The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-15
BRYCE FAMOUS
FOR SCHOLARSHIP
Great BTitain'S Noted Represent
alive, WHO Has Resigned,
AMERICAN COMMONWEALTH"


and Devote Himself to Literature.
Spring Rice, Now Minister at Stock
holm, Is to Succeed Him.
James Bryce, the British ambassa-
dor to the United States, who has Just
resigned that position, is now in his
Seventy-fifth year. lie has been am
bassador TO the United States since
1907 During the more than liye years
of his incumneucy at Washington he
has been much in the public eye. His
scholarly attainmentS and great repu-
sought after as an orator. and he has
delivered dozens of addresses through
out the United states.
The news that Ambassador Bryce is
To retire was not wholly unexpected.
There has been no break in the har-
monious relations of the distinguished
Engishman and his government, but
ii has been an open secret for some
time that Mr.. Bryce. advancing in
years, desired to surrender his post
and give entire attention to the COM
pletiOn of the literary work which has
occupied so large a 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 a work covering his
recent tour Of Australia and New Zea-
land.
Facing the British ambassador to the
United States just now are several
great and troublesome problems, and
it is known that Mr.. Bryce's friends
feared that if he continued in office at
this time he would break down his
his literary efforts. Among other
things the Panama canal toll question
promises to furnish disagreeable and
unsatisfactory diplomatic task.
One Of EnsIand's Foremost Men.
Mr. Bryce's appointment as the Brit
ish ambassador to Washington attract
ed widespread attention at the time it
was made. The selection OF q British
statesman and man of letters of such
prominence for the Washington post
was due largely to the desire to send
to this country one Of England's fore
most public men. In addition to his
notable public service in England, he
had an established reputation in the
United States for his brilliant literary
work, "The American Commonwealth" !"
Ambassador Bryce was regarded as
specially fitted for bringing to a culmi-
nation the desire on both sides Of the
water for a treaty of arbitration which
would take the place of the Hay
Pauncefote treaty left unratlfled by the
senate.
This work presented many obstacles.
The purpose on both sides Of the wa
ter was to get definite and practical
instrument which would insure lasting
peace between the two countries. As
finally drawn the treaty was believed
to have accomplished this practical end
in a very large degree, although the
adverse attitude of the senate has to
some extent detracted from this work
Of diplomacy. Mr.. Bryce had hoped to
make the successful negotiation of the
arbitration treaty the crowning accom-
plishment Of his diplomatic career and
is known to have been bitterly disap
pointed when the senate insisted upon
amendments which practically nullified
his efforts and those OF President Taft
5ryce's Brilliant Career.
Mr.. Bryce was educated at Oxford
and began life as a practlcing lawyer
IN 1870 he was appointed regius pro
fessor of civil law at oxford and helC
that office until 1893, when he resigned
1t. In 1880 he was elected to parlia
ment and in 1886 was appointed under
secretary Of state for foreign affairs
Since then he has been president of the
board OF trade, chairman Of the roya
commission on secondary education
and has held many other places OF
honor
In recognition of his attainments Ed
inburgh university, Glasgow university
and numerous other institutions of
higher education, including several il
America, have conferred high honor
ary degrees upon him. In 1905 anC
1906 he was chief secretary for Ireland.
Sir Cecil Arthur Sprlng-Rice, nov
minister at Stockholm, who will sue
coed Mr.. Bryce, is fifty-five years ole
and was created X. c. NJ. G. In 1906
lie has served at Stockholm as minis
ter since Sept l, 1908. In 1886 he wal
acting third secretary at Washington
and was appointed acting second secre
tary at Washington, to act as secre
tary to the British delegates to the in
ternational maritime conference, Aug
27, 1889. After serving for time a
Brussels and Tokyo he was transferred
TO Washington in 1898. He was charge
d'affaires at Teheran In 1900 and minis
ter to Persia In 1868.
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