The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-07-11

ain leaves no doubt in the minds Of
many patriotic Americans as to the
side you would take after the Declar
alton of Independence by the thirteen
colonies.
The cable tells us that Mr.. Choate
struck a serious note in the course of
his speech by declaring that all the
talk of Anglo-American unity ought to
be more than talk, and he advocated
the erection of a statue of Washing
ton in London in the mutual admira-
ton of both countries"
ct is hard to say" continued the
ambassador, "for which country Wash
ington did most 1 also want to see
statue of the great Queen Victoria
in Washington. At critical moment
she absolutely saved US from a con-
fict with Europe" In this way, he
said, he hoped that an Anglo-Ameri-
can compact would be sealed.
/ Oh, what an abortion is the Ameri-
canism that inspires such sentiments
in the hearing of the enemies of our
country Oh, what a lie on the lips
of an American ambassador as he de-
clares that the last British queen cab
solutely saved us from conflict with
Europe" when the falsehood has been
disclosed by other nations of Europe.
Of course, in this declaration, he in
cluded France.
Turn we now to the Fourth of July
celebration upon the White House
grounds at Washington. Among the
published list of dignitaries present,
do we find an English representative
or officer, or even a distinguished
British civilian? Not one. But France
is represented, bonnie blue France
France, at whose court Benjamin
Franklin did not plead in vain, after
being haughtily denied justice at the
court where sits our Ambassador |
Choate, France, our only ally in those
dark days when raw, barefooted col !
onists with fiintlock muskets were
pitted against disciplined army, and |
the halter hung near the neck of the |
continental congress. France, whose /
king dispatched fleet and battalions
of infantry to the aid of the Ameri- +
cans. France, the country of Lafay-
cite, the friend of Washington. Who
of us cannot love France? Religious
prosecutions may come and go, piling
sorrow upon sorrow for France, but no
Catholic American can forget the ma
ton which rendered such signal aid to
our forefathers' and made possible the
final victory which gave our country
and established the
grandest nation of the earth.
The dispatches give us a synopsis
of the speech of the French ambassa-
dor, M. Jusserand, who was present at
the celebration in company with vi
comte Charles de Chambran. a great
grandson of the Marquis de Lafayette,
but we have space only for one little
sentiment. "The continental con-
gress," he said, decided that an ap-
peal should be made to the foreign ma
tons for an alliance. Amid the silence
Of nations one voice was heard to say
voice of France"
Secretary Moody, on behalf of the
rational government, reminded his
hearers that without the cooperation
If the French fleet under De Grasse,
he victory over CORVALLIS at York
own, which virtually determined the
of the colonies, would
lever have been won.
How unlike these French-American
ltterances is the gable delivered at
he banquet in London. What body
blow they ought to give to Choate's
alliance" 1t is cele-
,rations like that at Washington
which keeps patriotism alive, and stirs
within our souls the voice: Long live
he two republics, God save Francel" J