Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-07
FAREWELL TO JAMES BRYCE
London PILGRIMS Give q Farquet to Am
bassadcr to United States
FIELD MARSHAL LORD ROBERTS PREsIDE'
Mr.. Bryce Says He Feels Like He IL
Coming TO Another and Better
wOrId--Address by white
law Reid.

LONDON, Feb. 6.-The farewell banquet
given tonight by the London Pilgrims in
honor Of James Bryce, ambassador of
Great Britain TO the United States, was a
notable Anglo-American event, the most
prominent members of the government and
other leaders participating.
The banquet was held at the Savoy hotel
under the presidency OF Field Marshal Lord
Roberts. Mr.. Bryce occupied the post OF
honor at the right of the president Ambas-
sador Whitelaw Reid sat at Lord Roberts
left Government officials, diplomats, in
Guiding the Japanese ambassador, and
many others made up an assemblage of ex-
ceptional brilliancy. The Japanese ambas-
sador, replying to the toast 1.-The Guests"
made significant reference to Japanese
American relations
II am glad" the ambassador said ito
be present at this demonstration to the
new ambassador to the United States. with
which country Japan and Great Britain
have maintained the most cordial rela-
tons"
Reid Toasts Bryce.
Ambassador Reid in proposing the health
of Mr.. Bryce spoke of the notable COM
pany present, which demonstrated the pride
Englishmen felt as Mr.. Bryce set forth on
his new duties Mr.. Reid continued:
The good will OF the hour will not create
Sa ay e eoSs berftety that he Is ssn
first, TO look scrupulously after the inter-
ests Of his own country. We should not
give him half so hearty welcome our
selves IL we did not expect that OF him.
But, next, he knows just as well that
those interests In this country, as in ours,
are best promoted by keeping peace. OF
course, any diplomatist who does not steer
his course by that north star in these days
But duty is nowhere else so clear so
overpowering as with the diplomat fist In
any way intrusted with responsibility for
the relations between the two great ma
world-in history, language blood, belief,
common Ideals, and aspirations. That is an
honorable task-to undertake promoting the
tendency of these great nations to keep in
friendly touch. There Is none more so in
the whole round OF public service. Cir
an easy task At the heads of the two
governments stand two statesmen with
unsurpassed records as peacemakers-his
majesty, King Edward VII and Theodore
Roosevelt.
The selection OF Mr.. Bryce has been ac-
cfpted as compliment from the mother
country to her giant offspring in the west,
can assure him a welcome as cordial as
ever fell to the lot of a British representa-
tive and I wish him In his new Geld. as
guished and successful career.
ReSponse by Mr.. Bryce.
Mr.. Bryce. responding to Mr.. Reid, con-
fessed he had not words to acknowledge the
real kindness shown him. He sometimes
wondered. he said. IL whether in going to
the western hemisphere he was not going
to another and better world. He expressed
himself as deeply sensible to the warm well
come and thanked the American ambassa-
dor for the good auguries with which he
cheered him on in undertaking new and
responsible task. OF all the duties man
could undertake none was higher or more
dificult Of fulhllment than those given him,
and II he, had not been encouraged by 30
many friends he might have hesitated In
undertaking them. t4'-' ~
Mr.. Bryce reviewed the relations Of Great
Britain and the United States for the past
century and referred TO the steady growth