The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-05
FREEDOM OF LONDON
Presented to General Kitchener,
With Sword of Honor.


London, Nov. 4.-The streets Of the
I-city were crowded all morning, an i'm
mense number of people seeking to
witness General FIitchener's triumphal
progress to the Guild hall, to receive
the freedom of the city of London and
the sword of honor presented to him
in recognition of his defeat of the Der
wishes at Omdurman. The general re-
ceived a great ovation as, accompanied
by three des-de-camp, and dressed in
full generals uniform with the Egyp-
tain sash, he drove through the streets.
At the Guild hall there was the quaint
est kind Of a ceremony, which was wit
messed by some $500 spectators, chiefly
city dignitaries and their families,
though Lord Rosebery and Lord Halls
bury, the lord chancellor, and a few
other notabilities were present.
There was a scene of great enthu-
siasm when General Kitchener took his
place on the dais by the side of the
lord mayor, Mr.. Horatio David Davies.
The clerk then read a document set
ting forth that citizens, one described
as a butcher, one as a barber and one
as statoner, had declared the general
to be fit and proper person. In pre-
4 senting the sword of honor the lord
mayor read an address in which he
said this honor was only reserved for
/ England's greatest sons.
THE BANQUET.
/ The banquet given to General Kitch-
! ener at the Mansion House tonight was
! an exceptionally brilliant affair. a
trophy of British and Egyptian flags en-
twined had been arranged above the
lord mayors seat.
Inc assembly greeted the rising of
The Marquis of Salisbury to toast the
( Sirdar with nervous silence, as it had
been whispered that he had an import
( ant and grave statement TO make. His
/ statement was important, but it was
] pacific, as he announced a settlement OF
the chief difficulty with France. The
! premier said, in part:
SALISBURY'S SPEECH.
/ mo ore can wonder at the vast en-
! thusiasm by which the career of this
{ great solder has been received. esoec-
Tally when we consider the strange dra-
{ matte interest Of the circumstances and
conditions amid which his laurels were
T won b. the Sirdar, Besides being 4
splendid soldier. he is also a splendid
dlplomatist. 1t must have required I'M
4 usual talents successfully to carry out
the delicate mission up the Nile which
conducted nm into the presence OF
Major Merchand.
The Sirdar has recently expressed
/ the hope that the difficulties arising
/ from the presence OF Major Marchand
may be within the power of diplomacy
/ to adjust. l am glad to say that up to
q certain point he has proved a true
prophet.
"tnis afternoon I received from the
French ambassador the information
/ that the French government has come
/ to the conclusion that the occuDation
! OF A'ashoda is of no sort of value
| (Drolonged laughter and cheers) and
that they thought, in the circun-
! stances, that to persist in an occupa-
uOn which would cost them money ana
do harm, merely because some bad ad-
wiser thought il might be disagreeapIe
+ to on UNIV elcOme neighbor, would no,
! show the wisdom with which, as
think, the French republic has beer
uniformly guided.
I They nave done what believe every
government would have done in the
4 same Dosition-resolved that the occu-
I patton must cease. (Cheers.) l must
not be understood as saying that al
: causes CO controversy are removed
! Doubtless there will be many discus
f! siOns between US, but a somewhat acute
( and somewhat dangerous cause of diff
( ferences has been removed"