The Portland daily press., 1900-11-10
ROOT OF ALL PROSPERITY
Principles Involved in
Late Election.
50 Lord Salisbury Declares at Lord
Mayors Banquet.
Remarkable Declaration
by Premier.
Ambassador ChOate's Reply TO
Toast.

London, November 9.-What Is propapiy
the most brilliant of all public functions
in England, the Lord Mayors banquet,
took place this evening. 1t VIII De q
memorable event to Americans by reason
of the following remarkable utteranoes
OF. Lord Salisbury. who, In the presence
OF nine hundred guests, including United
States Ambassador Choate, the members
of the British cabinet and many OF the
leading men OF England, spoke as follows
of the American elections:
1--WE believe that the cause which has
won, is the cause OF civilization and COM
mercial honor. We believe those principles
to be at the root of all prosperity and all
progress in the world. Therefore, we
claim that we have as much right to re-
joice in what has taken placs as the dis
tinguished gentleman referring to Mr..
Choate), who sits at my side."
This was followed by loud and pro-
longed cheering which made the gold
plate on the oaken shelves SILVER, ana the
8 reat rartsrs of the Guild hall ring and
ring again. Lord Salisburys incursion
into the internal policies OF the United
States was preceded by an apology In
the course of which he said
lone OF the oiroums tances which has
gratiued me most during the last year, IL
the very hearty, friendly feeling displayed
between this country and the United
States. hope Mr.. On pate will forgive
me, II there is any iFregularity In my ex-
preston. 1t is quite wrong for q secretary
OF state to make any observations with
respect to the international politics OF an
other country. but am soon to give up
my Office and, in view of this abandon
ment, which is oloss at hand, hops Mr..
Choate will forgive me for expressing the
supreme satisfaction with which all OF us
have heard of what has recently taken
place in the United States"
MIR Choate replying few minutes
later TO the toast OF the diplomatic corps,
declared that Lord Salisbury had stated
with such such truth, simplicity and
earnestness the results OF the election.
that he (Mr Choate) would nos attempt
to add to it, although he would venture
TO congratulate the noble lord upon the
fact that his remarks had been made al
ter instead of before the election. (Laugh-
teri
Except in its reference to the United
States, the speech Of the Premier cast
an extraordinary gloom over the gorge
GUS banquet Following directly after
the colonel commanding the city imperial
volunteers, Lord Salisbury startled his
hearers who caught the drift or his
remarks. by satirizing the war fever. al
though praising the courage OF the sold
iers, and declaring that the passionate
nd miration of military yalor ev inoed by
the popula,e must produce change Of
attitude on the part OF the outside world
when viewing English character.
Then, with lowered voice and almost
trembling accent. he went on to speak
of the price OF victory and the rayages
OF death, dealing especially with the
Queen bereavement in the loss OF Prince
! a ~. W. mi hEaVN
head and hands clasped, he uttered a
hope, almost a prayer, that Lord Rob-
erts might be spared the sorrow now
hanging over him by reason OF the criti-
cal condition OF his daughter. Tears
sprang to the eyes of women and men
moved unoomfortably In their seats
The silence and solamnity grew oppres-
sive. Awakening from self-abstraction.
the Premier reviewed the events OF the
last twelve months. Mr.. Kruger and
the Empress of China, he went on to say,
had forced war upon Great Britain. lie
maintained that the British war Office
deserved great credit for the.way In which
it had handled these emergencies.
"Despite nebnlous and fictitious at
tacks, we should be glad to improve all
the defects of the war office, -. he oontin'
ued, land our utmost efforts Will be de-
voted to that task; but should rather
deprecate any unnecessary examination
@eOe
add to the enthusiasm OF your troops by
SO DOING
He dilated upon the strengthened ties
between the mother country and the
colonies during the year and poked fun
at the delay consequent upon the Eu-
ropean concert, when dealing with China.
1t WAS not appropriate for him, he de.
olared, to comment upon negotiations
while in progress, but he said he would
make an exception in the case of the
Anglo. German compact.
"rhis," he remarked, represents the
feeling of most, II not all the powers
allied. 1t is impossible to lay too much
emphasis upon the integrity Of China
and the open door, and think 1t a
matter OF great advantage that the pow
ers should have expressed themselves in
favor Of these fundamental principles for,
II they are achieved, the issue of the
China problem need not concern us very
anxiously."
He maintained earnestly that the idea
of invading China with ''our soanty
force" or of approaching the stupen-
dous task of governing China instead of
leaving 1t be to governed by the CHI
nese, " was most dangerous.
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