The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-04-26
BRYCE gave
" FAREWELL
ADJ RESS
Popular Ambassador From
Great Britain Banqueted
Believes FriendliaeSS With Brit
ish Will Grow
Says Country Is Known by
Heroes Produced

New York, April 26.-James Bryce,
on the eve of his departure for home
after six years as ambassador to the
United States from Great BTita in
said his farewell to the American peo-
pie last night in an address here be-
fore the Pilgrims society of the
United States. He referred with feel
ing to his cordial relations with the
three presidents who had been in Of
flee during his service in Washington
and said he had no words to convey
his sense of the kindness with which
he had been received during his trav-
els in America. Four trips across the
continent and visits to every state in
the union, he said, had given him ac-
quaintances in all sections.
Referring to the friendship exist
ing between America and Great Brit
ain. Mr.. Bryce expressed the hope
that this might be extended to en-
brace other countries. He did not
touch directly upon any issue now
pending between the American and
British governments. This state
ment, however, was regarded as sig
nificant with good will and with a
conviction that one of every nations S
highest assets is that sense of ma
tional honor which will make it live
up to it's international obligations,
all questions between nations can be
adjusted, and / am sure that any
questions between your country and
mine will be adjusted in that way"
Mentioning that more than a dozen
important treaties between his gov
ernment and the United States had
been concluded in the past six years.
Mr. Bryce said he had come to admire
not only the brilliant gifts Of former
Secretary Root, but his fairness OF
mind and his genuine love of peace
He added that he felt sure that Mr.
Bryan would show no less earnest
wish to work for accord and good
will, and Mr.. Bryan, indeed, has given
evidence of this"
Mr.. Bryce thanked the Pilgrims for
their farewell declaring that if pos
sible he appreciated it even more thar
he had appreciated their welcome sis
years ago. .
my mission" he said, "has been not
merely to represent my sovereign and
government for diplomatic purposes
but also to bear a message Of friend
ship from the British to the American
people, No two peoples in the world
are SO called upon, one might say, sc
appointed by providence, to be friends
to one another 1t is not merely that
the original stock of those who
founded this great republic came from
England to Virginia and New England
for many new elements that are Meth.
er English nor British have been sub.
sequently added. 1t is that their frs
settlers brought with them a language
q literature, a system of institutions
political traditions and above ALL &
love of ordered freedom which have
spread out over the whole of The
United States, have formed the char
acter of it's people and today are 6
fr1hn 0S1On VI iOh I1k
greatness the moral strength of youl
people and of our people are based. L
is in these things that our unity lies
it is from this fountain head that oul
fraternial friendship must continue t
flow
I'm that friendship there is not anC
there ought not to be anything exclus
i've. I have never suggested that yol
and we should make any sort of ALI
ance against the rest of the world. w,
may usefully cooperate for many
purposes because our aims and Our
spirits are substantially the same. Blu
what we desire is that the ties o
friendship which bind the UniteC
States and Great Britain to one an
other should be extended to embrac
other countries also.
II know this is the feeling of tn,
British people, ] believe 1t is the feel
ing of your people also, and say 81
not merely from my personal obserya
ton, but from what / have observed II
the organs of public opinion. Th
American press as a whole has shown
in their later years fairness an'
friendliness towards other nations
most, perhaps, but not exclusively f
Great Britain-a respect for interna
tional obligations and desire to full
fill them in straightforward an
honorable way which. as / believe, rep