Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1913 — American Envoy is Praised [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

American Envoy is Praised

London Papers Highly Compliment Ambassador Page on His Malden Speech. London, England.—Walter Hines Page, the American ambasador to the court of St. James, was complimented in editorials appearing in the evening

newspapers on his first speech in England, made at the banquet given in his honor by the Pilgrims’ society. The r writers express pleasure that he devoted his speech to cementing the bonds of friendship between the two countries. The Westminster Gazette says: "Ambassador Page’s speech showed that the United States has succeeded in sending an ambassador who is more than capable of maintaining the traditional reputation of bis office, for public speaking. Nothing could have Seen happier than’ the note he struck in this first public utterance.” The Pall Mall Gazette says: “We

cannot too cordially reciprocate Ambassador Page’s pleasant words.” The Evening Standard says: “It is good to see. the power of the friendly feeling existing between the two nations thus recognized.” Ambassador Page was warmly greeted when he arose at the banquet ' ’ "The time is long past when there was need, if ever there was need, of makeshifts or makebelieves in our intercourse,” said Mr. Page. "Surely it augurs well for the spread of justice and fair dealing and for the firmer establishment of the peace of the world that the two nations of English speaking folk speak frankly to one another in our dealings. Blood answers to blood and our fundamental qualities of manhood are the same.” Mr. Page spoke of America’s mission as that of the making of men-and tn conclusion referred to the “flprat English speaking democracy which, in every part of tbe world, has the same large aims to keep men free and preserve the peace of the world.” *

Walter Hines Page.