The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-26
BRYCE PRESENTED
 ID ROOSEVELT New British Ambassador Brings Cordial Message THE PRESIDENT REPLIES Comes to Further the Happy Relations Which Exist Between Great
 Britain and the United
 States.
THE PRESIDENT REPLIES

Washington. February 25-The Hon. J,mes Bryce. ambassador from Great Britain to the United States, was pre- sented to the President this afternoon an the usual felicitious speeches were made.
 Upon being presented MT. Bryce spoke as follows:
 MT. President-I have the honor by command of the king, my august soVer- eign, to deliver to you letter accredlt- ing me as his ambassador to the United States of America.
 When he entrusted to me this high mission his majesty directed me to as sure you of his earnest wish that the cordial relations which happily exist be- tween Great Britain and the United States should be maintained and strength ened; and has impressed upon me the duty of whatever may be in my power for the attainment of this end.
 Ut has been by good fortune to have been frequently in this country as a prl- Vate traveller and student or US lhstl- tutions, to have been received i'll 1t With unfailing kindness, and to have learned not only to admire the untiring energy and the intellectual ardor of it's inhab- itantS, but also to appreciate thelr ue@ Votion to the cause of moral and soclal progress. and their passionate desire 10 make the lives of the people worthy or the material blessings which Providence has bestowed upon them with so bountl- ful a hand. Observing how much they have in common with the nation from which I come, and how similar are many of the problems which lie before each for solution I am led to believe that each is and indeed must be intimately ln- terested in the fortunes of the other, ana the.r reciprocal good will be for the true benefit of both, and indeed for the pehe- fit of the world at large.
 tt"I may perhaps be permitted to adu that in expressing my sincere respect for you personally, I am expressing the sentiments of my sovereign, and or ms subjects generally.
 Not Stranger.
 The President responded as follows:
 'The excellent relations which have so long existed between the government or the United States and Great Brltaln' offer a conspicuous assurance that Tn the fulnllment of the missions with which you are charged, will find agreeable the task of contributing to the maintenance and strengthening of these relations au- spiciously aided by the like earnest desire  the good will which happily exists be- tween the people of the two countries.
 You come among us, MT. Ambassador not as a stranger, but as one whom our people know and esteem through long previous acquaintance with your labors as a student of the high destinies of self governed communities, and as a friend of moral and social advancement in the paths trodden by your country and by our own. In coming among us you but transfer your life work to new fields of practical opportunities like those for which you have labored earnestly and honorably through a useful life time, and 1 trust the continuance of your ef- forts in the mission to which you are called will be as congenial to you as they are acceptable to us.
 ''I beg you to convey to your honored soverigne my cordial wishes for his per sonal welfare and for the prosperity of his country and people,"
 The ambassador and members of his staff were in uniform.