The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-02
Cordial Greetings to
Mr.. Choate.
ELOQUENT WORDS.
Friendship of the Two Ma
tons Dwell Upon.

southampton, March 1.-The United
States ambassador to the court of St.
James, Joseph II. Choate, arrived here
at o'clock this afternoon, on board
the American liner st. Paul from New
York.
She was boarded by the mayor and
sheriff, who welcomed the ambassador
in behalf of the corporation. Mr..
Choate was met by Lieut.. j. C. Col
well, the United States naval attache,
instead of by Henry White, the United
states charge d'affaires, who is at
tending the drawing room at Bucking-
ham palace, London.
The president of the SOUTHAMPTON
Chamber of Commerce presented the
new ambassador with an address. ten
dering him the most cordial welcome
and saying: Your arrival in the mag
nifcent St. Paul, which recently did
such signal service in your navy, gives
unique interest to the occasion and
forcibly reminds us of the ever increas-
Ing facilities afforded the commerce of
the two countries. and cordiality and
AAAoHoSlilP WuSTepy we recognize tnat
your nation is akin to US in common
ancestry, language and pursuits"
IN reply Mr.. Choate said in part:
Inc ports of New York and South
ampton are now closely united by the
great steamships flying between them,
like the shuttles and weaves of a loom,
connecting them by imperishable bonds.
rms mutual commerce interchange
and travel will do more to strengthen
/ the fiaS which o. dxr
countries than anything else can do
If the men and women Of your coun-
try could visit my country as freely as
| ours 90 yours, the good understanding
which now exists would never fail.
southampton has a special signifi-
canoe for Americans, as it was the
point OF departure of the Mayfiower or
the historic voyage which was to end
IN planting a new nation. 1t proved to
be the first great departure of the Eng
ilsh race from their island home and
island life. They went to take posses
sion or the continent waiting to be
subdued and replenished.
The God in whom they trusted
prospered the good work. They carried
with them the English Bible, common
law, the idea of republican govern
ment and liberty of the Individual
Springing from this stock, republic
Of seventy millions, allied in blood, in
stitutlons, interest and hopes of the
future, stretches across the Atlantic
the right hand of fellowship and is
ready to meet the mother country
more than half way in everything
Which will tend to promote the COM
mon good Of the two nations and the
general welfare Of mankind.
The Mayflower of 1920 and the St
Paul of today furnish a symbol of the
| marvellous change which time has
wrought. The crazy little barque OF
$50 tons, bearing beneath her deck the
fortunes of race, putting in for re-
pairs at Dartmouth and Plymouth
| hardly strong enough to hold together
across the Atlantic landed her hundred
| heroes and heroines after more than
| four months, on rock which was to
be the cornerstone of American free
| dom.
| To-day, the representative of their
| descendants traverses the same seas in
a single week, in a mighty cruiser just
converted from a swift engine of war
to welcome messenger of herself, an
emblem of that sea power upon which
the destinies of the Anglo-Saxon race
depend.
"As l go to present my letter of
credence from the president to your
! illustrious sovereign, who, after more
than 80 years still reigns supreme over
the hearts of her subjects and com
mands the affectionate admiration of
my own countrymen, as their ever
steadfast and faithful friend, / accept
| your cordial greeting as the harbinger
of that practical friendship which is
| henceforth to control and govern the
conduct of two nations"
| A crowd of people numbering several
| thousands awaited the arrival of the
| United States ambassador.