The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-18

and landed gentry, but when wo come
! close 10 them we tremble violently and
are much pleased If they differentiate us
! from the furniture of the room
| Why not tell the truth for once2 ! was
| tlcklcd and overheatcd with bliss TO know
| that this social lion was quite willing to
! sit alongside of me and breathe the ad-
! jacent atmosphere
Also 1 was pcrturbed and stage fright
! ened because knew that l spoke nothing
but the American language. and tnat
probably j used my nose instead OF my Vo-
cal chords in giving expression TO such
| thoughts as might escape from me, Fur
thermorc, l was afraid that during our
conversation | might accidentally lapse
into slang, and knew that in Great Brit
ain slang Is abhorred above every other
earthly thing except goods of German
guard and try to come as near to English
speech as II is possible for any one to
come after he has walked up and down
State street FOR ten years.
My real and Interior motive In welcom-
/ ing this interview with a registered Eng
lishman was TO get. free OF charge. an al
lopathic dose of twenty-four carat Eng
! hsh. wanted to bask in the bright lgnt
Of an intellect that had no flckers in 1t
and absorb some OF the infallIbility that Is
so prevalent in these parts
We met. ] steadied myself and said :
I'm glad to know you-that Is. 1 am eX-
tremely pleased to have the honor or max
Ing your acquaintance"
1ie looked at me with q kindly light in
his steel blue eye, and after Il short period
OF deliberation spoke follows
Thanks"
The international developments of re-
cent years aave been such should prop
erly enGender n feeling of the warmest
brotherhood between all branches of the
Anglo-SaNon race / said. Il don't think
that any fair-mindcd American has II in
for Great Britaln-that is. 1t seems to mo
that all former resentment growing out
Of early conflicts between the two coun-
tries mas given way to a spirit OF tolcr-
/ N n nf tayii n
mc2'
He hesI,atcd for 4 moment, as II not de-
string TO commit himself by a hasty or i'm
FASHIONED rOply. and then delivered HIM
self as follows: Quite"
cit seems to me-" 1 said. following tho
same line OF thought, that fair minded
getting sore-that Is losing patience with
| the agitators who preach the old doctrine
( that our attitude toward Great Britain is
! necessarily one OF enmity We cannot for
| get that when the European powers at
| tempted to concert their influence against
the UHlted States at the outset OF the
late war with Spain YOU bluffed them
! out-that is, YOU induced them to relin-
| Quish their unfriendly intentions. Every
thoughtful man In America is on to this
! fact-that Is, he understands how import
ant was the service you rendered us
| and he Is correspondingly grateful. The
American people and the English people
| Steak the same language, theoretically.
! Our interests are practically Identical In
all parts OF the world-that is We are try
ing to do everybody. and so are you. What
| l want to convey Is that neither nation
can properly work out its destiny except
by cooperating with the other. There
! fore any policy looking toward n sever
ance of friendly relations Is unworthy OF
! consideration"
| ROT said he.
Just at present all Americans arc pro-
! foundly grateful to the British public for
! its generous recognition OF the sterling
qualities of our beloved Executive" / con-
t!nued. "Ovcr in the States we think that
| Teddy Is the goods-that is, the people
! of all sections have unbounded faith in
| him We think he is on the lovel-that
| by the spirit OF integrity. AS a fair mind
J ed Briton. who Is Keeping in touch with
] the affairs OF the world, may l ask you
your candid opinion of President Roose-
! velt2"
After brief pause he spoke as fol-
lows: Ripping"
The impulse of fricndlnsss on the
| part of the English people seems to be
more evident year by year" l continued
1T is now possible for Americans to get
! Into nearly ali the London hotels You
show your faith In our monetary system
! by accepting all of the collateral we can
bring over. No Identification IS neces-
sary. Formerly the visiting American
was separated from his income-that Is
before one of your business institutions
! would enter into negotiations with him
| Nowadays YOU see behind the chin
sanguinity You cay, Blood Is thicker
! than water and YOU accept Il five-dollar
! bill Just the same as II II were an Eng
| lIsh sovereign worth four dollars and
| eighty-siX cents
"Joilv glad TO get IT." said he.
Both countries have adopted tho gos-
pei OF reciprocity" / said, warmed by
this sudden burst Of enthusiasm. I'VE