The Washington times., 1913-02-28
ENGLISH DIPLOMAT
FAVORS BIG PARKS
Ambassador Bryce Advocates
Public Reservation Going
Through to Baltimore.

Presenting in concrete form the knowl-
ng country he has acquired during his
six years stay here, in which time his
love of nature has carried him into
paths and byways seldom traversed,
and afforded him an insight into the
possibilities of the future washington
which is remarkable, James Bryce,
British ambassador to the United
States. last night told the committee of
100 on the future development of wash
intgon and q few. invited guests what
he believed should be done to still fur
there beautify the Nations Capital.
Ambassador Bryce compared wash
ington as il is today with London,
Paris, st. Petersburg. Berlin and other
great national capitals. and declared no
other capital in the world could COM
pete with this city in beauty and natu-
raj advantages. He paid tribute to the
wisdom and foresight of George WASH
fngton. and declared he was the oniy
American. so far as he had peen apIe
to discover who had possessed suHlcle,lt
understanding of what beautiial ci.y
Washington could and should be i,aue'
Favors Capital of Capitals.
I'VE should make this capital OF
capitals Mr.. Bryce declared. All
that is largest and brightest in Ameri-
can thought should be presented here
in the Capital of great nation.
He said a great park should lie pc
tween Washington and Baltimore. ne
had walked through much. of the coun-
try and said there were great stretcness
of wooded land that could ana snouio
be converted into a beautiful park.
He declared the Government should
purchase strips along both sides of the
Potomac and that quarry1ng in the NH.
ginia palisades should be stopped, ana
a beautiful boulevard constructed there;
that Rock Creek Park should be added
to and that all land in this section which
had not already been encroached upon
by the builders, should be held forever
by the Government for park reserva-
tion1.
Advocates GreatUniversity.
Mr. Bryce was especially emphatic in
his declaration that there should be a
great university here.
Il do not mean that ii should neces-
sarily be a national university, in the
sense thatit should be managed by the
nation through Congress. or necessarily
endowed by Congress, but the National
Capital ought to have great univer-
sity."
Nr Bryce said he realized that the
8U8BeSIlO0S ne ndu H1due were eApeii-
sive, and that it was claimed by some
that Congress would not make the ap-
propriations. II am not so sure of that, -
he said. Americans he said. are the
most imaginative people in the world,
and. IL their Imagination ever gets to
working on what beautiful city this
can be made, there will be no trouble
about the appropriations.
Mr. Bryce was introduced by Justice
STAFFORD, who EMPHASIZED the desirable
ify f-the plan of Congress TO bridge
the Potomac river. This would not
aymbolize reunion, he said, but would
make reunion surer and more lasting.
Glenn Brown, chairman of the COM
nittee. Of 100 thanked senator Cullom,
the Library Committees of the House
Snd 5ae1ate Senator Evans and Con-
S8@anfaT Mann for their assistance in
M4vfng the Lincoln Memorial placed on
the Mall. in accordance with the plans
Of EEnfant, Washington and Jeffer-
con.
The meeting was held at the residence
Of Arthur Jeffrey Parsons, at Eight
eenta and r streets northwest, and,
after Mr.. Bryce's address. the guests
were served splendid buffet supper.