The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-19
Britons Disappointed BY American
Ambassadors Speech.
FRIENDSHIP OF AMERICA
HIS ASSURANCES CONFINED TO
GLITTERING GENERALITIES.
What the Englishmen Want Is An
Actual Binding Union-Prince Al
fred Given the Dukedom of Sake
Coburg and Gotha-Wolseley On
American Navy.

Copyright, 1899, by the Associated Press.
London, March 18.-The event of tn
week has undoubtedly been the debu
here Of Mr. Joseph H. Choate. tn
United States ambassador, as a publ
speaker at the recent banquet of tn
association of the chambers of com
Inerce OF the United Kingdom. Will
his speech has been much admired, a
straight utterances from a self-respect
ing nation, there is a tinge of disap
pointment in many quarters. Thus, Mr.
David Christie Murray, the novels
and editor, writes:
I'VE have had the intellectual anC
spiritual best of America with us fol
many years, but we have not had the
mass of Americans with us, and We
had no right to expect them. The feel
ing still exists in millions Of minds IL
the United States that we are guided
solely by our selfish interests and it is
Difference to this feeling that the new
ly appointed ambassador, in his maiden
speech treads warily along, with bril-
liartly expressed generalities about
friendship and safeguards himself by
one or two declarations which are I'M
mistakably intended to prove that
Americas friendship for England is u
no wise of the self-sacrificing order. Mr..
Choate was as genial as could be de-
sired and at the same time he was most
admirably deXterous. It is a pity he
should feel it necessary to be dexter
Gus, but we must take What we can get
in the way of-friendship and confidence
from America and be thankful that we
can still look forward TO the time when
Americans Will universally recognize
the basis OF our desire for an actual
binding union with themselves.
At the same time, Mr.. Choate is be-
ing feted by the chambers of commerce.
LORD WOLSELEY' TRIBUTE.
The commander-in-chief, General
Lord WOlseley, speaking before the in
stitution of the civil engineers during
the week, Maze a very cordial refer
cnce to the United States. He said:
Our great kindred. Er= disappearing
nation across the Atlantic is now en-
barked in re-establishing itself as what
il was once before-a great naval pow
er. l feel sure that every EngliShman
understands that it is a question Of de-
Tense and win wish America all sorts
of good luck in it's efforts believe
it viii be of the greatest possible adj
vantage to Great Britain that the
American navy should re-occupy its
selves but as our equal The best
guarantee Of the peace of the world
would be these two great fleets, each
under its own flag, keeping the ocean
highways open to the world, no matter
what happened.
The governments automatic coupling
bin has created such an cutlery that
there is little likelihood of its passing
into law this session.
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Queen Victoria in the south Of France
has been all that could be desired.
There was a pretty sight at Cimiez,
when a deputation of fishwives and
market women from Nice attended in
their picturesque costumes this week,
to present the queen with q bouquet Of
choice flowers and an address of wei
come. Queen Victoria, on approaching
them. ordered her carriage to be
stopped, and spoke few kindly words
of thanks to the delighted fishwives.
DUKEDOM FOR a PRINCE.
The queen held family council at
Cimiez recently to discuss the Sake
Coburg and Gotha succession, the death
of Prince Alfred Of SaXe-Coburg and
Gotha, only son of the Duke of Sake
Coburg and GOtha, making such step
necessary. The Duke of Connaught,
younger brother of the Duke of Sake
Coburg and Gotha, and third son of
the queen. came from Cairo to CiIniez
in order to take part in the delibera-
tons 1t has been arranged that the
son Of the Duke of Connaught, Prince
Arthur who was born Jan. 10. 1888, /
and who is being educated at Elton, is
TO leave school in July and go TO Ger
many for the purpose of completing his
education before he enters the German
army. Very large and valuable es- |
tates go with the succession to the |
duchy, as the debt Of Duke Ernest died /
with him. he having no power to en-
cumber the ducal revenues or estates !
BY the advice of his physicians, |
the Prince Of Wales mas commenced |
playing golf under the tuition of Grand |
Duke Michael Of Russia. A portion of |
the links at Cannes has been set aside |
for their exclusive use.
The emigration returns show a con-
t;nued decrease of emigration. In the /
month OF February 2,92S persons went I
to the United States, compared with I
8. AZ during the same month in 1885, |
The emigration to Canada has not
but the emigration to Austria
liza shows a substantial increase.
Major Count Esterhazy has made
some frank statements this week to an
He said that the French
headquarters staff supplied him with
anti-DreyfuS articles ready written
for insertion in the American papers,
He also expressed the wish that he had
enough money Ito join Aguinaldo and
serve in his little army
BUILDING THE SHAMROCK.
A squadron of Flies carpenters has
begun the ShamTOck's spars and other
woodwork. The log for the mainmast
has arrived. II is a beautiful stick of
Oregon pine, a little over 100 feet
Therefore it viii be ten feet longer than
Vaikyrie's. Fife, it is claimed, evil
lently intends to go the limit in can
vas.
The Westminster Gazette has issued
IN appeal to Great Britain and Amer
ca for further funds for the relief of
he Armenians, whose condition this
winter is described as pitiable. About
o, 900 persons are said to be entirely
dependent upon the charity Of Europe
md America
Bishop Grant of Philadelphia has ar
lived at Liverpool from Liberia. He
avs that Germany and France are Wig
lantly watching the little republic He
.dded: {
THE United States. of course. VIII do
reasonable to protect Lii s
eTia. But Liberals concession to for
igners might put protection out of the
ower of the United States. But. if a :
isaster occurs, Liberia certainly ought 7
od to nave France or Germany as a .
PROTECTOR Liberians naturally favor 7
he United States or England, if they