Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-14
HUMAN FOLLY IS
CAUSE Of WARS
AMBASSADOR BRYCE MAKES RE-
MARK ABLE PLEA FOR UNI
NERSAL PEACE.
Reviewed Accomplishments
Declare, II l. the Want of Wisdom
or SIKH That Makes Wars.
Possible.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13-Jamcs
Bryce the British ambassador told
the committee for the celebration Of
the centenary Of peace between Eng.
lish speaking people at q dinner to-
night that nearly all wars had been
due to human folly or human pas
sions, and dwelt on how much better
H. was to celebrate the wisdom which
ended war and avoided any subse-
quent conflict, rather than the want
Of slIill and wisdom which made wars
possible. The ambassador described
what had been accomplished during
| his official stay I'm Washington to re-
move differences between the United
States and Great Britain and to avoid
| differences In the future. He review
ed the three nrbltratons and several
! treaties leading to a settlement OF the
Canadian boundary dispute; the New
foundland fisheries question; the mat
ter Of the use Of the waters on the
|
sue, and continued:
"All these treaties furnish an ad-
mlrable illustration of the dlctum
once delivered by Mr.. Root that where
two nations and governments desire
to come to n fair agreement II is al
ways possible for them to do So With
good will, everything can be accom-
plished."
Later In his remarks, and having In
mind apparently criticism directed at
him from certain quarters In Eng
land that he had acqulesced In a re-
ciprocity agreement between the Unit
ed States and Canada that proved so
poor bargain that 1t was rejected by
tile Canadian people, the ambassador
said;
Told of Reciprocity.
"You may perhaps expect me to say
something about another agreement
which was much discussed a year and
n half ago, namely that for the re-
ciprocal lowering of tariff between the
United States and Canada With that
matter. however. I had nothing what
ever to do. except as u mere interme-
diary. l may say letter carrier, be-
tween the two governments. The
questions involved were entirely ques-
tions for the United States on ono
hand, and for the Canadian govern
ment on the other, In which my only
duty was to transmit messages from
the one government to the other
without attempting any way to In
fluence either.
"As you are aware. questions of tar
iff are left by the government Of
Great Britain entirely to the govern
ment OF Canada. / advert to this mat
ter for the sake of telling you what
indeed l hope you wnok already,
that although Canada ultimately de-
clined to approve the agreement. her
refusal was not in any sense a mark
Of unfrlendliness towards the United
States. 1t was merely like the case of
two merchants, both friends, one OF
whom offers to sell something at
certain price. which the other declines
because he does not conceive the bar
gain to be for his interest.
No Sign of Unfricndlincss.
Such q refusal does not In private
life imply the slightest want of cor
diality between the parties Neither
was the refusal of Canada any more
sign Of unfriendllness to you than did
the refusal by you OF a similar offer
made by her some time before imply
unfriendliness on your part Each
country has it's policy. each country Is
entitled to Judge Of what serves its
interests best
THE value Of the celebration you
contemplate lies in It's emphasizing
the friendship of these two neighbor
peers which have no thoughts of ag-
gresslon either on the other. Each is
trying its own experiments in govern
ment and legislation.
you propose to invite TO your cele-
bratiOn members and representatives
Of other great peoples and races. That
Is right. There is nothing exclusive
in the friendship that we of the varl-
Gus branches Of the English stock
have for one another. Let the cele-
bration be the means of assuring all
the great nations OF your and our de-
sire TO be good friends with them no
less than with one another. and of our
hope that the bonds of friendship and
the league of peace will be extended