The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-14
DECLARED THAT NEARLY ALL WARS HAD BEEN DUE TO Hu-
 MAN FOLLY OR PASSION.
1T IS WISDOM ID AVOID WAR
Recites What Has Been Accomplish. ed Between the United States and England Through the Means
 of Arbitration.

New York. Dec. 13.-James Bryce, the British ambassador, told the com. mittee for the celebration of the cen teliary of peace between English speaking people at dinner tonight that nearly all wars had been due to human folly or human passions, and dwelt on how much better it was to celebrate the wisdom which ended a war and avoid any subsequent con fiiet, rather than the want of skill and wisdom which made wars possi- b.e.. The ambassador described what Lad been accomplished during his of ficial stay in Washington to remove differences between the United States and Great Britain and to avoid differ ences in the future. He reviewed the three arbitrations and several treat ies leading to ia settlement Of the Canadian boundary dispute: the New Foundland fisheries question; the matter of the use of the Waters on the boundary and minor points long at issue and continued:
 "All these treaties furnished an ad- mirable illustration of the dictum once delivered by Mir. Root that where two nations and governments desire to come to fair agreement, it is always possible for them to do so. With good will, everything can be ac- complished."
 Later in his remarks, and having in mind apparently criticism direct ed at him from certain quarters in England that he had acquiesced in reciprocity agreement between the United States and Canada that prov ed so poor a bargain that it was re- jeeted by the Canadian people the ambassador said:
 You may perhaps expect me to say something about another agree ment which was much discussed a year and half ago, namely that for the reciprocal lowering of tariff be- tween the United States and Canada. With that matter however. had notal- ing whatever to do, except as mere intermediary, l may say a letter car rier. between the two governments The questions involved were entire Iy questions for the United States on one hand, and for the Canadian gov ernment 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 ol tariff are left by the government or Great Britain entirely to the gov ernment of Canada. I advert to this
 olt nf what indeed I hope you know already, that although Canada ultimately de- clined to approve the agreement, her refusal was not in any sense marx of unfriendliness towards the Unlteu States It was merely like the case of two merchants, both friends, one of whom makes an offer to sell some thing at a certain price which the other declines because he does not coceive the bargain to be for his in- terest.
 such a refusal does not in private fife imply the slightest want Of cor diality between the parties. Neither was the refusal of Canada any more sign of unfriendliness to you than did the refusal by you of a similar offer made by her some time oeiore imply unfriendliness on your part Each country has it's policy. each country is entitled to judge of what serves it's interests best.
 The value of the celebration you contemplate lies in it's emphasizing the friendship of these two neighbor peers which have no thought of az gression either on the other Each is trying it's own experiments in gov ernment and legislation.
 "You propose 10 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 var ious branches of the English stock have for one another. Let the cele- ibration 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 ex-