The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-21
M. JUSSERANO is
NOT A STRANGER
New French Ambassador Likes
All Things American.
WAS A FRIEND OF LOWELL
LOOKS FORWARD WITH PLEAS
URE OF HIS CAREER.
DARIs. Nov. 2O--Ambassador Jusze-


DARIs. Nov. 20.-Ambassador Jusse-
rand arrived here yesterday even
ing from Copenhagen on his first
visit to Paris since his appointment TO
the Washington post. He comes now
to confer with Foreign Minister Del
case in order to receive instructions
and to arrange for his departure for
Washington, where he expects to ar
rive early in the new year At his
apartments in the Avenue Marceau he
received the representative of the As
ISOLATED Press and talked interestingly
of American men and American al
fairs
Although I have never lived in the
United States" said the ambassador,
Il feel fairly wen acquainted. with the
country, as my diplomatic life has
brought me into contact with many
Americans, and / have formed many
lasting American friendships"
He recalled that while secretary to
the French embassy in London he
formed the acquaintance OF the former
American ministers to London Lowell.
Phelps and Robert T. Lincoln He
shared the admiration for Lowelrs lit
erary genius, and related an Incident
showing Lowelrs hold on foreign af-
fections. When word was received in
London. he said. that Lowell was dying,
Sir Leslie Stephen, the celebrated au-
thor who was himself in a feeble con-
dition, sailed for America TO see his
friend for the last time. and the same
sentiment prevailed throughout the
literary world
NJ. Jusserand also spoke of the brill
liant story OF Mr.. Phelps, and said
that he had kept up his interest in
American affairs more recently by
reading American books. studying the
American system and by a constant
correspondence with number of well
known Americans, two of whom be-
long to the faculty of Columbia uni
versity.
Importance of America.
The ambassador referred to the grow
ing Importance of America in the
worlds affairs, and said it was notice
able that throughout Europe the posi-
ton of America as q new world power
was everywhere recognized. He
thought that this imposed serious trials
and responsibilities on the country, and
pointed out that, while the commercial
development of the United States was
marvellous, yet its intellectual progress
was keeping pace with its material adj
vaneement. In this connection the am
bassador cited the growth of American
universities and related a personal incl
dent He had recently received. he
said, from a comparatively obscure col
Iege in the interior of the United States
a most scholarly criticism on his theo-
~ regarding the origin of the manu-
scripts of The Vision of Piers PloW-
man.
The correspondent asked NJ. Jusser-
and, who was at Copenhagen during
the discussion of the proposed sale Of
the Danish West Indies to the United
States, the cause of the failure to
effect the sale. He said that TIE Sentf-
ment against any further reduction of
the Danish dominion operated. strongly
against the project, although it was
at first supposed that a universal de-
sire for the sale existed. The failure
brought its compensa tiOns, as the dis
cussion disclosed, clearly that the Dan
ish West Indies would not go to any
other power than the United States,
which, with the island of Porto Rico,
now possessed harbors supe1or to those
in the British island of st. Vincent and
in the islands of the West indies. The
failure was also to some extent an
evidence of personal devotion to the
king, who shared in the sentiment
a gainst parting with the cOUntry's an
cient possessions The ambassador
paid a high tribute to the noble quail
ties of the king, and said that, al
though he was an old man, he rode
out on horseback daily unattended and
could leap hurdles with President
Questioned regarding the prending