New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-19

curnnsvigstors' Club. an organization of
/ men who have been around the World
I'm entitled TO other things also" he
said: ito the title OF colonel for instance.
though I've long since ceased TO court mar
tial those who do not give It 10 me. but
earned 70 IN Florida camp. and The only
| reason I didn't fight was that the enemy
did not come to Florida"
The Panama Canal, he said. should be a
free canal for the worlds ships. first, be-
cause America could afford 10 give 1t to
the world as her contribution 10 the world
progress.
II felt. too, apart from the cousiders-
ton of generosity" he said. that we can't
collect toll on the canal without collecting
toll from ourselves. because the American
railroads VIII put on TO their tariffs what
ever toll il collected across the. canal
Two ether reasons for a free canal said
Colonel Bryan, would be that otherwise
our trade with South America would be
hampered. and that il We attempted to COZ
lect toll as an interest on our investment
there would be continual diplomatic con-
troversy over our charge. The free canal
would put this nation In a position of para
mount influence on this hemisphere" he
said. "a position above controversy
His South American trip. said Mr.. Bryan.
had impressed on him very strongly two
points: one was that that continent occu-
pied nov much the same position that
North America had occupied hundred
years ago Vast tracts OF undeveloped land
we're waiting TO be converted into homes
for the world The other point that inn
pressed him was the farreaehIng influence
Of American ideas and ideals
American teachers and schools. or native
teachers paid from the funds OF American
philanthropy. he said he had found, not
only IN South America but on previous
trips throughout the world. We may not
say that the sun never sets on the Ameri-
can possessions" he said. "but ne have
a far prouder boast. and that IL that the
sun never sets upon American phiisn-
tbropy."
American IDEAS and ideals. said the
colonel, were carried to every nation by
natives of those countries who had come
here to study m our schools or to study our
people, and he thought the establishment
OF an American college on the tsthmus Of
Panama for the use Of the young men
OF South American nations would cement
our relationships in that continent.
IF our nation would only spend I per
cent or the money tHaJ we spend on Dat-
tIeships." he said. ION bringing young men
here to our schools u would do more for
the peace and prosperity Of the world than
anything else"
Speaking in a somewhat personal vein.
Colonel Bryan said that as he grew older
he was becoming more liberal. He knew
now. for instance. he said. that all good
was not contained IN hts own party, which
thought he entertained IN youth
You may wonder that my defeats have
not soured me- he continued. but there is
a higher ambition than the ambition to
hold office. a. more democratic ambition.
and that is the ambition to help to make
this government so good that TO be pri-
waite citizen in the United States - greater
than to be a king in any other nation
Robert rockingham. who followed Mt
Bryan on the list of speakers, declared
that America was certainly the best ad-
vertised country in the world Colonel
Roosevelt and Colonel Bryan" said Mr.
rockingham. they stand for America be-
fore the world. and America can be proud
Of them"