The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
The American Ambassador to
Great Britain
Is Entertained at a Banquet By
the Nobility.
SORRY TO LOSE HIM.
Lord Salisbury Tells Him So in
a Speech.
Thinks Peace Is Permanent Be.
tween the Two Countries.

London. March 3.-Not in many years
has the mansion contained q gathering
so representative of British life as as
sembled last night to honor Mr.. Bay
ard The entire interior of the mansion
was beautifully decorated Lord
Mayor Phillips, in court dress, received
at the head of the hall A few min
utes before half past Mr.. Bayard ar
rived and was received with marked
signs of respectful attention. The
guests proceeded to the Egyptian hall.
the string band of the royal artillery
playing a march, the lord mayor es-
corting Mrs. Bayard.
The lord mayor seated himself in the
center of the table of honor, Mr. Bay
ard on his right and Lord Salisbury on
his left. Over 300 sat down.
The lord mayor, in proposing the
health of Mr.. Bayard, said: You, sir,
not only represent the greatest republic
the world has ever known, but you are
our brother by ties of blood, and one
who has done much to cement together
the two nations. We are here to well
come the lineal descendant of the great
chevalier Bayard of whom it was well
said, as it should be said of you, that
he was sans pour ct sans reproche.
You have inspired love and affection in
English districts and you are taking
back with you to the United States the
heart of Great Britain
marks with a general eulogy of the
services rendered by the American am
bassador to both countries.
Mr.. Bayard, on rising to respond, was
received with loud and prolonged
cheers. He spoke for nearly an hour
and often exhibited the greatest emo
ton as he dwelt upon the relations
which should exist and which he hoped
Four years ago, he said, he accepted
from the American people the proud
position of its representative in Eng
land. The honor came to him I'M
sought; nor was it the reward of poll
ties or for partisan service. 1t was with
the trust in mind that he accepted the
office. His object had made clearer
what in the name of God and human
ity ought to be the relations between
Great Britain and the United States.
He would never accept a policy that
should dwarf the duty of the English
speaking race to each other and to the
world. There is today no question
whatever of danger between the two
countries, provided the natural cur
rents of feeling and opinion of the two
peoples are not obscured- (Cheers.)
Continuing, Mr.. Bayard referred to
the long continued friendly relations
between the United States and the Do
miniOn of Canada; to the significance
of the response of Sir Edmund Monson
to the sentiment Washington and the
Mother Country in Paris on Washing
toms birthday, and to the participation
of English blue jackets in the parade
in California on that day. Does it
mean nothing, he said, that a treaty of
arbitration was proposed by the great
statesman who is here tonight? When
the Prince of Wales planted the tree at
Mount Vernon he brought back an IN
signed treaty for anity and alliance"
Mr. Bayard concluded his response
with a graceful allusion to the queen
and resumed his seat amid prolonged
cheering.
Viscount Peel, proposing the senti-
ment The English Speaking Race"
referred in the most fiattering terms to
Mr.. Bayard.
Lord Salisbury, rising to respond, re-
ceived a great ovation. He said: I'VE
are all here to express our deep regret
that Mr. Bayard's term of office is
about to expire and to acknowledge the
debt both countries owe to his deep love
of peace. Certainly not in the tradi-
tions of the two governments is there
danger of an interruption of the good
relations now existing between them,
and if you keep unofficial people in or
der, I promise that your officials Will
never make war" (to Mr.. Bayard)
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