New-York tribune., 1922-01-23
Bryce Dies
In Engsland:
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fN'"''''c"' met with universal approval
on both sides o. Vnc Atlantic and when
ne arrived in the United States in
February. 1907. he was welcomed as
great asset to the prcscrvation and
Strengthening OF the friendly relations
oetHeon The two nations.
As Ambassador to United States
nc appointment va. particularly
tiMeiJ IN that it c,Nno at time when
tns ' hr'r'Sn Embassy at Washington
al suffered considerable loss OF
prestige. Intimate personal and social
!elatlonS had been sustained between
lres!dent Roosevelt and NJ. Jusserand.
tAc French Ambs ssador. and Baron
SpecN Won Stcrnburg. the German Am
passador, and that fact was not un-
noticed in the British Foreign Office. Il
Ms deemed wise 20 send to America
nn envoy who knew the American
Heople and who was known to them. and
fhe selection Of Nr. Bryce proved a
nsppy ono from every viewpoint He
Fad visited tho United States in $50.
in 1881, end again in 1855 and had me.
end become acquainted with repre-
sentative Americans throughout the
country in the course Of the prepara-
tlon OF the manuscript of The Ameri-
can CommonV ealth
Almost from the beginning Of his
serNic" IS ambassador Mr.. Bryce vas
literally overwhelmed with invitations
20 make addresses before representa-
tiro gatherings in all parts Of The
limited States; many o. these he ac-
e'9t"d. and N his consequent travels
end speeches he DID much to weld the
hrosoy close relationship OF the two
countries.
He vas conspicuously successful in
er'nglnG to satisfactory termination
most OF tho diplomats disputes then
outstanding between America and Eng
land. None Of these controversies Was
fundame entally vital. but they all wero
irritating and tedious. Among thc
more important OF them which his dip
!onatic skill was largely instrumental
IN settling was tho Newfoundland fish
cries dispute. which went TO the Hague
tribunal; the Canadian waterways
ternational boundary line. Hc hand d
TIE. general arbitration treaty or 1908
III behalf Of his country, and took az
active part in the reciprocity ncgotia-
tons between the United States and
Canads
An Exponent Of "Opcn Diplomacy
Candor. in his lexicon. WAS the key
0ote of successful diplomacy. aud dur
ing his incumbency at asNington re
discussed freely and publicly such
QIestloDe as a.osc affecting the rela
tora Of the United States and Eng
land
Rumors o. his resignation had bcen
curren. Heveral months before it was
announced, in the fall OF 1912. He hnd
devoted himself so unrein ittingly TO thu
duties OF tie post that it became nec-
essary, II he were 20 avoid physica,
break down. TO reli0auish it and devote
himself temporarily to literature
! Shortly aftcrward ne was elevated to
/ tHe peerage with TIC title Of Viacount
/ OF Decnmont.
Re was what might have been termed
an inveterate traveller. and his Jour
ueyings always yielded fruit Of liter
/ a'y. historical ard educational valus
! One Of It's result was a volume en-
/ titled "Transcaucasa and .Ararat.
written after visit TO Western Asia
! in 1876, when he went down the Volgs
aud finally scaled Noun. .Ararat-a feat
which evoked the envy and admiration
e hardy and venturesone mountain
climbers
.tfter the Beer War he wrote cri
tloue o. the political issues involved
entitled "lmprcs ssions of South Africa.
and then turned his attention to hi,
native Ireland and produced notable
work, "Two Centuries of Irish History.
While ne was Arbas sador to the United
States he found time for visit tt
South america. gathering material Coz
anOt her book, "Soutll America: Obscrva
tiors and ImpressioNs.' Others az hi,
books which indicate the versatility ant
range Of his interests arc "The Flora ;rf
| Fauna Of tho Island Of Arcan. "Studic:
in History and Jurispruden "Studic.
IN Contemporar Biography, Report OF
The Condition Of Education in Ian
cashirc." 'lhc Trade Marks 2cgi~tra
tion Act' aid The Biudrance 10 Goot
Ci;i7cnship.'
Studied All rarts of World
He visited Iceland and wrote OF Ice
landic institutions; he anew Euror'
snd North and South America; Asi'
Minor. Western Asia Africa and Rus
sa and their peoples and customs.
For tvrenty-three years he held tn
Regius professionally of civil Law q
Oxford, the Oldest chair in Eurone
dating from 1916. Throughout 81
most Of that period ne devoted cigh
months Of esch year 80 his universi :.
work, aud spent the other four month
in out Oft the-way places in all part
Of the world
Niscount Brycc's own story Of tn
writing OF The American Common
wealth" was told at Pilgrims Socict.
dinner in New York several years age
Ilc had read extensively OF Americ'
for many years. he said, but ali hi
actual contact with America had bee!
obtaincd in his three brief visits her
in 1870. 1881 and 1889.
ut never occurred to me- he said
that the book would be read by mor'
vhan few persons on this side OF th'
Atlantic. and so l wrote with entir'
freedom. wrote it for Europeans
And the book really was written b.
yourselves. 1t vas put together ou
Of many conversations l had not chi.
with statesmen in the halls OF Con
.ress but at dinner parties. on tn
decks OF steamships. in smoking cars
with drivers Of wagons on Wester.
urairies. with Ward politicians and cit.
bosses"
When the European war broke ou
in 1914 Viscount Bryce was seventy
six years old, but he enlisted at ono
in Che service of his country by accept