The Detroit times., 1911-04-22

guest of the Board of Commerce.
President Milton A. M. McRae intro
duced Mr.. Bryce.
I'VE may well fel proud to call Eng.
land our mother country" said Presi-
dent McRae. The stern, austere,
God-fearing English settlers who
came over in the Maytlower, Drawing
the perils of land and sea in their de-
termination to establishe for them
selvea->a new home, inserted the key
that unlocked the door of American
freedom and progress.
Our honored guest today is man
OF many parts: distinguished auth
or, one of the worlds great littera-
tours Twenty-Five years ago, when
he was member of parliament from
Aberdeen, he gave to us that great
work, The American Commonwealth,
which, as you know, is scientific
analysis of the political and social
phenomena Of the United States, and
Is recognized as authority every.
where. AS a scholar, his abilities
have been recognized and degrees
have been conferred on him by maI,y
Of the leading universities of Great
Britain, Europe and the United States.
among them our own University Of
Michigan; as jurist, he won inter
national fame long ago; as a world
traveller, his record Is almost unpar-
alleled; as diplomat, he occupies a
pre-eminent position, not only in his
own country, but in the world. Dur.
ever stood for the up-hft of humanity,
Co.. ..t - g. q ~,
brotherhood of man.
Dwelling on the close ties of friend
ship which bind Great Britain and the
United States together, Mr.. Bryce
said:
Let me thank you for words of
friendship which unites your people
with my people on this side OF the
ocean and the other side of the river
This feeling Of friendship has been
growing stronger every year since
the epoch-making Geneva arbitration.
THAT feeling exists, not only be-
tween English and American people,
but also between the American peo-
pie and the Canadians"
Ambassador Bryce referred to the
recent marks Of the friendship exist
ing between Great Britain and the
United States.
Il hope and trust that 1t may be
found possible to negotiate a treaty
that will prevent even the semblance
OF trouble between Great Britain and
the United States. Such a treaty
would set shining example to the
human race.
Mr.. Bryce told of the importance Of
hn ri nf f,, Ifru
a focus for public opinion and a
place for the discussion OF questions
relating to the welfare OF the city
without craftsmanship. He paid tribute
to the clean record OF the municipal
government of Detroit. you have
never suffered from the reproaches
which have fallen upon the names Of
other Cities" he said, "and the good
character OF the government has been
growing more conspicuous in the last
few years"
Coming to his topic 1.-The Modern
City" Ambassador Bryce said:
The modern city is very different
from the ancient and medieval city
In ancient times the city was not only
a municipality but II was a state and
a nation and performed all the
functions OF state.
I'm modern England the city is a
municipality and nothing more. One
Of the most notable features of our
city government is the absence Of
partisanship. While a man may be
elected TO the council as a member OF
one party or the other, when he Is
once In Office politics cannot be said
to exist. That is the reason, I believe,
why our municipal governments have
been so eminently pure and efficient.
| am glad to see that the same view