The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18

nationality The scheme provides that it shall be held, for period of one or two years, alternately by American and a British scholar or public man, thus draw ing upon the best intellectual resources of the two countries, and securing variety of treatment of the subjects dealt with.
 This novel kind of foundation has been selected by a special committee of the Anglo-American society, under the chair manship of Lord Glenconner, and includ- ing Viscount Bryce Prof Sir Sydney Lee, Prof. Sir Israel Goliancz, Sir Donald Me Alister, Sir William Collins, Principal Garvie, Dr, J. Estlin Carpenter, H. G. Wells and others, and after consulta- ton with a number of expert advisors.
 "The committee believes that this kind of foundation would greatly assist to create in England a wider knowledge of America today and of the history. liter ature and institutions of this great trans atlantic commonwealth of English speaking people.
 AS a permanent memorial of America loyal partnership with Great Britain in the war, as well as of the historic ties of kinship which nuit our two peoples and of which the Mayflower celebration reminds us nothing could be more fitting than the establishment of this educa- tional foundation"
 In conveying his donation to Field Mar shal H. R. H., the Duke of Connaught, K. G., president of the Anglo-American society, Sir George Watson expressed the hope that the proposed chair would have considerable effect in clearing away the ignorance and the resulting prejudice, which should be frankly recognized on both sides of the Atlantic as the real stumbling block in the way of closer union between the two nations. In spite of the brotherhood of arms during the war there is stil1 call for much discriminat- ing labor to banish this prejudice. The diplomatic relations between the two countries would enter upon a smoother path if the far-seeing efforts of states men on both sides were aided instead Of hampered by the man in the street. and the commercial relations, which, as consequent natural development, must vastly improve, would do so with rapid strides if business men were to realize the fact that mutual knowledge means better trade.
 "Every effort should, therefore, be made to prevent weakening Of the sympathies which have been so greatly stimulated between the two countries by the historic visit of his royal highness the Prince of Wales, and it is good poll tics, good business, good morals, to main tain them firmly on their present high level To all Americans resident in this
 
 pleasure and to all British who have per sonal or commercial ties with the United States, it is a matter of moment that a reciprocal knowledge and sympathy should grow at a rapid rate and be root ed in firm soil And all enlightened men and women who, apart from per sonal or business interests, are possessed of a wide vision, must also feel an I'm pulse to take advantage of any oppqr- tunity of furthering so desirable an aim.
 For all these reasons it would be a source of great pleasure and satisfactioh to me if your royal highness would con sent to convey, as president of the Anglo American society my check for SlO0oW as a gift to his royal highness. the Prince of Wales, for founding and endowing the proposed chair. The present Juncture. when the echoes of the wonderful recep- ton of the Prince of Wales by the Amer ican people are still reverberating throughout the world, seems to me fe- licitius occasion for expressing the, nope that his royal highness, on reaching the shoes of his native land, will graciously accent this free-will gift in the spirit in which it is given for the intended pur- pose, and allow the chair.ato be named The Prince of Wales Chair Of American History, Literature and Institutions.
 The Prince of Wales, in replying, said that Such differences as must natural ly exist (between Americans and English mem are more those of form and habit of substance and no purpose can pc higher than the one of endeavoring py