The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06
OVER THE OCEAN.
Independence Day Celebrated in
London.

I London, July 5.-Three hundred citizens
of the United States. residents of Lon
don and visitors, sat down to the an
nual dinner of the American society in
London this evening TO celebrate indie
pendence day.
The banquet was held in the empress
rooms OF the kensinsuOn PaIace Motel.
which we're handsomely decorated with
American and British flags for the event.
Most OF the Americans prominent in
Official and business life in London were
present. The official guests included the
Hon. WhitelaW Reid. General Miles. ex-
Vice President Stevenson. Mr.. Terrell,
former minister to Turkey; Mr.. 1nayer,
formerly minister TO The Netherlands;
Captain Maus. L. S. ~, and Bishops
Potter. Doane. Whipple, Dudley. Tuttie,
Leonard. Perry and Qulrtard. No ladies
were present, nor any English guests. for
it was considered more lifting TO make
the commemoration national affair.
p Newton Crane. president of the so
ciety. was in the chair. he proposed the
health of the queen. and was followed by
Bishop Wnipple. who proposed the health
of President Mckinley. Both Joasts were
received by the company standing and
with cheers. Bishop Potter. proposing
Our Ambassadors, said:
1T takes thousand years TO make an
empire IKE this of Great Britain. but
give up 500 years and we viii show the
world what we can do. / rejoice in an
American policy wnich recognizes the
duties of the United States TO outlying
populations
Ambassador Hay. in responding. said:
We desire peace With the wnoie world
and especially with the na-iOn TO which
we are drawn by such close ties. Every
Impulse of affection toward England SIM
ply proves that our blood flows from the
same spring. The jubilee has shown that
we ere one in spirit. The Two countries
are absolutely one in their appreciation Of
the great and good sovereign who has
SHOWN. in such long and happy reign
l. -. "a a
monarch with the purify of private Efe-
Whitelaw Red, responding 10 the
same toast, said:
Possibly if tae wise and good queen
who reigns over the British dominions
had been in her grandfather's place. or
if that queens son had been there. things
might have been different; but they are
far better as they are. The colossal de-
veioDnent of the American republic
would have been impossible on colonial
lines. Tire millennium has not quite
dawned and the American has not
abandoned the traits OF his race any
more than the Englishman. But We to-
day are the most peaceful great nation
OF the globe. and there never was
period in our history with less popular
desire for territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Nevertheless. we are Anslo-SaXon sun.
and it follows that our clear rights
within the legitimate sphere of ou- in
fluence VIII be jealousy guarded and the
consent of no other nation to our exercise
of them viii be held essential. Speaking
of the feeling between the United States
ana England Mr.. Reid said:
1T would be idle to ignore the fact
that from time to time serious differ
ences have arisen between the two coun-
tries II would be equally idle TO imagine
that either nation will fail TO maintain
what it thinks right. But we can never
forget our relationship We may have
family jars in the future. as We have
had in the last. God forbid It God
grant # they do come that We may
show that we at least on both sides of
the wate- are civilized enough and
fighting with men of our own blood.
(CheersD Surely England cannot have
FORGOTTEN Commodore Tatnell and the
English sailors riding safely on the re-
ceding waves out of the te-rorS of
Samoa. She can never cease to hear the
burst from the .throats of American
sailors about to die. That IS the feeling
which led the chief magistrate of our
country TO send me here. accompanied by
an admiral on his flagship and by the
general of our army to bear from him
letter to royal and imperial ma jesty.
THE president especially wishes her
majesty to believe that nothing can ever
permit our government or our people TO
forget that critical period in the his
tory of the United States. the 2-eserva-
ton of peace between the two nations
exerted by the queen. with the aid of
the prince consort.'
Mr.. Terrell proposing THE Day We
Celebrate" said that no man could fully
appreciate what ii meant to be an Ameri-
can until he had dwelt away from home
as he had in the midst of a semi-bar-
barous race.
Rev. DR.. Milburn. chaplain of the
United States senate made an effective
response to this toast.