The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-07
AMBASSADOR Is
HIGHLY H0N0REO
Joseph II. Choate the Guest Of Lon
don Corporation.
ADDRESS OF LORD MAYOR
EULoGIsTIC COMMENT OF The
PRESS.

I ONDON, May 6.-The banquet in
honor of retiring Ambassador
Joseph H ChOate in the Man
sion house last night was spread
in the Egyptian hall, which was
draped with the banners of past
lord mayors and the flags OF
colonies. Arranged behind the lord
mayor and Mr.. ChOate was the cor
pOratiOn plate centeTpiece crossed by u
huge sword and mace, while the
smaller pieces of this wonderful silver
service including the enormous loving
CUP were used on the tables The rich
led uniforms Of the army officers, to-
gether with those of members Of the
municipal government and 4 vast staff
Of red coated powdered household at
tendants. made a gala scene.
The archbishop OF Canterbury pre-
nOUnCed grace and the benedlctIo1-
The aged lord mayor. white bearded.
picturesque figure in his rich costume,
rose and toasted the king anc queen.
Sir Henry Campbell BanneTmen pro
posed The President" eUloGizElC DIm
as a Genuine Typical Character eff
America. an official friend Of peace,
though perhaps not a quiescent dIspo-
sitiOn."
Ambassador Toasted.
Premier Balfour, in toasting Mr.
Choates said:
No greater honor could have beer
done me than to have proposed this
toast" He congratulated the lord
mayor on being the host 0s Great
Britain on this memorial bic occasion
Mr. ChOate. he said. had been with
Britons in days of mourning and re-
jOiCinE. of disaster and of victory, net
only as the representative of great
state but ever. ready to take his part
i'm any phase Of British public life not
connected with politics and had ever
played his part with distinction He
hoped Mr.. ChOate would carry away
with him much more than merely
diplomatic ideas
Mr.. BaIfour diIated on the close re-
. lationS between the two countries and
the common sentiment of amity which
survived always despite the mistake OF
! official leaders He said that with the
! lapse Of decades the old bitterness had
been lost in the historic past: that all
causes Of difficulty had vanished and
that there had emerged slowly but
surely a feeling of common brother
hood, the surest prospect, he yentuTed
TO think, Of International peace and
progress. In conclusion Mr. BalfOur
said that this farewell to Mr. Choate
was not formal and official, but came
from their hearts.
Applause for Choate-
on rising Mr. Choate was greeted
with rounds Of applause He spoke at
considerable length and with much
feeling. He said that he was home
sick and glad to be returning to his
native land. where old friends were
diminishing as fast as new ones were
king here If he remained much
longer he said. he would have worse
disease than inconsistencies, namely
AngIomauia. An American president
had once wisely said that he would not
trust an ambassador in England more
than four years. because the English
would spoil him. They would not spoil
him as the children of Israel spoiled the
Nidianites. but contrary wise. by heap
ing compliments and benefits on them.
He said he did not dare trust himself
to speak Of the honor he felt in being
the guest of such an assembly gath
cred to saw farewell Altogether too
much credit has been attributed to
me" Mr. ChOate said. for the happy
and delightful relations now existing
. between the two countries IF I have
contributed To maintain what I found
ON taking uD my post the last six years
VIII be the prOudest of my life The
real reason for. the happy state of af-
fairs between the countries does not
belong to any ambassador. but the two
mon responsible for their relations
are Lord LausdOwne and Mr.. Hay. /
. have never been called into the pres
. ence Of the king or his illustriOus con-
sort without finding them also full Of
friendship for the country I represent.
The kings instincts for peace are IN
erriug and his genius for Cancellation
perfect. as he has shown the world in
recent weeks