Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-10
LONDON'S LORD MAYOR.
Alderman Walter v. Morgan lnauau-
rated With Time honored Ceremonies.

London. Nov. 9.-Alderman Walter
Vaughan Morgan was inaugurated
lord mayor of London, today, succeed
ing Sir John Pound with all the time
honored ceremonies. The procession to
the law courts where the oath of office
was taken, was imposing and the
route was lined by immense crowds
Among the floats was one typifying
peace. which was draped with immense
American flags, tribute to President
Roosevelt's success in ending the war
in the Far East.
London, Nov. "a century ago
Pitt. standing where l now stand
peace" This was the text Oh which
Premier Balfour based his speech con-
corning the relations of Great Brit
ain with foreign countries i'm the lord
mayors banquet i'm the Guild hall, to-
night, an occasion when custom makes
it almost Imperative for either the
premier Of the foreign secretary to dis
cuss the foreign and domestic policies
Of the government.
Mr.. Balfour and Whitelaw Reid. the
American ambassador, who replied to
the toast Of "Their EXcellencies, the
Foreign Minister'S. proposed by the
lord mayor, WED with each other III
pleasant words for the credit of their
respective countries as leaders among
tie advocates Of the arbitration OF
GualrelS throughout the civilized world.
liz fact. the whole tenor of the speeches
was optimistic so far as the relations
between all the great powers We're con-
cerned.
The premier devoted IL considerable
portion of his speech to the question of
the unemployed. expressing his synpa-
thy and his desire to in every way pos
sible help those out of work and ap-
pealiIig to private purses for assist
ance during the stress. Passing to the
foreign policy of the government. the
premier spoke first of Russia and then
said that His Majesty's government
had done everything possible for many
years to ward off the dangers OF war
and had done its best to develop
scheme of arbitration. He alluded to the
difficulties attending boundary ques-
tons and said he hoped that these all
might be settled by arbitration.
81 am sanguine on this subject" said
the premier Il think i'm the future we
shall not see war unless indeed we can
conceive Of a nation o.: a ruler arising
who will be unable to carry out d
scheme Of national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT eX-
Cept through trampling on the rights
of his neighbors. However. | see n"
prospect of such q calamity in Europe.
Ambassador Reid. in the beginning o:
his speech referred to Viscount Hay
ash as the new ambasSa dor. ana
said he should have been selected t.
respond to the toast to the representa-
tivcs of foreign nations because OF his
WeIl-known elouuenco and also because
he Was more capable of doing justice
to the subject Referring to the pre-
mers expressions concerning the prob
abilities of peace, Mr.. Reid said it was
the business of diplomatists to make
PEACE aud not war, and for his part
he preferred the court of arbitration
to the arbitrament Of the sword. The
ambassador said he would neither con-
cede nor dispute Mr.. Balfour's claim
that Great Britain had taken prcce
dcnce in the matter of arbitration. but
he would say that Great Britain and
the United States had set an example
and haG settled some Of the most burn
ing questions through arbitration and
that, today. the two countries were
more cordial in their relations than
they had been ut any time i'll the last
hundred years.
IF you hear of the possibility of diff
ficulties over fisheries or something
else. don't believe it" said the ambas
sador. because such a report will be
the result Of absolute INSTRUMENTATION.
There is no question, today. between
the United States and Great Britain
that sec. Root and Sec. Lansdowne
canno: speedily settle. and while King
Edward and President Roosevelt re-
tain their places there is sure to be q
continuance of good relations"