The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-11-14
PEACE PACT WITH
BRITAIN GLIMMERS
Bryce to Resignsir Cecil Ar
thur Spring Rice believed TO
Be Slated for Vacancy.

Washington. Nov, 12.-The voluntary
retirement OF Ambassador James
Bryce. OF Great Britain, which 80 ex-
pected to be formally announced today
or tomorrow, 1t is believed. win mark
the abandonment OF any purpose on the
part OF the United States to secure the
contamination Of the pending general
arbitration treaty with Great Britain.
The FIRST impulse OF the president aft
er the Senate had amended the treaty
during last session in spite OF the pro-
tests OF the administration senator's was
to Immediately abandon the conven-
tion and to decline to undertake to In
duce the British government to accept
the amendments which struck at the
very essence OF the principle Of unre-
stricted arbitration.
After more mature consideration.
! however. and frequent conferences be-
tween Secretary Knox and Ambassador
Bryce, the president was disposed to-
consider the a~dgiSahflity OF, pressing
the treaty to a conclusion on the theory
that IL would at least constitute q
notice to the world Of the intention OF
the two governments TO be guided BY
the principle Of arbitration In their
~ NAA0A WE.aAMt5
Plan l~mpfacticak
Recently. however, the administra-
ton became convinced OF the imprac-
disability OF this plan and at Ia be-.
lieved the Anal decision Of the PRES
Ident to- drop every treaty was the de-
termining factor In bringing about Am
bassador Bryce's decision to retire.
The ambassador had hoped he might
round out his diplomatic career by
signing q treaty. which would stand as
q mile post on the history OF the
growth OF International altrulsm and
the peaceabfe settlement Of interna-
tional disputes.
likely to succeed Mr.. Bryce, has had q
long and distinguished service in the
diplomatic field and is well remembered
here for his long service at the British
embassy during the days Of Lord
Pauncefote. At the foreign Office in
London he has held many important
posts and has. been closely Identified at
various times with the Earl of Grand
vile. Lord Roseberry and more recent
Iy with Lord Curzon, while governor
general OF. India SIR Arthur was at the
British embassy here at b time Lord
Curzona came to marry Miss Letter and
was one Of the leading figures in that
international ceremony. Later he was
minister to Persia, where he carried
forward hi Curzon policy OF a mutual
Russian-Anglo policy as to Persia. He
retired from the Persian post previous
to tho stormNwhich ragged during the
presence there of w. Morgan Shuster.
Jr. More recently he has been British
minister to Sweden,
While the news that Ambassador
Bryce is TO retire VIA be received with
deep regret In official circles, and by
the country generally, 1t Is not wholly
unexpected. There has, been no. break
In the harmonious relations OF the dis
tinguished Englishman and his govern
ment but IL has been an open secret
for some time that Mr.. Bryce, advanc-
ing In years. desired to surrender his
post inc give entire. attention to the
. completion OF the literary work which
has occupied so large Il part OF his
life. His book on South America,
written since his tour OF that country
two years ago., Is Just off the press, and
he Is about to begin q. work covering
his recent tour Of Australia and New
Zealand.
Troublesome Problems. s
Facing the British ambassador in the
United States just now are several
troublesome problems, and 1t is known
hat MI. Bryce's friends feared IL he
continued in office at this time he
would break down his health and prob
ably have to discontinues his literary
efforts. Among other things, the Pam
anna canal toll question promises to
furnish a heavy disagreement and an
unsatisfactory diplomatic task, with
little prospect OF being brought to q
successful conclusion. E