Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-26
At End of Six Years of Service
as Representative in United
States Of British Crown
High Compliment is Paid,
ALL ENGLISH SPEAKING
PEOPLES HAVE ONE AIM
Canal Controversy Not Touch
ed on Directly, But Predic-
ton is Made That All Diff
ferenceS viii be Adjusted,

ferences viii be Adjusted,
my Morning journal Special Leased wire)
New York. April 35.-James
Bryce said farewell to the American
people tonight at n dinner given here
in his honor by the Pilgrims Society
Of the United states. After six years
as British ambassador to this country
Mr. Bryce viii sail for home from
san Francisco. May 3, via the Orient
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice his successor
will arrive in New York early this
week
Many noted men sat at the guest
table with Ambassador Bryce. who ~
n speech, emphasized the relation OF
friendship existing between his coun-
try and the United States. The am-
hassador sat at the right Of Joseph
n. Choate, former ambassador to
Great Britain. who is president Of
the pilgrims society, and acted as
toastmaster tonight. AZ Mr.. Choate's
left was Walter Hines Page, present
American ambassador. In his ad-
dress. Mr.. Bryce said.
Mr.. Bryce did not touch directly
upon any issue now pending between
the American and British govern
ments. This statement however, was
regarded as significant; with good
will and with conviction that one
of every nations highest assets il
that sense Of national honor which
will make IL live up 10 It's interna.
tionM obligations. all questions be
tween nations can be adjusted, ano
/ am sure that any questions between
your country and mine VIII be ad-
iusted in that way.
Mentioning that more than dozer
important treaties between his gov.
eminent and the United States hae
been concluded in the last six years
Mr., Bryce said he had come to ad.
mire not only the brilliant gifts OF
former Secretary Root, but his fair.
ness 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
my mission" he said, has been
not merely to represent my sover'
eign and government for diplomatic
purposes but also to bear a message
of friendship from the British to the
American people.
"In that friendship there is not and
there ought not to be anything eN-
elusive. | have never suggested that
YOU and we should make any sort
of alliance against the rest Of the
world. We may usefully cooperate
for many purposes, because ouI
aims and our spirits are substantial
~ the same. But what we desire is
that the ties Of friendship which bind
the United States and Great Britain
to one another shall be extended tt
embrace other countries also"
These have been six eVentfu
years for the United States as wei
as for Europe, Mr. Bryce continued
Here. too, YOU have your Difficult
ties. see that they make some
among you anxious for the future. In
watching with keenest interest, | iind
for you two strong grounds Of hope
one Is the fact that you have. stand
ing between and detached from the
large capitalists and the employers
on the one hand, and organized labor
on the other, third body Of sensl-
bic and fair minded citizens, espec-
tally among your rural population,
persons who own the land they till
and the houses they live in.
such an element in nation gives
it strength and stability and II is an
element larger here than anywhere
else In the world. The other fact Is
that the standard of civic duty among
all your citizens steadily is rising.
I'VE are all of us apt when we are
forming higher ideals to be more dis
satisfied than we were before with
the contrast between ideals and prac-
tice. But this is no reason for de-
spondency. No country has shown
greater powers Of overcoming diff
culties and escaping from dangers
than America
Mr. Choate began his speech with
an apology on behalf Of the dinner
committee.
They have not furnished you with
that improved, imperishable, diplo-
matte beverage that has just been put
forward" he said However, our
committee had no other thing to DO
The news Of this new diplomatic beY-
erage came to us too late; only this
morning we heard Of 1t from all the
papers-leaTned that the department
of state had prescribed this new beN-
erage and learned 1t was drunk III
bumpers amid great applause. ] can
promise Mr.. Bryce that he Will have
that when he comes back to us again,
and surely he is coming again. Then
we will give him full bumpers Of that
new beverage and he Will find i q
joy that will live forever
Mr.. Choate spoke of Mr. Bryce's