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COMPARES CONDITIONS
WITH GREAT BRITAIN
Speaker Before the Knife and Fork
Club Of Kansas City Touches on
Political Subjects, But Offers No
Susgestions-Says Old Country
Has No Trusts and MonopolIes.

KANSAS CITY. MO. April 30
James Bryce, American ambassador
of Great Britain TO the United States,
in an address before the Knife and
Fork Club members here this even
ing. gave II as his belief that no
system for making nominations
would succeed unless the citizens, rs
whole. interested themselves In
making their will prevail and exercis-
ed constant watchfulness over the
nominating machines. as well as the
state officials.
"rhe average good citizen" said
Mr.. Bryce. must put his shoulder TO
the wheel and keep 1t there" The
affair was the clubs monthly dinner.
Can't Talk Freely.
The Right Hon. James Bryce. am
hassador of Great Britain TO the
United States, began his speech by
making II clear that his official posi-
ton precluded any possibility OF his
passing opinions or giving advice
upon American social or political
questions, much as he might In other
circumstances be inclined to do so.
MIR. Bryce said he was the recipient
daily OF letters from young men and
women belonging TO debating teams
that were discussing current topics.
who desired him 10 furnish them with
facts and arguments. Unfortunately,
| he said these questions were nearly
always controversial questions IN the
field of politics; consequently, he
added. the etiquette of my position
compels me to tell my young CORE
| spondents. and compels me TO tell my
audience here. that ] must keep in
NY own breast the opinions / would
otherwise be glad to express"
| These communications, however.
the ambassa dor said, threw an in
teresting light upon the questions
that seemed most to occupy peoples
minds Prominent among them were
the policy of ship subsidies, the best
methods of municipal government.
the merits or demerits of primary
laws and the election OF United
States senators by popular vote. aud
various questions relating to corpora
iions and tariff.
Quieter Times.
When as a boy many years ago. Mr..
Bryce said. he first heard the name
of Kansas That was i'm connection
with the great struggle over the ex-
tension OF slavery. then distrecting
the United States and threatening
The existence OF the union itself. The
kansas-NeDraska bill. and the strife
in the territory Of Kansas itself, we're
in all mems mouths. even In England
Now they lived in quieter times and
the questions that occupied them
were either economic questions, such
as some Of those he had mentioned
on questions relating TO the machin.
cry of elections.
None OF those matters was II per.
nissibIe for him to discuss. but he
said he might perhaps tell them
something about how things stood
IN England. for both the resem.
Dlances and the differences between
the two countries were always in
teresting and suggestive
Happy England.
The ambassador then went on 10
say that in England no serious
troubles arose from the management
and II was seldom evaded. The
management OF the railways was
supervised by the board OF trade
the British department Of commerce
ard labour-to the general szfisfac
ton Of the public.
There were. he said. no trusts
and no monopoiies. The greatest
still unSolyed problem in European
countries as il was here was to 50.
cure an Improvement in the relations
0f capital and labor. and 10 avert. o.
10 find a practical method for the
settling Of strikes. In that respect
Cansda appeared TO have done well
and her Law deserved the attention
q American statesmen.
The diihculiies tn the way Of select.
ing candidates Tor ofiicio which give
rise 10 so much discussion and had
been the subject % 20 many expert
menis IN the United States were ni
Ne felt In European countries. One
reason. ,r. Bryce said. Was that com
paraiively few officials we're directly
elected by the people. England and
France were countries quite a. demo
cratic as the United States. IN some
respects more democratic Bot there
judges we're not elected. nor those
who DID the ordinary administrative
work either % couH:.cs o. 81 cities
while those who served The national
government we're never changed IN