The age-herald., 1898-11-10
LORD MAYORS
 ANNUAL BANQUET Salisbury Outlines Policy of British
 Government
 APPEARANCE OF AMERICA In Affairs of European Nations Marks a Momentous Change. CRISIS WITH FRANCE HAS PASSED Good Sense of the French Ministers
 Prevented Bloody War.
Good Sense of the French Ministers
 Prevented Bloody War.
PAID TRIBUTE TO UNITED STATES
The Mighty Forces of the Great Repub- lie of the West Will Not Act to the Detriment of Great
 Britain.

quet of the Lord Mayor of London took place at the Guild Hall this evening. There were $50 guests present. There was gen. eral anxiety to hear the Marquis of Sails bury, who on rising to respond to the toast of "Her Majesty's Ministers" was greeted with prolonged cheering.
 The premier began by saying that sue cession of events abroad had occasioned grave anxiety to the ministry for year past. After referring in laudatory man. ner to the British campaigns in India and the Soudan, the premier turned to the Gre tan question and the concert of Europe. He said he was afraid that the proceedings of the concert were not always admired At the same time, he pointed out patient application combines with the moral strength of Europe and at last succeeded in fulfilling the promise to the Cretans of giving them autonomy under the suzerainty of the sultan"
 Continuing, the premier remarked, "the solution of this most difficult problem has witnessed displays of splendid and unex- pected qualities and diplomacy upon the part of the admirals, who have success fully accomplished what the cabinets of uOs times thought that if the cabinets were all dismissed and the admirals installed in their places Europe would get on better"
 Returning to the crisis with France, the premier remarked:
 The Cloud Has Passed
 "We have had quite recently to consider whether the question of European war was not very near. But with great inter- est and consideration, the result has turned happily through the great judgment and common sense displayed by France under circumstances of unusual difficulty which, l think, have relieved Europe of very dangerous storm.
 While matters were in suspense the government was necessarily forced to take precautions that it should not be taken unawares. These precautions were most prompt and effective, but the immediate necessity for that has passed off,
 "There has been some surprise on both sides of the channel at the fact that these preparations have not suddenly ceased. But it is impossible to stop them at a mo- ment's notice."
 After referring to the various rumors of intended action arising out of those prepa-
 
 and the desire of a protectorate, the latter allusion being greeted with immense cheering, Lord Salisbury continued:
 "But I am sorry to say that I cannot rise to the height of aspirations indicated by the cheering of the audience I do not venture to prophecy if we are forced by others into position we do not now occupy what may occur, but we are well satisfied with the existing state of things, and we do not think any cause has arisen to neces- sitate effort on our part at present to modi- fly 1t.
 sTbe position causes occasional friction. but taking the situation as whole and considering the feelings of other people as well as our own we can reasonably rest for the present with the existing state of af- fairs.
 The Peace of the World
 s.It must not be understood as maintain ing that Great Britain's position in Egypt Is the same now as it was before the fall of Omdurman, but we earnestly hope that circumstances will not make 1t necessary to materially modify that position, as we are convinced the world would not then get on so peaceably as now"
 Referring again to the war preparations and asking his hearers to look at the state of the world Lord Salisbury observed:
 "The czar has invited congress to pro- vide for the disarmament of the world. but while we offer our heartiest tribute to his motives and are willing to assist and sympathlze in every way until the happy day when his aspirations are crowned with success, we must still provide precautions paedful to -counteract the dapgers sur rounding us. In some respects this era. this great epoch in the history of man. Is marked by unhappy omens It Is the first year in which the mighty forces of the American republic has beep introduced AneDg nations whese dcniai5ns are ex- banding and whost instruments to a cer- tain exrsnt are war.
 q am Eot implying tl,e slightest blame.