Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-08-31
Arbitration of International
Disputes Keynote Of Initial
Speech Of Leader at Home
coming Reception,
PR0N0UNCES COLONIAL
POLICY DISMAL FAILURE
Tour of Islands ConvinceS Me-
braskan 7 h at FiIiyloS
Should Be Accorded Inde-
pendenCe At Once.

New York, Aug. 30.-Such a well
come as seldom in this cOuntrys his
tory has been accorded private citi-
zen was given to William ]. Bryan at
Madison Square Garden tonight in the
celebration of his return from a year
of foreign travel
AS the guest of the Commercial
Travellers Antitrust League Mr..
Bryan was greeted by more than 2O,-
600 persons, who filed the great
Structure from floor to upper CALLER
les.
The streets and avenues outside the
garden We're choked for blocks by
other thousands who stood patiently
for hours for the privilege of even a
fieeting glimpse at the distinguished
visitor. The interior of the garden
was waving sea of colors. Every
person in the audience had been pro-
vided with an American flag and
every cheer from 10000 throats was
accentuated by the waving of 10000
STATS bearing the stars and stripes.
When Mr.. Bryan entered the hall
the proceedings which had already
begun were brought to a temporary
pause while for eight minutes volley
after volley of thunderous cheering
rolled through the great building.
When Chairman Tom l.. Johnson in
his Introduction of Mr. Bryan refer
red to the guests of the evening rs
the First citizen. If not the first Of
flcial OF the land" when Mr.. Bryan
rose the great gathering broke out in
unrestrained cheering, while the band
played Hail to the Chief"
SO touched was Mr. Bryan by the
welcome that as he stood waiting for
the cheers to subsde his eyes filled
with tears and he strobe nervously
from side to side of the narrow plat
form.
How can l thank you for this well
come home" he said. NV heart
would be ungrateful if it did not con-
secrate itself TO your service. 1t was
kind to prepare this reception.
1T was kind of Governor Folk to
come here all the way from Missouri
II was kind of Tom Johnson, that ex-
ample of moral courage we so much
need in this country, to lend his pres
ence here.
ut was kind in you to recompense
me fully for being absent so lone
from my native land. l thank you
] return to the land of my birth
more proud of my citizenship thar
ever before"
Mt. DEyun SIbcctu.
Like all travellers who have visited
other lands / return with delight tC
the land of my birth, more proud ol
its people. with more confidence ir
its government and more grateful tC
the kind providence that has cast m,
lot in the United States.
Il also return more deeply impress.
ed than ever before with the respon'
sibilty which rests upon our ma
tion as an example among the nations
of the world and more solicltOus tina
we, avoiding the causes which have
led other nations TO decay may pre-
sent higher ideal than has ever be
fore been embodied in national lif'
and carry human progress TO a highel
plan than II has before reached.
THE first message that l bring from
the old world is a message OF peace
The cause of arbitration is makini
real progress.
r There Is n perceptible growth il
sentiment i'm favor of the settlemen
of international disputes by peaceful
means.
II believe that If our nation woult
propose to make with every other ma
lion treaty providing that all ques
tlons in dispute between the partie
should be submitted to The Hagu
court or some other impartial inter
national tribunal for investigation AM
report before any declaration of wa
or commencement of hostilities.
would find many nations willing t
enter into such a compact
ITO take the lead In such a move
ment would establish our position as
world power in the best sense OF tn
term.
And what argument can be advanc
ed against such action on the part q
the United States Shall we yield I
any other nation on the estimate I
be placed upon the value OF huma
life? | confess that my aversion [
killing increases with the years
Surely the Creator did not so pla
the universe as to make the progres
Of the race dependent upon whole
sale blood-lettIng. j prefer to believ
that war instead of being an agenc
for good, is rather an tevdence o