Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-07-12
MISSION OF NATIONS
BRYAN POINTS OUT DUTY IN
SPEECH AT LONDON.
POEM OF KlPLlNG AS TEXT
Says United States and Britain Should
Join Hands in Spreading Edu-
cation Among Weaker
Brethren.

London.-William Jennings Bryan,
fresh from his tour of the orr
ent, was the orator at the lndepend-
ence day dinner of the American soci-
ETY. Wednesday night, and expressed
his conviction that on the United
States and England devolves the mis-
sion of diffusing education and politi-
cal freedom throughout the benighted
lands. He took Kipling's poem, The
White Mans Burden as his text and
declared that now, as never before, the
Christian nations are working to
spread civilization and uplift others,
rather than to exploit their weaker
brethren.
Nearly 500 members and guests sur
rounded the society's board and
cheered patriotic sentiments with the
peculiar zest born of exile.
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and Mr..
Bryan engaged in some sharp but
good-humored raillery and banter over
political differences, the crowd evin-
cling it's enjoyment of the sport with
cheers and shouts of laughter.
Both Love America.
Mr. Reid, in responding to Sir w. B.
Richmond's graceful proposal of his
health, said with reference to Mr..
Bryan: AT home as citizen, | have
openly and squarely opposed him at
every stage of his conspicuous career.
l am reasonably sure that when | re-
turn home | shall continue to do the
same. | believe he tonight is as we'll
satisfied as | am though by different
reasoning, that the country we both
love and try to serve has not been
ruined by its gold. Abroad, as the Off
cial representative of the American
people, without distinction as to par
ty, | am glad to welcome him here as
a typical American whose whole life
has been lived in the daylight and one
whom such great host of my coun-
trymen have long trusted and hon
ored."
Admits Reid Fights Well.
| Mr.. Bryan, rising amid laughter and
cheers, said: THE temptation to make
political speech is strong within me.
| | have not had a chance to do SO for
ten months. However, | will restrain
myself With reference to the ambas-
sador's remarks on gold, | wish to say
that when | see the progress my coun-
trdy has made walking on one leg
wonder what it would have done walk
ing on two legs. 1t is pleasing to tes-
tify that the ambassador not only has
fought me but that he has done it we'll.
No American rejoices more than l that
| he is 5000 miles from his base. While
| abroad | have met many good Repub-
] licans-holding office-and | only wish
that there were enough Offices abroad
| to take all the Republicans out of the
! country"
Drink to Mrs. Longworth.
Chairman F. w. Jones proposed the
health of King Edward and Hayward
| Greenwood, president of the Canadian
/ society and member of parliament for
/ the city Of York, proposed the health
| of President Roosevelt. When they
arose to drink to the toasts the crowd
discovered Mrs. Nicholas Longworth in
the gallery and cheered and drank her
! health.
| Following the passage between Am
bassador Reid and Mr.. Bryan the lat
ter read his formal speech.
The reading of the speech proved a
! disappointment to the crowd, which
wanted oratory unhampered by manu-
script.
John l.. Griffiths, the American con-
sui general at Liverpool, answered for
| the guests, and won rounds of APP
plause when he compared the financial
and meat packing scandals of the Unit
ed States to spots on the sun and paid
his respects to those persons who could
see the spots but not the sun
Some of Those Present.
The guests included Sir Laurence
Alma-Tadema, Sir Luke Fildes, w. w.
Ouless, A. C. Cow, John MacWhirter,
Ernest Crofts, G. j. Frampton, George
Aitchison, Sir e. A. Waterlow, Sir w.
B. Richmond, Sir Aston Webb, w. F.
Yeames, Marcus Stone, Herbert Won
Herkomer, Thomas Brock, j. w. Wa
terhouse, e. j. Gregory and G. f. Bod
ley, al members of the Royal Aca-
DENY; Paul Morton, of New York;
Franklin MacVeagh, of Chicago; Con-
sui General Wynne, Isaac Seligman, of
New York; Representative Nicholas
Longworth, of Cincinnati; A. S. Ochs,
of New York; Col. George Harvey, OF
New York; J. G.. A. Leisnman, Amerl-
can ambassador to Turkey; Sir H. s.
Maxim and Admiral Sterling
During the dinner Ambassador Reid
read a letter from Queen Alexandra
expressing the keenest sorrow over the
Salisbury railway disaster, and ten.
dering her heartfelt sympathy to all
concerned especially the young bride
so suddenly bereaved," meaning Mrs.
Frederick II. Cossitt, of New York.
Goes Through Pearly Gates.