambassador returned to the Rue de
Madrid; with the same ceremonial. es-
,orted by the squadron of cuirassiers
General Porter later called upon NJ. Ha-
notaux. the minister of foreign affairs
An unDrecendented incident occurred |
upon the occasion of the presentation Of
General Porter's credentials. The am
oaSsador wanted to deliver his speech at
the Elysee palace in English. as the re-
.irlng United States ambassador Mr. !
James B. Eustis. had done. but the di-
rector Of the Drococol insisted that he
must speak in French. and General Por-
Ter was obliged to submit. Although on
some PREVIOUS occasions United States
ministers have spoken in French this is
the first time the point has been raised !
and formally maintained by the presi-
iency.