The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-26
SERVICE ENDED,
He SAYS FAREWELL
TO UNITED STATES
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OF the untt>d states. have formed the
character of it's people and are to-day
:. common inheritance on which fhe
greatness and tho moral strength OF
your people and of our peopie are
based. I, Is in these things mat our
unity lies. 1t Is from this fountain hea"
that our frateunal friendship must con
tinue To flow.
should Sot he Exclusive.
I'm that friendship there is not ana
there ought not to be. anything eSciu-
siye have nevcr suggested that YOU
and We should make any sort OF am
apce against the rest of the world
we NAV uscfully c,o operate for many
vurposes because our aims and our
spirit are substantially the same But
what we desire is that the ties OF
friendship which hihi tho United states
End Great Britain to .one another should
he extended TO embrace other couh-
Tries also.
II know this is the feeling of the
British people believe II is the feel
ing of Your people also. and say so no,
merely from my personal observation.
but from Whit have observed in the
organs of public cpln.on. The Amer
lean press as ~ whole has shown IN
these later years fairness and friend =
illness towards other nations-'nost.
perhaps. but not exclusively TO Great
Britain--a respect for international OBJ
lieations aud n desire 10 fulfill them
in a STRAIGHTFORWARD and honorable
way, which. as believe represents the
true and general sentiment of the
whole American people
- people is known by the heroes II
las produced, Your people who pro
duced and followed and loved and hon
ored George Washington and Ahra :
ham lincoln. has always been most
truly represented by those statesmen
and writer's who have had the spirit
triaI tn lall in d
those two heroes who loved peace and
justice. and in whose minds no bitter
or selhsh thoughts found Judgement"
These have been six evcntful years
fol. the United States we'll as for
Europe" Mr.. Bryce continued. Here,
too. YOU have your difficulties see
that they make some among YOU anX-
ions for the future. In watching With
keenest interest, | find for YOU two
strong grounds of hope. One is the
fact that YOU have standing between
and detached from those two classes
who seem To be everywhere in the
world now opposed to one another. the
large capitalists and employers on the
one hand and organized labor on the
other. a third body. that large body
Of sensible and fairminded citizens. cs :
pecially among your rural population.
persons who own the land they till
and the houses they live in.
Element Of Stability.
such an element in nation gives
il strength and stability and il 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 is steadily rising. There
liz a larger proportion of men now in
your cities who are resolved to secure
good government by working for it.
There is Il higher conception of the
duty which the rich owe to the poor
81 l.a ..l, Ill
cure just and upright administration.
we are all OF US apt when we are
forming higher ideals to he more dis
satisfied than we We're before with the
contrast between ideals and praci ice.
But this Is no reason for despondency.
Let whoever begins to despond look
back and see how much worse many
things We're at former epochs Of your
history than they are now. No country
has shown greater powers OF over
coming difficulties and escaping from
dangers than America has done"
Many noted men sat nj the table
with Ambassadors Bryce. The ambassa
dor sat al the right of Joseph H.
Choate, former ambassador TO Great
Britain, who is president OF the Pill
grtms Society. and acted as toast
master tonight
At Mr.. Choates left was Walter
Hines Page, present American ambaS-
Sador 10 Great Britain.
Chontc Apologies.
MI tHodtt began ms speech With
an apology on behalf of the dinner
committee.
"Thqy have not furnished YOU with
that improved imperishable diplo-
matte beverage that has just been put
forward he said. However, our com
mittee had no other thing 10 do. The
news of this new diplomatic beverage
came TO uS"too late; only this morn
Ing we heard of II from all papers
learned that the Department. of State
they learned IL was drunk in bumpers
amid great applause. | can pru.n.s Sc
MIR. Bryce that he viii have that when
ne comes back TO US again. and surely
he is coming again Then we viii give
MIN tull bumpers Of that new beverage
and he VIII ind II a JOY that viii live
forever"
Mr. Choate spoke OF Nh Bryce
WORK AS ambassador declaring he has
brought about new feeling between
th o,, TWO union OF peace that
VIII secure the peace Of the whole
world" The American people. n" de
Slared. Will never tolerate any action
ny Inc government that will tend ia
break the bond with Grca, Britain.