The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-09
AN ANGLO-AMERICAN ADDRESS
BOND OF SYMPATHY BETWEEN
THE NATIONS.
Cemented by the Eminent Tact and
Courtesy Of the Retiring EN-
bassador-A Happy
Response.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


LONDON, Sept. 8.-A committee of
the Anglo American League, headed by
its chairman, James Brice, presented
the United States ambassador, Colo
mel John Hay, to-day with an address
congratulating him upon his accept
ance of the portfolio Of Secretary OF
State at WASHINGTON. The address ex-
pressed regret at his departure from
this country, where you have dis
charged the weighty and delicate du-
ties of ambassador with such eminent
tact, judgment and courtesy as to win
the cordial appreciation and confidence
Of the British people,"
Continuing, the address says: TT
has been your fortune to represent your
country here at a time Of exceptional
interest, when the war, now happily
ended, gave occasion for an expression
Of the feelings of affection and sympa-
thy toward the United States, which
the British people have long enter
tanned, but never before have they been
so conspicuously manifested. You
carry back the assurance of the depth
and strength Of these feelings. The
principle that there ought to be perma-
nent friendship and cordial co-opera-
ton between the British empire and
the American republic ie one that all
parties and all statesmen here agree in
regarding as a fundamental principle
of British foreign policy, and by 1t the
whole people desire that their govern
ment should be guided.
I'VE rejoice to believe that in your
country corresponding sentiments are
entertained and that corresponding
1,-t, Af,@1@ t. low Tod
Knowing that no one holds these con-
victions more firmly than yourself, or
can express them in clear and more
felicitous terms, we gladly acknowledge
the great service you have rendered to
both nations, and console ourselves on
your retirement by the reflection that
you are called to duties in your own
country even wider in their scope and
graver in their responsibility and more
important in the results they may Sc
cure"
Mr.. Brice, during the course OF the
remarks which he made upon the oc-
caSion, dwelt on the Admiration for
the splendid gifts and boundless en-
ergy of the people Of the United States
and the sympathy with the principles
of their constitution" which have been
quietly ripening among the British
people and which this year found a
sudden and hearty expression. He
also said he saw in the universally Of
these sentiments here, and the fact that
they were reciprocated by large ma
jority of the Americans, happy au-
curry, as he believes that nothing could
contribute more to the peace of the
world and the welfare of both nations
than the sense Of essential unity Of
the two peoples.
Colonel Hay, in reply, referred to the
qualification he experienced in hearing
such words from men so qualified by
experience and character to speak for
the British with certainty. He added:
MY voice has no such sanction as
yours, but I give it for what it is worth
to assure you that your sentiments Of
kinship and amity are reciprocated to
the utmost in my country"
The ambassador also said that his
work in England had been made easy
by the instructions he had received
from home and by the frankness and
fairness of her Majesty's Ministers and
Of all Engltsmen with whom he had
come in contact. He then aid: ION
sides Of the ocean the conviction is al
both sides of the ocean the conviction
is almost universal that a clear, cordial
and friendly understanding between
Great Britain and the United States is
a necessity Of civilization. / shall hold
myself signally fortunate if am able
to do anything to continue and
strengthen the relations of fraternal
amity between our nations"