The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-26
BRYCE B|DDEN
GOD-SPEED BY
THE PILGRIMS
Retiring British ambassador
Banqueted in New York on
Eve of His Departure for
Home, via Orient.
PRAISES ROOT AND
SECRETARY BRYAN
Former Embassador Choate
Takes Sly Dig at Latter in
Mock Apology for Alb
sence of Grape Juice.

NEW YORK. April 25.-James Bryce
said farewell TO the American people
tonight at dinner given here in his
honor by the Pilgrims society Of the
! United States. After six years rs
British ambassador to this country. Mr..
Bryce will sail for home from San
Francisco May 3. via the Orient. Sir
Cecil Spring Rice, his successor, VIII
arrive in New York early next week.
Many noted men sat at the guest
table with ambassador Bryce. who, in 2
speech emphasized The relation Of
friendship existing between his country
and the United States. The ambassador
sat at the right of Joseph II. Choate,
former American ambassador TO Great
Britain, who is president Of the I'il.
grims society and acted as toast
master tonight. AZ Mr.. Choate IS left
was Walter Hines Page. present Amer.
lean ambassador. In his address Mr..
| sP itHtllti Nlpl sEHiihS " us 'O'
dial relations with the three presidents
in office during his service in Washing
| ton, and said he had no words 10 cor
vey his sense OF the kindness WITH
which he hal been received in America.
Significant Reference.
Mir. Bryce did rot touch directly
upon any issue now pending between
the American ana British governments.
This statement, boweYey, was regarded
AS significant;
'With good will and with a conyic-
tion that one of every nation 5 highest
assets is that sense Of national horor
which Will make ii live up 10 its iuter.
national obligations, all questions be
tween nations can oe 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 govern
ment and the United States had been
concluded in the last six years Mr..
Bryce said lie had come to admire not
only the brilliant gifts OF Senator Root,
but his fairness of mind and his genuine
love of peace re said he felt sure that
Mr. Bryan would show no less earnest
wish TO work for accord and good viii,
and Mr. Bryan. indeed. has given evil
dence or this
my mission" he said, has been not
merely TO represent my sovereign and
government for diplomatic purposes. but
also to bear a message of friendship
from the British to the American peo-
pie
Ties That Bind.
''In that friendship there Is not. and
there ought not TO be. anything exclu-
sive. ] have never suggested that you
and we should make any sort OF al
lance against the rest Of the world We
may usefully cooperate for many pur-
poses. because our aims and our spirits
are substantially the same. But what
we desire is that the ties OF friendship
which bind the United States and Great
Britain to one another should be ex-
tended 10 embrace other countries also.
These have been six eventful years
for the United States MS we'll as for
Europe" Mr.. Bryce continued. Here,
too. YOU have your difficulties I see
tnul t0eN make SOIle diioHS YOU dlISicuS
for the future. In watching with keen
est interest ] find for you two strong
grounds for hope.
Praises Farmers.
"One Is the fact that You have stand
ing between and detached from the
large capitalists and employers on the
one hand and organized labor on the
other, a third body OF sensible and fair
minded citizens. especially among Your
rural population, persons who own the
land they till and the houses they
i've In,
'Such an element In nation gives
Z strength and stability, and II ls an
element larger here than anywhere else
n the world The other faot Is shat
he standa rds OF civic duty among all
your citizens steadily Is rising.
"We all OF us apt when we are
ouing higher ideals 10 be more dis
satisfied than we we're before with the
contrast between ideals and practice.
But this Is no reason for despondency
To country has shown greater powers
" overcoming difficulties and escap-
ng dangers than America
Mr.. Choate began his speech with an
pology on behalf of the dinner commit
ee-
"They have not furnished you with
hat improved, impcrishable. diplomatic