The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-22
AMBASSADOR HAYS.
WARMLY WELCOMED ON OLD
ENGLAND'S SHORES.
Speeches Made by the President of
the Chamber of Commerce, and
the Mayor of Southampton.

Southampton, April H.-When the Amer
lean line steamer St. Paul from New
York April 18th reached the dock at 1890
p. m. today. Henry White, secretary of
the United States embassy; J. r. CARRIER,
second secretary of the embassy; the
mayor of Southampton corporation, this
city, boarded the ship and were intro
duced to Colonel John Hay. United
States ambassador to the court of St.
James. by the United States consul here
Warren S. Kinkead. The mayor heartily
welcomed the ambassador and presented
him with photograph of a painting rep
presenting the departure OF the May
flower.
President Har3er of the Southampton
chamber of commerce also welcomed Col
onel Hay. The latter in reply said:
Il cannot say how deeply am gratified
at your kind and unmerited compliments.
l am unknown to you. and regard IL as
a friendly greeting TO the country | repre-
sent / come to work for the welfare of
my country, and it is my profound con-
viction that this can best be served by
promoting cordial feelings between both
countries
There were large crowds of people on
the dock in anticipation of the arrival OF
the United States ambassador. a special
space was reserved for the municipal
authorities. who wore their full official
garb AS the st. Paul neared her dock
Colonel Hay his wife and daughter
waved their hands in reply to welcomes
from the shore and so soon as the gang
way was shipped the municipal authori-
ties marched in procession TO the saloon
of the steamer. where the mayor well
coined the ambassador. The mayor in
part said:
ALLOW me to offer you, in behalf of
nv fellow townsmen and countrymen,
hearty and cordial welcome to these
shores The responsible position you hold
as ambassador is in itself a great honor,
but at the time of a momentous complex
ity of relations between the two coun-
tries your loyalty to American citizen
ship and cordial good will to dear old
England eminently fits you for such
high distinguished position. Your dipio-
matte career is well known to US, and the
personality you exercise at the various
posts you have occupied assures us that
ment closer than ever the affectionate re-
gard of the two countries
Continuing. the mayor remarked:
Near this spot, 800 years ago. the May
flower sailed for the new world. If any
thing was needed to assure of your coun-
try's affection for our beloved queen your
ow.-.vords. written when you had no
thought OF occupying your present posi-
ton would suffice"
The mayor then quoted part of Colonel
Hays "Once More, Hail England
The photograph representing the de-
parture of the Mayfiower was presented
to Colonel Hay by President Harper. who
also presented the ambassador with an
Illuminated address. Colonel Hays reply
was brief and dignified. He began by
saying that not one of his, predecessors
could possibly have more kindly feeiing
for England than himself. At the con-
ciusion of his reply - officials of South
ampton and others were presented to
Mrs. Hay.
Colonel Hay informed a representative
of the Associated Press that he was de-
lighted and touched with the greeting he
had received. adding:
England I cannot discuss my instruc-
lions or touch upon political questions
A special car was provided by the rail-
road company 10 take Colonel Hay and
his party to London.