The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-16
KING FAVORED
ROOSEVELT
President Intimated That He
Wished Herbert Appointed.
ARE PERSONAL FRIENDS
NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR
WILL NOT BE A STRANGER.


TTTASHINGTON. June 15.-Hon.
Wv Michael Henry Herbert. the sue
cessor of Lord Pauncefote. is a
personal friend of President Roosevelt.
Their intimacy dates back to time
when few people foresaw the possibil-
ity Of Theodore Roosevelt becoming
chief executive. It is rumored that the
occupant of the White House inHmated
to Edward VII that he would prefer
Mr.. Herbert to any other candidate.
There is nothing unusual about this.
King Edward made a similar intima-
ton TO Emperor William in regard to
his personal friend. Court Wolff Net
ternick, who was appointed over the
heads Of scores Of men to be German
ambassador at London. Mr.. Herbert
has been promoted from a relatively
subordinate position to the embassy
at Washington his only independent
mission previous TO his appointment as
ambassador to the United States be-
ing the task entrusted to him last year
by King Edward OF notifying the
Prince of Monaco of his accession to
the throne. To this day Herbert has
been unable to make UP his mind
patch to Monte Carlo as a distinction
or as a joke at his expense.
Friendship VIII Help Herbert.
It is perfectly true that Herbert has
held the rank Of minister plenipOten-
tiary fin the diplomatic service while
fulfilling the duties Of secretary Of the
embassy at Paris; but for q quarter
of century past the first secretaries
of the British embassy at Paris have
| invariably been granted ministerial
status with the object of eudOwing
them with more authority In the alb
/ sence of the ambassador than they
would enjoy as ordinary charge daft
/ flares. The relations between the new
( British ambassador and the master Of
the White House will serve TO Offset
the disparity of years and experience
+ between Lord PaUncefOtes successor
and the other members Of the corps.
diplOmatique.
The German and French ambassa-
I doris are both graduates from diploma
! cy to sta tecraft, and Count Cassini has
shown that be is past master ir an.
the tOrtEous methods Of AuscOVita in-l
EtrigUe.
{ The Hon. Mr.. Herbert is very dis.
I Greet. void of affection. has the nose
4 charming and winning manners, IS dis
J posed to be rather quiet, but in mo-
/ ments of crises can show plenty Of en-
! ergy and resource Tt is due TO his
prompt action at the time of the Ar
menian Outrages. when he was only a
/ secretary at COnstantinOpie, that the
! massacre did not spread to foreigners
/ in the Turkish capital. and that the
/ Turkish authorities. fearing the Eng
/ fish government might back her secre-
/ tary's high handed use Of British ma
/ rines with whole squadron Of British
/ warships. took steps TO put an end 10
! the horrors in Armenia.
Mother a Famous Beauty.
Michael Herbert is wonderfully good
| looking. His mother, Lady Herbert Of
| Lea. was a famous beauty, and his fa-
Their was raUded by both Gladstone and
| BeaCOnsfeld as the handsomest and
most fascinating man they had ever
! known The latter immOT1alized him
| as Sydney Wilton in his "EndymiOn.
1t is rather interesting to know that
Mr.. Herbert has a great big line Of an
Cestors reaching back 10 the time Of
Henry ]. and an ancestral home,
/ through which flows the River Nader.
I on the banks Of which IZaak Walton
wrote his Complete Angler" and Sir
Phillip Sydney composed his Ar
I cadia"