NEW AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16348, 4 February 1924, Page 5

NEW AMERICAN AMBASSADOR.

PILGRIMS GIVES WELCOME. SPEECH BY PRIME MINISTER, (Australian and N.Z f'nl.lo As*«ruiti<m.' LONDON, Feb. 2. The Prince of Wales. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, and Mr. Thomas, Chief Secretary for the Colonies, were amongst the distinguished guests attending the Pilgrims' dinner presided over by Lord Desborough, in honor of the new American Ambassador to London,; Mr. Kellog, and tho newly-appointed British Ambassador to Washington,. Sir E. W. Howard. His Majesty sent a message acknowledging greetings, and expressing a hope that the gathering would form another happy link between the two great English-speaking peoples^ Mr. MacDonald, proposing the toast in honor of Mr., Kellog, declared that the whole, nation was standing, with baled breath', awaiting further news as to the condition of ex-President Wilson. The relations 'between America and Britain werei never better and ho prayed that they . would long continue. %o that America and Britain would want no alliance and no documents and that thev would be prepared to stand side by side not in n political alliance, but in human fellowship to help each other to advance the cause of humanity. Incidentally, he declared that the functions and dignity of our Ambassadors were worthily, represented in the person of His t Royal Highness. (Prolonged ct'eers). •Mr. Kellog, in the course of his response), paid that he 1 believed ope of the greaiest services tlin United States and the British Empire could perform for the world was to set the example of fair, broad-minded statesmanship in international dealings and. maintain the sacrcdness and inviolability of treaties. He would do everything possible to maintain the closest friendship between the' two nations.