New-York tribune., 1903-07-10
AMERICANS TAKE LONDON
PILGRIM CLUES GUESTS.
admiral Cotton and His officers
4gain Warmly Greeted.
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=. 1ulv 9.-The departure OF President
- nth the King and retinue Of princes
.a5 the parting guest at Victoria Station,
- -. +be Prime Minister and Lord Lans-
SO rave handkerchiefs as the train moved
~ the officers of the American squad
o. 10 .sss,u,ed possession Of the field. The
roI - eo.,s+v entertained them with a free
- =. the Carlton Hotel at a delightful
-, with 1e0 OF more guests seated at
.u .,bles Lord Charles Beresford, battling
- ear, on board ship, had telegraphed that
--o,,,s be present even II he had TO De car
= t-,o the hotel on a stretcher and ne turned
:. bosrse but indomitable, 70 propose tne prln-
..,sI toasts Never was hearher tribute 10
s,rsreign or President than he paid in
.,,-n 70 King Edward and President Roosevelt
z-,-css direct personal interest in the well
-. extended 10 the American squadron was
..s,-ss and a letter from the Prince OF
- res read. But the heartiest applause
- Admiral Beresfopd's remark that no
- --,,ar would receive a more cordial well
- ,,o-, the English people than President
-, :. he were to come 70 London. Ad-
-, ra-esford was equally felicitous in pro-
- tbe toast 10 the American Navy and the
- n ne squadron He described the
,-,.--,v relations existing between the navies OF
-. W. countries made q frank acknowledg-
-. =. ,ls extent 10 which American ideas had
-, ssonfed IN the organization Of the British
- ana with the utmost heartiness welcomed
,s--,-s1 Cotton and the thirty officers OF the
squadron
ADMIRAL Cotton made an excellent response
,.-lo-ine his lack Of eloquence. but speaking
- ssuo-1fke directness and self-possession.
o.. n. the happiest passages of his speech was
.t,. ~ which he traced his descent from John
Co+,on who had slight difference Of opinion
nth Archbishop Laud, and went TO New-Eng-
,.rd ss seventeenth century Englishman, to
name Boston after his own town IN Lincoln
shire He described the greeting given by the
rreutoc's men 10 the Calhope. escaping from
destruction In the Samoa hurricane. and en-
lsreed UPON the cooperation Of British and
American fleets cn many recen: occasions. he
,,osed an exceedingly hearty speech by warmly
solnowledging the hospitality with which the
squadron had beer received in England
The luncheon was ad oirably managed the
making being confined TO the two admirals'
,r5 being frequently punctuated by Anglo
American cheers and tigers" timed with pre-
c,sion by the irrepressibIe George T Wilson
The American Ambassador. Senators Depew and
German. Assistant ex-Attorney General Beck,
Consul James Boyle. Monsignor Doane and Ad-
uiral La7nbton were among the guests at this
successful lunch sou.
Mrs Cboate entertained the thirty officers this
afternoon at q reception having a large party
for them. with many pretty American girls to
smile on them Admiral Cotton and his five
CAPTAINS died with the King at buckingham
Palace vhere they were received with excep-
tionsl cordially
George T. Wilson entertained Senators Depew
and German this evening at the Hyde Park
Hotel in Characteristic American style. having
about forty guests 10 meet them
One Of the most interesting incidents Of the
day was the Allied Colonial Universities Con-
ference at Burlington House. attended by one
hundred or more distinguished educators from
Great Britain, Ireland, Canada. Australia and
South Africa. The object Of this gathering. as
explained by James Bryce, Lord Kelvin and
other speakers was the coordination Of uni
versity work in the mother country and the
colonies, with special reference TO postgraduate
studies and technical -asearch. Addresses were
made by a large number Of colonial educators
and il was an open question whether they did
not consider that the old country must wake up
and Increase the facilities for research work be-
fore il could expect 70 attract men from Canada
and Australia. The vice-chancellor Of McGin
University referred 70 the hospitality offered to
Canadians by American universities and quoted
The forecast Of President Schurman Of Cornell
University himself q Canadian by birth, that
the American flag might wave over United
North America # EnglIsnnen, now at the part
ing Of the ways. should reject the opportunity
offered b. Mr.. Chamberlain. The vice-c -chancel-
Tor himself preferred to believe that Canadians
would remain loyal and live to see the formation
or federated United States and British en-
p.re l. n +.