New-York tribune., 1909-05-25
DINE WITH MR.. BRYCE
AMBASSADOR Il GUEST.
Members of British Schools Club
Hear Tributes to Victoria.

Ambassador Bryce was the guest OF honor last
night the Empire Day dinner of the British
Schools and Universities Club, at Demonico's. It
the first meeting of the club which the Am
bassador has attended, after many invitations.
The one hundred and fifty diners evinced in vocifer
Gus fashion their pleasure in having him present
Toasts drunk TO the King and the President
TO the tunes respectively Of God Save the King
and The Star Spangled Banner Then there was
a third but silent toast to the late Queen Vic
toria. The feature Of the speeches the fine
tributes paid to the memory OF the Queen.
Mr. Bryce responded to the toast The Empire
He was serious and humorous by turns and his
speech was we'll received. Speaking intimately to
of them had probably become American citizens. he
did not believe that they had changed their feel
ings toward the empire.
TO the United States with the British Empire"
said the ambassador, has been given the charge
of maintaining our stock and institutions
Where institutions have gone they have brought
peace and happiness when rightly used feel in
in the prosperity Of the United States only
second to my interest in Great Britain. and I am
glad to say that the tima has passed when such
feelings general.
y believe the citizens of the United States have
attachment 10 Empire. This is a good
thing for the world The two nations of one
mind have one heart and desire TO promote peace
among the nations"
Ambassador Bryce then paid this tribute to Queen
Victoria.
To be in personal touch with her was to have
ones veneraton increased. She was beloved by her
subjects. and nothing more touching than TO
see their veneraton during the last ten years or
The publication Of her letters has thrown a great
light on her character. Seldom is 1t that girl of
that she displayed almost once-it is record un-
sHceed led mt IN the biography 9{ any other s9ye6Gign reg
willingness TO take advice unusual in one suddenly
and no one could say that she ever made promise
she did not intend to perform.
had an unusually strong sense of duty. She en-
Joyed Joke as well as any Of her subjects. S and
sociatcd with Empire Day because the empire as
- know IL. was a growth OF her time
The speaker told numorously Of Engand's acces-
sion of colonies, He said:
What wonderful thing the empire is; It is the
wonder Of all history It has been said that one
goes SO far as he who does not know where he is
growth has not been conscious. yet regular that
it seems intention of Providence.
Why Canada conquered? For the sake Of
the good people OF these Thirteen Colonies We con
quered Canada 70 keep out Interference from the
ments to the north and south. We took Australia
on indefinitely and tell YOU ~ the territories we
wish 70 offend anvbodv We took ST Helena Tor
instance. because British admiral thought II
nice place for some sovereign who might lose his
We once had a bitter experience in trying 10
learned BY that experience Had We heen as wise
in l775 In 1915. things would have been different
We showed confidence in other colonies. re-
paid by Ike confidence In US I can see no rea.
why. II the same wise principles are adhered
20, these great states should not become as pros
porous and populous and powerful as Britain her
self. and remain in the empire. ] am satshed that
n the mother country should be I'm serious war
tho colonies would come AT once 10 her assistance
In the world anywhere for war,
and hope such occasion VIII never come.
The Rev s Parkes Cadman spoke on The
Memory Of Queen Victoria" and also praised sew
eral English statesmen. among them Gladstone.
To his eulogy on the latter there vas "A loud No"
from a corner Of the room. which caused every
body look I'm that direction. including the
speaker. who said: Don't let disturb the har
monies by provincial prejudice"
Dr. John Il Finley president Of the Canadian
club of New York. whose subject was the United
States Of America said what he knew con-
sciousIy % the United States he had learned from
Mr. Bryce's American Common wealth