New-York tribune., 1922-01-23
British Siatcsman-Aulhor.
EN~Amlsassador u. S..
Stricken at 'Sid,nouth.
v here Tie Wa, Visitor
Raised To Pcc,a.c
Aflcr Service Here
mcrican Common
wealth Among Hi, C.rca,
R''crary Achievement,

LONDON Jan. - BY The Associated
fress'- Niscoout Bryce dlcd at sid
mouth TO-DAY. The end came peace
fully and somewhat suddenly.
Nlscount Bryce had been stavinc IN
Sldmouth for tho last three weeks. and
Vas extremely energetic TO the last.
"lf James Bryce is not thc most.
widely and profoundly lcarncd man
n the United Kngdom said "Tbo Ion
don l't Bit whcn Nh Brycc was
designated as Ambassador TO Washing.
top' 'Nc should like to know who is
h's superior. Even Mr.. Gladstone, it
Is said, was not more versatile in his
knowledge than this canuy Scots
man
OF Nlscount Bryce it also a. said
that he knew America better than
most Americans. A diplomatist. man
OF letters and publiclst Of World re
noWn' he was so highly regarded in
the United States that he sometimes
was referred to as AN "Enghsh Yam
koo.' The characterization was the
moro apt in that he was the first
briush Ambassador to this country
VINO dld not bear a tltlc-at that time
he was plain James Bryce, having pro
v'onsiy declined an appointment to
the pecragc
American History His Monument
he American Commonwealth, the
work by which he was best known
mere, has been standard textbook in
American schools and colleges for
more than generation. Somewhat
anoma lously, the book is an llumina-
tive and comprehensive aralvsis and
exposition, by foreigner, Of the struc-
tnrc and iunctioninG of American poll
tics and society Through it, his five
years service as am bassador. his cx-
tenslVe travels and many public ap-
pearanccs here Viscount Bryce be-
came one of the strongest links in
the chain of friendly relations between
the United States and England
lie was a man Of varied achieve
ments, who despite a complete lack of
traits commonly accounted indispcnsa-
bic to political success, enjoyed
throughout his career a popularity and
esteem among Englis speaking per
HN'lE y tlll stations SutU as rarely mas
been accorded to an individual. Born
in Belfast, Ireland, May 10, 1898, to a
Scotch father ana an Irish mother. he
received his carly education in Glas-
goW and thence entered Oxford Uni
verSity His father. the Rev. James
Bryce, was Glasgow Clergyman of
the Established Church. His mother
before her marriage was Margaret
oung, of County Antrim. ireland. His
B. A. degree. conferred at Oxford in
1862, was the first Of many degrees
and academic Donors which years be
fore his death made him the most "bc-
doctored' man in Europe, if not in the
world. His writings covered subjects
ra,ying as widely as botany and law,
mountaineering and education, and his
activities were no less VERSATILE
Career as Author Began Early
His first book, "Thc Holy Roman
Empire.' was an amplification of his
graduation thesis, written in 1862,
when he was twonty-four years old.
Like "The American Commonwealth
it reflected a remarkable capacity for
research and q philosophical vision,
and it, too, became a standard work in
schools and colleges.
Three years later he became a bar
rlSter AT Lincoln Inn, ana practlccd
law in London for fifteen years. In
1870 he made his debut in politics as
an unsuccessful candidate for Parlia-
ment. In 1880 he was elected from the
Tower IIamlets. and in Parliament he
almost Immediately was recognized as
4 pronounced Liberal and a follower
of Gladstone. He became Under Sec
rctary Of State for Foreign Affairs in
the Gladstone Cabinet in 1886. In his
twenty-five years of Parliamentary life
he gradually became one of the intel
lcctua forces of the House of Com
mons lie served as chancellor for the
Duchy of Lancaster and was president
Of the Board Of Trade in the Rosebcry
govc crnmcnt When the Liberals came
into power again in 1906 Mr. Bryce
was made Chief Secretary for Ireland,
a post in which he served particularly
satisfactorily because of his strong adj
vocacv Of Irish Home Rule.
He resigned his secretaryship in the
Camp'A IL Bannerman ministry after
thirtecI months to accept the appoint
mcnt by King Edward VII as Ambas-
sador to the United States to succeed
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand The ap
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