The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-13
William Jennings Bryan.
The First of a Series of Letters from Mi. Bryan, who IS Cir cling the World, will Appear
 Tn Tomorrow s Advertiser.
With. eos.

THE ADVERTISER pleased announce that in its issue of January 14 there will appear the first of seres or weekly letters from the of William Jennings ya WHO is ho" making tour of the world.
 Mr. Bryan crossed the Pacific to Japan stopping day at Honolulu roue and has already concluded h vist Japan Korea and China He the Philippine Islands, whence his itinerary will include Ind Palestine Egypt and the yar ous countries of Europe After crossing the Atlantic and spending brief time home he will again sail from San Fran cisco making special trip Australia and New Zealand
 better time for Mr. Bryans tour, from the standpoint o the reader could possibly have been chosen Exraordn ary changes are in progress nearly every section of the Old World The oriental sumber of centuries is broken; new regime dominates the Far Eas the old idea to the relative strength and importance of European and Asiatc nations has been udey oed and Caucasian contempt for the Mongoan has given place to the respect which triumphant might never fails to command How the conditions to affect the inter ests of the United Staes2 How they affecting the Japan ese Chinese and Koreans It will be interesting will it not to have Mr. Bryans eurely observations answering these questions?
 It to be hoped that the inhabitants of the Philippine I lands are progressing rapidly toward civilized conditions and that American control glorious birth of light and liberty self control and improved material prosperity for the teeming millions Certainly wonderful changes going in the Philippines Mr. Bryan making careful study of the conditions and the record will be spread in full for the bene fit of The Advertiser readers Recent cable reports from the Philippines that Mr. Bryan couneng Fpinos who are caorng for independence yield to loyal obedience to the American government
 The great empire of India is also undergoing mighty changes The eaven of education and missionary effort is breaking down barbarous customs An extraordinary men from Hinduism Christianity has lately become evident Mr. Bryan will investigate also the workings of the English col onia system there compared with the Philippines
 It we'll known that the great Jewish Zionist movement conempaes the reoccupaion of Palestine by the Jews All ready many thousands of Jews settled here The awful slaughter Russia has drawn the Jews of all countries closer together witnessed by great demonstrations of sympathy and the giving of immense relief All signs point to ln creasng solidarity of this ancient and most remarkable race which very significant view of the fact that many students of Biblical prophecy contend that the Jews have again national existence with capital Jerusalem. In the light of these fac Mr. Bryan letters from Palestine, will have vast B than the interest ordinarily attaching correspondence from the Holy Land. .
 Egypt too result of many years control by Great Britain is rapidly becoming modern country. Its progress and conditions w of course be graphically depicted by Mr. Bryan.
 From Egypt Mr. Bryan will go Europe What the dition will be in Turkey and the Balkan states in Russia in and in the countries of Western Europe when he gets there IS of impossible say Russia may be republic Poland may be independent the ustroHungaran empire may dismemberd; but all events there be no of material for letters of the genuine interest
 1t doubtful if any other American citizen holding official position would be accorded the distinguished honors which fall to Mr. Byan lot in foreign countries On his rival in Toko he entertained by the leading statesmen of Japan and received by the kado Undoubtedly similar experience awaits him in every capital he shall visit.
 Mr. Bryan witnessed the great naval review celebrating the AngoJapanese alliance and the monster reception given
 
 The letters already in hand from Japan literally full of human interest egg is full of meat for be it bered Mr. Bryan not only of Americas foremost public but he also newspaper whose keen faculties of observation insnctvey seize and record the details corning and children surroundings and which within the range of every readers interest great deal has been written about pan Japan the Japanese through Mr. Byan eyes, and will seem as though you acquiring most pleasant and before realized familiarity with the Land of the Rising Sun
 The article to appear January IA is the fruit of single days visit to Honolulu From the early morning hour when dsembarng from the steamship Manchura was received by enthusiastic reception committee and decorated with gar lands of flowers until the return to the ship nightfa when the fowergaranding process repeated day of ex aordnay interest and activity the record of which will cause the reader to wonder how great variety of incident ervaon could pobybe crowded into the interval between sunrise and sunset
 Assuredy the reades of The Advertiser will enjoy rare treat in ourneyng around the world with William Jennings Bryan.