The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-23
vISCOUNT BRYCE
 WORLD PUBLICIST
End Came Suddenly And Peacefully To Great Eng
 fish Authority on Ameri- can Commonwealth.

London, Jan. 23-Viscount Bryce died at Sidmouth yesterday His end came peacefully and somewhat sud denly. The Viscount had been stay ing in SidmOuth for the past three weeks and was extremely energetic to the last.
 (By the A., P.)-James Bryce, Wis count of Dechmont, was a world fig ure as a man of letters. a publicist and diplomat. He had enjoyed great prestige in the United States, and 1t was often said that he knew the Amer ican system of government better than any American authority. His book, "The American Common wealth." has been a standard textbook In schools and colleges of the United States for many years.
 Through his books, his many ad- dresses here and through bis five year term as British Ambassador in Washington, Viscount Bryce became one of the most notable human links in the chain of friendly relations be- tween this country and Great Britain.
 He was born ia Belfast. Ireland. Rev. James Bryce Of Glasgow, clergyman of the established church, and his mother, Margaret (Young) Bryce of County Antrim. He was graduated from the University of Glasgow and gained a scholarship in Oxeord, obtaining his B. A. degree in 1862 and his D. C. L. in 1870. He afterwards gained many more hon.
 
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 h 1862, the year Of his graduation from Oxford. his book, ''The Holy Roman Empire" was published. At tnls tirfe he was twenty-four years old. This work, used in schools the world over, is an expansion of an es- say he delivered at his graduation
 After his graduation Bryce prac- ticed law in London for fifteen years. Ae held the Chair of the Regius Pro- Kessorshlp O. Civil Law at Oxford for twenty-three years.
 He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1880, from a London district, and was a pronounced Lib erai. He was at first considered a failure as a political factor, but dur ing the ensuing twenty-two years be- came Q notable figure in British poIi- tics. In 1SS6 he was appointed Un- der Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. He also served as Chan ceIlor for the Duchy of Lancaster, which gave him seat in the Glad stone Cabinet, and he was President of the Board of Trade in the Rose berry Government.
 When the Liberals again come into power in 1905. Mir. Bryce was made Chief Secretary for Ireland. After filling this post for thirteen months. he resigned to accept an appointment as Ambassador to the United States Among the important matters settled in part through his diplomatic skill as Ambassador was the Newfoundland itS-tS.iteS COHITONeISN. WHICH went Ip t- Hague Tribunal. He also handled his countryS interests in the arbftro ton treaty of 1906 between the Unit ed States and Great Britain. He was also identified with the settle ment of disputes between this coun- try and Canada. one being the water ways treaty and others involving con tracersies over the international boun- diary line He was strongly in favor of the Canadian reciprocity negot!a- tions, which collapsed O. Q referen- dunn of the Cana dians.
 The failure of these negotiations was made the basis of attacks upon him and the government, some Of the radical leaders claiming the Ambas-