The Anglo-American Alli ance.

Manawatu Herald, 19 July 1898, Page 2

The Anglo-American Alliance.

In the cdurse of his repljr to the address, presented' to 4iini at- AufcMaftd on the fourth of July, the American Consul, Mr Frank DHHngbam, said :— " You, in honouring the great country 1 .fe*Y c Q& fifivijege isMQvm^m still loyj&j&fc^frfc m*sWg*^MJor sixty-one years has been one of the j most humane the^worW has ever sqen," Having read Jh'e cable message sent by the Queen to 'the theft President of the United States on ihe completion of 4he I Atlantic cable, *Mr Dillingham- con* tinued — " I remember on© sad day 3»any years ago wfcea the then Pres£ ent of the United States had fallen by 'an assassin's biifletv WMa 'sahf -4hcr first message of love to strengthen the widow in hex hour of jtrial ?' M&r&s your Queen. Who, again, was it sent the first- message oi* sympathy to the widow oL^America^ military^ idol, General U?? S.<txram ? ; oueen. You are therefore simply carrying on that friendship inaugurated years ago by one of the most humane Queens who ever lived. These feelings of good friendship should continue for many reasons. We have sprung from the ' " same race ; we have the same tongue* and are practically of the same religion. I trust that the friendship exist' -^, ing now between the two EnglishN speaking people of the world may grow stronger and stronger fronf generation to generation as long as time shall last."