Evening star., 1922-01-24

terest our efforts in favor Of an Idea
ever dear to him throughout his long
! the effective feeling of good will
among nations. foster the spirit OF
liberty and cordiaiity between honest
men and people animated by honest
purposes. We all hope to, realize
such ideals, and that our endeav0rs
shall not have been made In vain
Remarks by Mr. BaIfour.
Mr.. Baifour said he thought it was
not uniting that the senior member
of the British empire delegation. and
probably the man. who had known
Lord Bryce the greatest number OF
years. should say something before
this touching ceremony was brought
to- a conclusion. -.
Lord Bryce was scholar. a trav-
. eier. historian. politician,
diplo,nat-and in all those great
spheres of activity he was himself
master. 1t was well to note that each
of these spheres of activity affected
the other. III Lord Bryce was one Of
the greatest political writer's OF his
day 1t was because he knew politics.
not merely as a scholar. not merely
as traveller. not merely as his
torian, not merely as politician, not
merely as diplomat. but because he
studied the political activities OF
mankind from all those points OF
view. Each reinforced the other,
each added its quota to the admirable
result which had been go Wen de.
scribed by the chairman, by Mr.. Root
and by Mr.. Jusserand.
He need say no more. Those IN
the room who knew him would ad-
nit all that could be said in his
praise as writer. as a pubiiclst'
a. diplomat an and as, as poili,G,an
voice that he was also one OF the
most delightful characters and one
Of the most sympathetic observ.
ers and thinkers which their age had
produced. He had died in the ful.
ness Of life and under the best OF
circumstances. in the middle OF his
activities. with this great list of sue
cesses and accomplished deeds.
Which of those present could hope
for better ending?
High Omcial Tribute.
Mr.. Balfour asked to make one eur-
ther observation. Doubtless ooth on
this side of the Atlantic and the other
! there would be many tributes paid to
the memory Of this great man; but ne
was convinced that no tribute that
could be paid to him would equal IN
Lord Bryce's estimation that which
| was being paid in this historic gath
ering. His praises had been pro-
claimed by the most distinguished cit.
izens of the country where some OF
his greatest work was accomplished
and which had been the theme OF his
greatest writings. They ,h mad .,si, SPOKEN i,e,
! portant conferences Of the peoples
that had ever taken place in any
/ country. Those who had taken part
i in 1t were the most competent Judges
OF his memory. They included states
| men like the chairman. men of the
worldwide authority of Mr.. Root, the
French ambassador, who, to all the
qualifications conferred by long ex-
perience as colleague OF Lord Bryce
and warm affection for his person.
English language, literature and his
tory which Lord Bryce himself could
not excel and which was the envy OF
every Erglishman. While these were
the speakers, who were the hearers?
They were the representatives Of nine
great powers drawn from all quarters
of the globe. That they should desire
to do Lord Bryce honor, that they
should welcome such an occasion as
! the present. and that his claims on
have been so admirably expressed by
such great authorities would. Mr.: Bal
four was convinced. could Lord Bryce
have foreseen it, have given him
greater satisfaction than any of the
many honors which the civilized world
had delighted to pay him.
He begged to thank the chairman
for the course he had taken.
Railway Report Referred.
Tho committee had before it the re-
port of the subcommittee OF tech
nical advisers on the Chinese Eastern
railway, which 1t was decided to re-
fer to a subcommittee Of delegates
For the United states. Mr.. Root;
for Belgium, Baron de Cartier. for
the British Empire. Sir auckland
France. NJ. Sarraut: for Italy. Senator
Albertini; for Japan, Mr.. Hanihsra;
laerts van Blokland; for Portugal.
Capt. vasconcellos.
The chairman (Mr. Hughes) then
said that as other matters in regard
to China were for the time being
postponed. the next subject on the
Baron Shidehara said that. II the
discussion on the Siberian problem
was to be proceeded with. it might be
Of interest for the committee to know
exactly the intentions and aims Of
Japan in regard to Siberia, and. with
of the committee, he would make q
concise statement in this respect.
He then read as follows:
The military expedition Of Japan to
Siberia was originally undertaken in
common accord and in corporation
with the United States in 1918. It was
primarily intended to render assist
ance to the Czechoslovak troops who
in their homeward journey across ST.
IBERIA from European Russia, found
themselves in grave and pressing
danger at the hands OF hostile forces
under German command. Tho Japa-
nese and American expeditionary
forces. together with other allied
troops, fought their way from vlad-
livestock for into the region Of tho
oh bal yANsfN
to protect the railway lines which af-
forded the sole means Of transports
tion Of the, Czechoslovak troops from
| the interior Of Siberia to the port Of
Yladivostock. Difhculties which tho
allied forces had to encounter In their
operations in the severe cold winter
or Siberia were immense.
U. 9. s.\withdraws Troops.
In January, 1920, the United States
decided to terminate its military un-
dertaking in Siberia, and ordered the
withdrawal Of Its forces. For some
time thereafter Japanese troops, con.
tfnued alone to carry out the duty OF
guarding several points along the
Transsiberian railways in fulhillment
OF interallied arrangements, and of
affording facilities to the. returning
Czechoslovaks.
troops safely embarked from ylad-
ivostok in September. 1920. Ever
! ing forwtrd to an early moment for
the withdrawal Of her troops from
Siberia. The maintenance of such
troops in foreign land is for her
a costly and thank1ess undertaking,
and she will be only too happy to be
relieved of such responsibility. In
fact, the evacuation of the trans
baikal and the Amur provinces was
already completed in 1880. The only
region which now remains to be
evacuated is southern portion Of