New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-16
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
JAMES BRYCEs GREAT SPEECH AT THE
AMERICAN SOCIETY DINNER
HF OUTLINES THIS cot'NTRYs FUTURE COURSE
AND POLICY.
(Corre.pondence Of the Associated PressJ

AND POLICY
Correspondence Of the Associated PressD
London. July 5-One Of the most noteworthy Eng
fish comments upon American policies. among
those which have been called forth by the war
between Spain and the United States. the
speech delivered by the Right Hon. James, Bryce.
Member Of Parliament for Aberdeen. South Divis-
ion. The dinner Of the American Society on the
Fourth OF July. No other Englishman has made
careful q study Of American affairs as the au-
thor Of The American Commonwealth and the
opinion Of M other has greater interest. The As
ISOLATED Press has secured the full text OF the
speech. which summarized In The cable report
OF the dinner and presents 1t herewith:
This is memora bic day TO Englishmen as well
as to Americans II is to us day both 81 pesred
political connections which bound me TWO nIahc en-
es Of one race together and Or regret even more Ior
about. ana the unhappy strife by which the memory
Of it was emhittercd But IT - a's2 a DAY "L re-
of England the day when new nation spruns
from oar own and first took It's independent, place
in the world. And now. with the progress OF time.
rejoicing has prevailed over regret ana we N Eng
brating the beginning Of your National life. the
presence OF so many Ensshmen among ns you o ,o-
don thoroughfares bcdecked from end TO end by
your National ensign. show how completely al
Of bitterness has passed AWAY nns a SnT
sary means 10 an American heart.
ORR BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Yet it Is not only the lapse Of time that has
worked this happy change. England and America
now understand one another far better IMAM th'y
ever did before ln l77G there was on one side
monarch and a small ruling caste: on the other
side n people Now our Government can no longe
misreprcsent the nation and across the ocean
people speaks to people The Adantic Is ten tin',,
en w and fro ha. increased thousand fold and
through the personal knowledec oil Amerroa ron ny
Euglishmen and Of Englishmen by ,AncrlGIali,
there has been laid tho best foundation for GOODWIN
md mutual understanding oct"esn , ,np,y witnin
We have both come. ana that mos no,apg VITA M
the last few months. to perc"v" that all over Ine
substantially the same and In recognton OF LIE
fact sec A solid basis for permanent cooper
There is also another change that has poW Es,a
worked for good In the reatons .c %, said that
The Powers of the world may he divided mo 'HT S
that are living and those rnat ARE r. among he
I,ving Powers Those Powers are now Few IN
numbers They arc growing stronger While The
their languages and their types on fs,nn,'v -,
snryive ana maintain their rivalry are now very
Few one OF them is represented by two nations,
~ Ss 'FncIishm"n We speak the tongue. We
enjoy and are instructed by nr sIinc nci apj
are SIN largely the same. and we have created
Institutions essentially similar In spirit ana s cha,
acter though differing IN minor details: Jus, a.
The colors in those two nags which see lnte, ,
twined a. The end Of ms ha IA are lines and stars
IS different
DIR UNITY \ POIGNANT FORCE.
This sense OF our underlying unity over against
the other races and forms ~ civilization In the
world has been poignant force IN drawing W.
together and its potency Is shown By ms '"i'
Is at work all over the English-s1"akihE WIN"
Our colonsts in Canada and Australia an" SCUM
Africa have been following with the keencsi inter
es, and sympathy all the events that have ahet,en
Won during thote last fafeful months. aIr .ne, =,
hearts Ike ours in England thrill at IN" RECORD Ha
~ what's of your sailors and soldiers or me
heroisrn and devotion which ne cniiten 81 inih,
which no like fcais done by mon Of another sp"",h
and blood could inspire Tn" tnousnt "l ,mS,ssa
dor In The singularly graceful ~ VOL as eolurn'
sppid that his Fourth OF .;uly Is day Of happy.
augiiry for mankind That /. true. ana WY is u
frme@ Because or that day America "ntct'l on -
course and proclaimed Irqcigl.s Of Goy YER
which have been OF profound s'tn'''""'' 'o' """
kind r0'
AMERICA. \ GREAT CoNQUERING POWER
I, ba, beer said tonight that she stands at the
,ar,inp n, the ways shr may. - she will. becom"
= crcat conauerinc power railing over subject races
she may clyze lands ffhe~to lott IN shVaEery'
Whether she will do well TO enter on this no" PAIN
II l. not for us here 70 say. But "h"'h"t Nh" Zoos
enter II or not her highest claim 10 the admiration
onT cr,tl,,,de .; mankind viii continue To bee this
that she was the nrs. country TO ny M graz ~
prr"om' , ~ - mon thn grandes scale Upon
Inc success % that experiment upon me Pea,"'"'
iuiions the future o, the world very largely de-
ponds.
THE UNITED STATES SPLENDID TASK.
Many nations have had A career ~ conquest ana
OF civilizng dominion But 10 make an hnmens"
people prosperous happy and free Is nohl"r ana
. gr,nder achievement than tho most brilliant
conquests and the wides, dominion so We mere
,.ho boId ourselves the debtors well as inc
frionds ~ America hope and trust that. VIVA ever
aiac she undertakes nothing Will be suffered u"
divert nor energies from her splendid task IN her
-, r,rte continent Those IN every country
49, i.'1F humanity and iis progress watch with
~ o,.rncst and most uatchful sympathy her
onor,s In that task. and rejoice In IN" properly
80 nor reoul, BUT none feel sympathy -
donp and true as ln England. whose pflne ~ II
mai Won and We come Of the same stock. tnat
,ru and We cherish the same ideals ana are
/ swaved bv tho same traditions. that you am We
he naflons In spreading freedom and onlighten-
rncni ihrouGho the world
BAPTIST Young PEOPLES UNION.