The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26
English Ambassador De-
livers Last Address in
United States
ACQUAINTANCES IN
EVERY SECTION
Has Visited Every State in the Union.
Refers Feelingly to Friendly
Relations Between England
and United States

New York. April 24.-James Bryce. on
the eve of his departure for home. after
six years as ambassador to the United
States from Great Britain. said his
farewell to the American people to-
night in an address here before the
Pilgrims Society of the United States.
He referred with feeling to his cordial
relations with the three Presidents who
had been in office during his service
in Washington and said he had no
words to convey his sense of the kind
ness with which he had been received
during his travels in America. -Four
trips across the continent and visits
to every state in the union, he said,
had given him acquaintances in all
sections.
Referring to the friendship existing
between America and Great Britain. he
expressed the hope that this might
be extended to embrace other countries.
He did not touch directly upon any is
sue now lending between the Ameri-
can and British government This state
ment. however, was regarded as sig
nificant:
with good will and with a convic-
tion that one of every nations high
est assets in that sense of national
honor which will make it live up 10
its international obligations, all ques-
tions between nations can be adjusted
end [ am sure that any questions be-
tween your country and mine will be
adjusted in that way"
Important Treaties
Mentioning that more than a dozen
important treaties between his govern
ment and the United States had been
concluded in the past six years. MI.
Bryce said he had come to admire not
Only the brilliant gifts of former Sec
retary 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.p
Mr.. Bryce thanked the Pilgrims for
their farewell. declaring that IL pos
slble he appreciated it even more than
he had appreciated their welcome, six
years ago.
my mission he said, has been not
merely to represent my sovereign and
government for diplomatic purposes.
but also to bear message of friend
ship for the British to the American
people. No two peoples in the world
are so called upon, one might saw SO
appointed by Providence, to be friends
TO one another. 1t Is not merely that
the original stock OF those who found :
ed this great republic came from Eng
land to Virginia and New England. for
many new elements that are neither
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quently added. 1t is that their first
settlers brought with them language,
literature, system of institutions.
political traditions and above all a love
OF ordered freedom which have spread
out over the whole of the United states.
have formed the character of its people
ard are today common inheritance on
which the greatness and the moral
strength of your people and of our
people are based. 1t is in these things
that our unity lies; it is from this foun-
tain head that our fraternal friendship
must continue to flow.
Ought Not to Be Exclusive
'In that friendship there Is not and
there ought not to be anything exclu~
sive. | have never suggested that yor
and We should make any sort of al
Lance against the rest of the world
We may usefully cooperate for many
purposes. because our aims and our
spirits are substantially the same Rut
what we desire is that the ties of
friendship which bind the United States
and Great Britain to one another should
be extended to embrace other coun-
tries also.
Il know this is the feeling of the Brit
ish people, believe 1t is the feeling of
your people also and say SO not merely
from my personal observation, but from
what l have observed in the organs of
public opinion. The American press as
whole has shown In these later years a
fairness and friendliness toward other
nations-most. perhaps, but not exclusive
ly, to Great Britain-a respect for inter-
national obligations and a desire to full
fill them In a straightforward and hon
orable way which, as / believe. represent
the true and general sentiment of the
whole American people.
"A people is known by the heroes II has
produced. Your people, who produced and
followed and loved and honored George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln, has
always been most truly represented by
those statesmen. and writer's who have
had the spirit and have tried to walk in
the steps of those two heroes who loved
peace and justice, and in whose minds no
bitter or selfish thoughts found LODGE
ment."
Eventful Year
These have been six eventful years for
the United States, as well as for Eu-
rope" Mr.. Bryce continued Here too.
you have your difficulties. I see that
they make some among you anxious for
the future. In watching with keenest in
terest. / find for YOU .r-.sssr2ng grounds
of hope. One is the fact that you have
standing between and detached from
those two classes who seem to be every
where in the world now opposed to one
another, and large capitalists and en-
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