New-York tribune., 1921-10-01
Nation IHonors
Bryce ON Eve
Of Departure
Harding, Hughes, Wilson.
in Telegrams Sent to
Dinner, Pay High Tribute
to the British Statesman
Sees Hope for Armenia
Tells Luncheon of National
Union That Near East
Question Will Be Solved

lsh Ambassador to the United tSates
ana author of "The American Common
wealth. was the guest OF the Arr1e-
man National Union yesterday at a
luncheon at the Hotel Astor and of the
SuIgraVe institution at dinner at the
motel Blitmore on the eve of his re-
turn to Eng and.
Ellhu Root, Governor Miller and
ot"er prominent persons we're among
Inose who attended the assemblies in
MS honor, and kilograms paving trib-
uoe TO the genius of the British states
man were received from the foremost #
men OF the nation and presented to
MN at the dinner, bound, as a souvenir
OF his visit.
In an address delivered at the
luncheon Viscount Bryce dwelt upon
the promises which had been made to
armenia and upon the failure to i'm
pcse severe peace upon Turkey, which
Vitiaued those promises. During the
war he said, the Allied powers had
promised Armenia its independenca
"hen peace was signed. MANY Ar
n'enlans entered the British and
rrehch armies upon the strength of
these promises. he said.
Too Lenient With Turks
But far too lenient terms were
granted the Turks" he said, land they
were not dlsarmed, so, after some
months, the Turkish Nationalist marty
gathered a large force, defed the Al
hes and attacked those Armenians who
mad begun to return to their homes,
and this force is now holding all cen
trail Anatolia and Armenia"
More than 50,00O,OOO had been ex-
pended by the Near East Relief So
clety of this country, Viscount Bryce
said, for the relief of refugees who had
escaped the Turkish massacres of 1918
1t was critical moment in the affairs
OF the Near East, he said but he urged
Armenlans in this country not to aban-
don hope
My last word to the Armenians in
America" he said, "would be: DO not
abandon hope. Cling to your ancient
tradltlons. There may yet remain q
brighter future for people which has
borne such sutferings with undaunted
courage and loyalty"
Morgenthau at Luncheon
A. Karagheusa presided at the lunch
con- Among those present were Henry
Morgenthau, formerly United States
Ambassador to Turkey DR.. John II
Finley, formerly Red Cross commits
sioner to Palestine; DR.. Charles e
Burton, general secretary of the Con
gregational National Council; Walter
George Smith, preidcnt of the A1rne.
nianAmerican Society; Bishop James
H. Darlington, of Harrisburg, Pa;
Charles H. Vickrey, general secretary
of the Near East Relief Organization
Charles S. Macfarland, general secre
tary of the Federal Council of Churche:
in America; the Rev. Joseph Fort New
+N,, of+ 4 ~ L.
Paternity; Oscar S. Straus, DR.. Henry
van Dyke Lyman Abbott, Mrs MARY
NJ. Borglum Elmer E. Brown and Mrs
Harry M. Bremen.
About 100 were present at the dinner
at the Hotel Biltmore Alton B. Parkel
presided. The speakers included Wis
count Bryce, Elihu Root and Governor
Miller. Others present were Lady
Bryce, Ebert H. Gary. Thomas R. Mar
shall, John W. Davis, Cleveland II
Dodge, Dr.. Henry van Dyke, Ogder
Reid and f. l.. Doheny.
There were more than a score of tele-
grams expressing the appreciation y.
the writer's of the qualities of Viscount
Bryce in the book which was given te
the guest of honor at the dinner
President Harding, Woodrow Wilson
president Coolidge, Charles f
Hughes, Secretary of State; Herbert
Hoover, Secretary of Commerce.; Gen.
eral Pershing and William Jennings
Bryan were among hose who sem
messages.
The souvenir book was presented by
John II. Stewart, chairman of the ex.
ecutve committee of the Sulgrave In.
stitute. A copy of Niscount Brvce's
latest book, "Modern Democracies, ,
also was presented to him by the
institute.
Telegram From Harding
President Harding's telegram was as
follows:
81 wish I could be among those pres
ent at the dinner to Viscount Bryce
as adequately as | might be able, my
feelings toward him. ! know of nc
man who, to my mind, has performed
so great service as his own in behalf
of those intimate and understanding re
ations between the two great branches
of the English speaking people.
81 doubt if any man living is so wei
equipped to do such q piece of work q.
Niscount Bryce has presented in hi!
latest book. Modern Democracies,
while his earlier writings and addresses
have been easily among the most in
fluential in our own or any othel
! tiiutS, III uCuudllllHB luc WOIlu VIII
the aspirations and institutions O
progressive modern democracies."
Message From Wilson
In behalf of Woodrow Wilson, hi:
private secretary, John Randolph Boil
ing, sent the following telegram, datee
Washington:
"Mr. Wilson asked me to say, in re
gard to the suggestion that he write
a sentiment for the souvenir which the
Sulgrave Institute wishes to issue r
connection with the dinner to Viscount
Bryce, you are suggesting what he re
CARDS as the most difficult sort OF
literary composition. Further that il
the present state of his convalescenct
he does not feel he could satisfy him
self with anything of that kind tina
he would be able to write Mr.. Wilson
does not fear that he will evevr lack op
portunity to express his appreciation
of the character and services of Lore
Bryce"
e-President Coolidge sent this
telegram:
'No one has done more to secure ar
understanding of the aims and ideal:
Of the American republic than Vlscoun
Rryce has done. 1t has been a service
which should be appreciated wherever
men are moved by desire for a know
edge Of the truth and belief that GU
Of such a knowledge people are made
to be free
Tribute of Secretary Hughes
Secretary of State Hughes wired a!
folIows.