Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-05-02
BRYCE BIDS AD|EU
TO UNITED STATES
Ambassador Delivers Fare
well Address in Gotham.
TALKS ABOUT FRIENDLINESS
Retiring British Diplomat breaches
Little Sermon to Hearers on
Fair Mindedness and Stand
ards of National Honor.


New York City.-James Bryce, say
Ing farewell to the American peo-
pie after six years as ambassador from
Great Britain to the United States,
preached little sermon on fair mind
edness and standards of national hon
or that could not be interpreted as re-
ferring to anything other than the
Panama canal tolls question By re-
peated references to the friendship be-
tween England and the United States
and the reasons for the cordial rela-
tions, and by reference to Washington
and Lincoln Americas great heroes"
as leaders who loved peace and JUS
tice and in those minds no bitter or
selfish thoughts found lodgment," Mr..
Bryce conveyed to his hearers the
idea that his desire was TO leave with
Americans a final argument against
revocation Of the canal treaties.
In his address, which was given be-
fore the Pilgrims society of the
United States, Mr.. Bryce referred with
feeling to his cordial relations with
the three presidents who had been in
office during his service in Washing
ton and said he had no words to con-
vey his sense of the kindness with
which he had been received during
his travels in America.
Would Extend Friendship.
Referring to the friendship existing
between America and Great Britain,
Mr.. Bryce expressed the hope that this
might be extended to embrace other
countries. He did not touch directly
upon any issue pending between the
American and British government.
This statement, however, was regard
ed as significant:
with good will and with a convic-
tion that one of every nations highest
assets is that sense of national hon
or which will make it live up to its
international obligations, all questions
between nations can be adjusted and
/ am sure that any questions between
your country and mine will be adjust
ed in that way"
Mentioning that more than dozen
important treaties between his gov
ernment and the United States had
been concluded in the past 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
Tells of His Mission.
My mission" Mr.. Bryce said, has
been not merely to represent my SOW
ereign and government for diplomatic
purposes but also to bear a message
of friendship from the British to the
American people. No two people in
might say, so appointed by providence,
to be friends to one another 1t is not
merely that the original stock of those
who founded this great republic came
from England to Virginia and New
England, for many new elements that
been subsequently added 1t is that
their first settlers brought with them
a language, literature, a system of
institutions, political traditions and
above all love of ordered freedom
which have spread out over the whole
of the United States. have formed the
character of its people, and are today
a 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 fountain
head that our fraternal friendship
must continue to flow."