Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-04


Y ONDON, juno e5,--ln ono OF the
most crowded districts OF Lon
IL don, among tn. workms-ulnss
Enslish populations. there is held
every year regular Fourth Of July
celebration. Zig American flags arc I'M
furled. American patriotic songs arc
sung and the liego subjects Of King
Edward make speeches in honor OF the
Declaration of Independence from Brit,
ish sovereignty Everything Is done to
make the GLORIOUS Fourth" 20 off with
q bang just as In the United statcs-
except pcrnaps fer the nrccrackers.
Doubtless oven this feature Of the day
would not be absent but for the strin-
gency OF London police regulations
or course tho Tourtn OF july Is ccln-
bratad IN England by American rcsl-
dents who forcgether at the Hotel &C.
ell to hear the ambassador say nico
things about Anglo-Americ3n relations.
and also by the holding OF various re-
ceptions, Official and otherwise IN many
parts OF the metropolis by Uncle Sans
temporary exileS. But the actual cclc-
hration OF tho Fourth b. British sub
jccts who sing The star-spangled
Thea" wH'le waving tho American
flag "a rather startling. II is no half
hearted, perfuact9ry celebration either,
Tfo population Of WalWurth-whlch is
London's denscst central d.stfict--joins
n the festivities with true fcrvor and
on witnessing these scenes an Ameri-
can citizen might well imagine himself
back home.
ORIGIN or IDEA.
The Gaa of getting British subjects to
celebrate the Fourth Of July originated
with +. Herbert Stead warden Of the
Browning Settlement aud brother OF
w. r. stead OF Review of Reviews
fare Herbert Stead IS a passionate in
teruationulist He believes that II The
different countries were linked up" In
friendly personal intercourse wonders
would be done toward kaeping universal
peace lie has done an immense
amount of work in the direction ot
burying the Ratchet and lighting the
pipe of peace between England and
America
when we first proposed to celebrate
the Fourth OF July in London" he said
to the writer In the course of II recent
interview. I'VE we're laughed at as Il
LOT OF crankg. 1t seemed utterly pre-
postorous that British subjects should
he expected to commemorate with en-
lhusiasm q disastrous war between the
two countries But we of the settle
ment looked upon the matter In an
1ther light, We believe that the Amer |
lean principle OF federated democracles |
ran make the world one common |
wealth; and we have kept hammermg |
n this idea for nearly twelve years |
Instead oC our Fourth of july being |
an unimportant event In London. we |
have become recognized as the head |
% tho international fraternity move
tended by persons of Importance In
both countries"
FIRST CELEBRATION
The first year the Fourth was cele-
brated in London--that Is. In 1S96-PrO- |
lessor and Mr.. Zcubln OF Chicago took |
part In the demonstration. and Thomas |
L. Bayurd, who was the American rep |
reseutatlye then AT the Court OF st. |
James sent n cordial letter fun of good
wishes for the success OF tho move
ment,
Tho celebrations lacked snap, how
over, until the late Ambassador John
Hay took hold" He put into II all |
The energy Of which he was capable |
and that was lot whenever IL con- !
aerned an object near his heart. In
1897 not only did Mr.. Hay lend his ''ofTl-
sial countenancc" to the event but Mr. |
stead scored in getting the famous
olind chaplain Of Congress. the late
DR. Milburn. to deliver AN address at
Browning Hall on the Fourth This
sNent was well written up in the Lon
Jon papers, and, while some of them
2oked fun at Mr. Stead, most OF them