The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-10
BRYAN RETURNS ON THE CELTIC Trance and Switzerland Are the
 Most Democratic WILL WRITE EXPERIENCES Refuses to Talk Politics Because He Will Have to Post Up on the
 stuation-PIeased With
 MT. Balfour.
WILL WRITE EXPERIENCES

New York, January 9.-The White Star a passenger, arrived today. The steamer was met at quarantine by a committee of prominent democrats.
 The reception committee was headed by former United States Senator Charles A. Towne, Mellvirie Pailister, Justice Sam uel seabury and Henry George, Jr.
 MT. Bryan said he never felt better in his life. Coming up the bay, MT. Bryan held a general reception. He declined to talk specifically for publication, on the ground that he intended to write of his experiences, and did not desire all the impressions he had gathered to be told before his own writings had achieved print He said he visited ten capitals and part of Sweden He spent fourteen hours with Count Tolstoi. He also saw Max Nordau and MT. Croker. He and MT. Croker visited each other.
 What did you say about each other?" was asked.
 Nothing of Public Interest.
 q don't think we said anything of pub lie interest. You must remember that I know less of what has been going on in this country during the last two months than in any two months of my life.''
 Asked about the great men he had wis., ited, MT. Bryan said that he thought Mir. Balfour Englands premier, one of the most scholarly men he had ever met He spoke in terms of high praise and gratitude of the manner in which he had been received and helped by Am bassador Choate, and all the American representatives of whom he had applied. 'I met President Loubet of France" MT. Bryan said, and found him very pleasant. President Deucher of Switzer- land is a very genial man, with Ger man characteristics strongly marked. The Czar of Russia also appeared to me to be very charming man. The Crown Prince of Denmark is affable and friend 1y. With the exception of President Loubet, all of them spoke English well. enjoyed the visit to the vatican, and was presented to the pope by Father Kennedy. the head of the American col lege in Rome. The pope did not speak English. l was greatly impressed with the friendly feeling everywhere exhibited to the American people. They seemed to like us."
 Do you agree with other travellers that the people are really more the rulers in England than in this country?u he was asked.
 Public Opinion Prevails.
 'In England, I think" MT. Bryan said, public opinion prevails more than in any other place I know, except, perhaps. France and Switzerland. Switzerland is far more democratic than the United States. Public opinion controls there more quickly than anywhere I know
 MT. Bryan said he was going to Con necticut on Monday, and that he hopes to be able to go to Nebraska before the end of the coming week. Asked if he favored holding the democratic national conven- tion in New York, MT. Bryan gave an emphatic negative answer. He said
 If you people have got as much money as you say you have. you can afford to go into the center of the country. You have been boasting about your wealth and can afford to spend little of it. 1 am opposed to any extreme point of the coun- try being taken for the convention
 MT. Bryan would not say where he would like the convention, but suggested somewhere in the center of the country. He would not talk about platforms. He said he knew of nothing that should be taken out of the last platform, and could
 
 to discuss the Panama situation, saying he wanted to know more about 1t.
 Reception in Victor Hotel.
 A reception was given to MT. Bryan at the Victoria hotel by a committee, among the members of which were Hamlin G. Artland Henry George, Edward M Grout, Judge W. J. Gaynor, Jacob A. Cantor, w. Bourke Cochran, John T. Crosby, Martin w. Littleton, William McAdoo, William Suzer, William R. Hearst and Charles F. Murphy.
 Judge Samuel Eeabury welcomed MT Bryan, who, in responding, said in part During my brief sojourn in other lands, I have had my eyes and my ears open, and have sought to see and hear. and to learn. I found much to interest me. and I saw some things I think that we might very well learn. But I have not been in any land where I would wish to live and to work, as we'll as here. In some countries I have found freedom of speech just much as there is here, yet I was impressed with the idea that no where else in the world is there the same opportunity for a man to make the most of himself. no matter what his family or his origin, as there is here.
 T wish to express my sense of the courtesy shown me by republican officers aboard. carried with me letter Of in- @-oduction from the secretary of state,
 " said I did not need it. could
 been treated more kindly If
 a republican. As an evidence
 ith. wish to make the admis-
 this trip has relieved me of one
 lety had in 1896. I was afraid
 me that If should be defeated
 Int not be enough competent re-
 to represent the government in
 of responsibility.
 Admirable Body of Men.
 my mind is greatly eased on this