The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-06
8lNr. Bryat1's London Speech.


rho speech on arbitration which MI.
Bryan fiado to the IN terparlia inenturys
EUnion iii london OK cited suoh alde com.
,l,e1it Ill Tie English press that we repro
dice 1t as reported III the London Times.
rho Hon. w ~ 4. Bryan. who was re- r -
5celved witll8lo cheers, snld dr Presi--
dent gentlemen Of the Internal ionnl Par
slinientary Cont ference, regret = can 4
not speak To you Ii, the latigl n,ye which
sis employed usually IN tlls bod y, but ga
only know one lang age, the Language Of
}niySown country, rnnd VI, will have to-
pardon ME lie Use that. r desire in tho
fret place to cxpross my appreciation Of
tho courtesy shown to me, In / the pre-
fsentation OF my pnrt gof this olutiot,
by Lord Weardalo,4 our president and by
Baron Won Plener, who Is tho chairman
and actively influences tho council which
has framed this substitute e,nbodyings
both the ideas that were presented yos.
terdny. appreciate tho superior Wis
dom and the greater expert ence OF tits
learned council tint has thus united the
two ideas, + and I thank the Parlia1notitst
also l for the opport,,nity to say Just
Il word In efense Of 3 his! part Of the
resolution. Al T cannot \ say that v 1t Is a.
new iden, for since N 1t was presented
yesterday u learn that tho same idea in
Substance was otiS q fornet. . ccaslon,
presented by M n Bartholdt, OF my own
country, who has been so conspicuous
In his efforts to promote peace, and /. Il
am very glad that I can follow: In his
footsteps III the urging Of this amend
ment.S y 4 may add also that It Is in exact
limo with tho suggestion made blythe
honorable Prime Minister of Grents Bri.t
I.
speech Of yesterday III that speech Which
contained several sentences any ono OF
Which would have Justified the Assem-
bling OF the Parl Elementary Union, any
one OF With would have compensated
us oil I'm our coming here. tCheers.) Iii
TINT plendid speech Y lle & expressed tho
3hopo that the scope OF nrbitrn Ion treaties
5mnyg be enlarged. W. (Mr. Bryan proceed
ed to cite the passage III the speech Of
theH Prime Minister to whichghe referred)g
This amendment is ~ In II harmony with
this suggest ion. r his olutionssi Is In
tho form Of q postscript to tho treaty
but, like postscrlpts Of letters 5solnetimes,S
1t contains o very VI tai fsubj ect lin fact.
! am not sure but that II the postscript
In this case Is as important sas the LETT;
ter itself, ! for It deals tn those iques-.
tons which have defed arbitration Ger
tain quests Ions affecting the honor or fn-
ztegrity OF a nation are considered OUT
side of the sphere or a court Of arbitra-
5tlon, and these are tho questions which
have given trouble. Passion Is rotgoften
reused by questions that 4 do not affect
"a nations integrity or honor, and for
fear these questions may arise, arbtra-
+ ton is not always employed whore IT.
might be employed. 34 Sss3
The Advantages ofthe Resolution.
n Tho first advantage thenkof this sresolu-]
ton As that It secures an invest tgation Of
the facts, md II you 81 en-, II but sept rate
the " fact from the quest Ion, Il or VI honor.
heEchances are ono hundred to one that
you w III settle both the fact and tho fques-
ation Of honor without war. (Cheers.)
There is. therefore. a great advantage IN
nm vestigation that brings out the facts,
for disputed 8faota between ma lions, as be-
tween frlends,8 arc the cause 81 mos tgdis-
agreements. The d second advantage OF
this Investigation Is that 1t gives time
.forAcalm consideration That has alreadYa
been well referred to by tho gentleman
who has preceded Inc. I necd no say to
YOU that man excited Is "a very "a lffer.nt,
jcheers) NJ, ana that 4su.srluYls 10 ghtss Ito Ee,
settled mot lass lon liberia
3tion; and N III this WoJ,l1 III nnthlny else
but give time for etieGtiO d, for dell era-3
ton, for converse, that iWou be suite
reason for its adopt lon.s% 4 We can but
stnYstho hnnd OF war mt conscience can
assert itself, ID war. wouli !; be " nade more
remote. When men al 8 mad they sSyt.s;-
per, around andftell Wta 4 ley can do;
when they arc cain they Gollsider what i1s Z
they ought to do. Cheers. The third
advantage OF this i,ivestlgs tlDn is that
1t gives opportunity to mobilize public
opinion for the compelling Of q peaceful
settlement and that Is an a dya .l''E
not 70 be overlooked. Public opinion is
coming to be more and more "a 4 ponwe r IN
the world Ono OF the greatest statesmen
my country has produced l hon mas 81 ef-
ferson-nnd ~ at were not imnodes = n
would say Il believe him to be the great
est statesman the world has produced
said that II he had to choose between
n government without neWspap ers 8aild
without a government ne
would rather risk tho newspaper without out