The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-07
AMERICANS IN
LONDON FEAST
JAMES BRYCE
Former ambassador From
Great Britain to the United
States Guest of Honor at
Dinner of Pilgrims.
EMBASSADOR PAGE
PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE
British Diplomat Responds in
Happy Vein and Returns
Thanks for His Kind
Treatment Here.

LONDON, Nov. GA large and dis
tinguished gathering welcomed the
Right Hon. James Bryce, late British
ambassador at Washington, at the din
ner given in his honor by the Pilgrims
tonight. The American ambassador,
Walter II. Page, read messages from
the president of the United States, Jo-
seph II. Choate, former embassador AT
London, and others. President Wilson s
message was as follows:
"Few men have done more than
James Bryce in strengthening the ties
of friendship and brotherhood whlch
united England and America and have
been the cause of common aspiration
and high example to the whole world,
The president of the Panama PACING
international exposition, Charles Z.
Moore, cabled:
~ still hope that the British and
American flags will wave together In
San Francisco in l915.'
Replies to Criticism.
Mr. Bryce began his speech by ex-
pressing the belief that the Panama
question would be solved in n manner
satisfactory to both countries. That
belief, he said, was based on his con-
vietion of the high rectitude and ele.
waited sense of honor and international
Justice possessed by President Wilson.
A large part Of Mr. Bryce g speech was
devoted directly to replying. to crlti'
cism made by the conservative press
of his work as ambassador. He empha-
sized the idea that the British embas"
sador to the United States had to deal
with problems between Canada and the
United States for Canada g interests
were important to the empire az En-
glands. He then made direct reply
to these criticisms, saying he would moi
have noticed them except for the i'm
portant principle involved.
ambassador an Agent.
An ambassador to foreign country,
he said, acted merely as the agent Of
his government and carried out the in
structions of his government. The
critics acted in ignorance, because the
only persons who knew what the en-
bassador was trying to do were officials
of his foreign Office and himself. The
danger was that criticism of an embas.
sador by the press of his own country
had the effect of weakening his status
and prestige with the country to which
he was accredited.
He himself had once been criticised
for being absent from Washington The
criticism amused him. but he hoped the
bad precedent would not be set of
criticising servants of the crown when
absent upon business abroad, thereby
injuring the house service itself.
Page Does the Honors.
Introducing Mr.. Bryce to the Pill
grims. Embassador Page, who presid-
ed, paid Il high tribute to the ex-em-
bassador to the United States. Mr..
Bryce served through the administra.
tions Of three American presidents, all
of whom had expressed to Mr. Page
the high opinion and sincere esteem In
which they held Mr. Bryce.
:" welcome him home,' Mr., Page
said, 'Tas the ambassador emeritus to
the American people. All his blush
ing honors have been nobly won'
The American ambassador then spoke
of Mr.. Bryce's great popularity in ev-
cry state. The only honors America
could confer, he said, were academic
and Mr.. Bryce had moro Of these from
American colleges than even "that
least quiet academician who now is har-
vestiug a crop Of such honors in South
America y
After thanking the Pilgrims for their
welcome back TO England, Mr.. Bryce
said when he resigned his place in the