New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-04
LONDON DIPLOMACY.

heard % u that he has proved an ideal Am
IRENE" No comparisons are made between
bassaoD, his distinguished predecessors but
him a'D IA upon the fact that he had received
stress j ,,lor,stic training for his work. and
the oef' 'heen an Ambassador in the Euro
that ne .sn az in the American sense His
pean 5, when no arrived AT Southampton
first W. az, were: Il am sent here to work
two W. Of my ability for the interests and
to NV 49,, ~ the country l represent. ana
the W. chat Il Is the conviction of the Prcsi-
en- SUI" ,be people e the United states tha'
cen' ..rosts and that welfare can best be
those -. tho promotion OF the most cordial
sew nd,,c between England and America
unoeS-,o,ca can leo repeated as compete
1ha' - of his diplomatic career in England
su" -. no is receiving the final greetings o.
no" tr,onds here He has done what every
DIS me" ambassador Invariably does wherever
p' 10 He has lsbore6 constantly ara win
he NO. net ability as a diplomatst In the SER
The Government which he has repre-
'"e IL has also promoted the most cordial
ssn'eU ,,-c between America and England.
u'.'.r .tue his goodwill has been heartily appre-
Blu 80 q has not repealed the confidence
- go s,,-onathv IL his own country. He has been
anu ,,nc move than fehcitous after-dinner
80. end A conspicuous figure In London So
.. He has represented the natural oruer Vi
s.,-,ot,c. self-respecting diplomacy
,,, HAY has been highly favored by circum-
4, conducting TIE Embassy during
,.-,od OF good feeling when his popularity III
Y,ord has not involved any loss Of prestige
=. bore Probably there has not been so Ia
liable time during the last generation TOT
40 transfer o. an American Ambassador iro'i
ro,don 70 the state Department Ills success
., meeting all the requirements OF the oipio-
r,,ic situation here opened the way TOT MS
,,onotion instead Of being barrier 10 H. as
p,rh, have beeD If the relations Of the two
c,untries had been less friendly ana satislac-
,o-v Mr. Hay has been Ambassador al 'he
,sbt time for the full recognition OF MS WORK
., both countries: but he has been clplomAust
,ncapable of making mistake and or el'her 40
ing or saving the wrong thing or even the rlsht
thing in the wrong way He has been so frank
~ and sincerely American that Enshshfheh
rho have known him intimately have hao
srov,,esge that ne was with Lincoln during the
ne,,od Of storm and stress: yet he has beeh 50
rsaned in method and has shown so much tact
.,o. ,bev have also come 20 regard him as an
IDEAL American Ambassador
ANT1-AMERICAN FEELING DIsPELLED
7, Was IS President McKinley's personal
friend that MI Hay came to London two years
400 and that was the. a name associated with
ar,,Enelish tariffs and not one to conjure with
here HIS earliest work was connected with the
Wolcott bimetalism mission and the fur-seal
negotiations. and il was undertaken al mo-
rnent when the English people were disposed %
be critical and almost resentful in relation 10
American affairs on account OF the NeheZueAa
controversy and the rejection Of the Arplta-
ton treaty The WOlcOtt negotiations encouh-
tered organized hostility in the City. and ended
IN failure. The fur-seal correspondence was IN
terrupted by unexpected proposal on the
mart OF Lord Salisbury 10 revise the American
Invitation 10 an international conference an"
Mr. Hay was compelled 70 remind the ror@ieh
Oa4ce that the conference in question was one
IN which Russia and Japan should be repre-
ssntes n each OF these controversies the
American Ambassador was faithful 70 MS Gov
eminent and adroit in his method OF presenting
Ms side Of the case. but he was baiiled IN po'"
Instances and doomed To failure. The diplomacy
0, the war period was conducted NANNY !"
Washington where arrangements were hha"'
made for the settlement Of various questions
r issue with Canada.
yr HAYS success as diplomatist IN Loiluoh
las been unequivocal but II has not been scoreu
IN formal negotiations so far as the omclai
correspondence has been revealed II has Deeh
lis personal influence cxerted at the foielsE
Office and In the embassies here when mas
been pre-erninently useful He has made fe"
public speeches but ne has disclosed an inu-
mate acouaintance with the conditions OF Euro
pean diplomacy and the secret motives OF Gov
ernments He has established the closest rela-
tons with Lord Salisbury. Mr. Balfour. MT
ctamberlain and other Cabinet Ministers; he
has won their confidence and respect. ana ne
has known what was going on in the innernos'
circles NJ Continental statecraft and intrigue
Thoroughly American in spirit and independent
IN character ne has shown evidence Of trained
diplomatic rider Of mind and convinced the Am
bassadors here that he was at home among
them and q match for them on their own
ground His transfer 70 the State Department
saccepted throughout diplomatic London as
root that America in entering upon a new
career Of expansion is 10 have its diplomacy Or
dsred b. a master Of the resources OF state
craft
not. perhaps, until the precise "'o
msnt when the Ambassadors acceptance OF MS
new appointra>o' was announced that inc Eng
Ash public fully understood the full measure Oh
MS success here His promotion was regafu'u
q an unansN's r Bile proof II H. Other NihiS-
en and Ambassadors had been admired anu
'aDected here, but some Of them had been uh-
popaar at rome and not one Of them az leas'
u rscent times had returned TO a place OF emf
nence in American public life. IT IS mover
experience for Englishmen 10 watch the TRANSFER
u fayorie American Ambassador from Lon
Uoa 10 a stronghold Of power and influence IN
"a own country. and. while they consider
"a suspicious augury for the continuance oi
friendly relations with America they also creol'
.aN Hay with exceptional fitness for his WORK
mere In view Of his success in returning 10
washington as Secretary Of Sta'e
sNEERING COMMENT no LONGER HEARD
mere was once time when the sneerhg
N'"Hsnt was heard IN England that no Ameri-
van Ambaseador Gould "a tfgfy Dublc opinion IN