The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-25
BRYAN RIDER
 IS ADOPTED Step Toward Univeral Peace. NEBRASKAN WAS ELOQUENT Provides for Settlement of Cues
 tions of Honor. At Session of Inter-Pariiamentary Jn- ion, Head of French Delegation
 Declares Europe Is Endeavor-
 ing to overshadow Amer < flea.

London, July 24--william J. Bryan's proposed rider to the model arbitration treaty was discussed at session Of the international Council of the Inter Parliamentary Union and resulted In It's being re-cast as follows:
 If q disagreement should arise. which Is not included in those to be submitted to arbitration, the contract ing parties shall not resort to any act of hostility before they separately or Jointly invite, as the case may neces- sitate. the formation of an iAterna- tional committee of inquiry or media- ton of one or more friendly powers, this requisition to take place If neces- sary in accordance with article VIII of the Hague convention, providing 'or petceful settlement of international conflicts"
 On the resumption of the session of the conference of the inter-parliamen- tary union today, the above was unan- imously adopted after speeches by for- mer Austrian Minister of Commerce. von Plehner and Mir. Bryan. warmly supporting the amended rider. The latter said that his amendment was aiemd at widening the scope of arpi- tration SO as to include questions or national honor, the chanses being lO0 to one that such proposed investiga- ton of facts would also settle any question of national honor. If tie hand of war be delayed until the cor : science awakened, wars would become very remote. The amendment there fore. was a long step ir. the direction of peace.
 Aroused Much Enfhnsiaam.
 Mir. Bryan's speech was brief. but 1t was eloquent and aroused much era- thusiasm.
 Baron d'Estourneiles dc Constant. head of the French delegation, subse- quentiy opened the debate on the lfmt- tation of military and naval forces. He declared that if the powers were unde- cided among themselves how to act for their common interests, they would be forced to do so, first by bankruptcy and then by revolution. He said that limitation of armaments had no con nection with the ehimera of disarma- ment. The arguments against disar- mafnent were based on the augmented expenditure of the powers.
 The augnlentations in the United States were due to the unfortunate ex- ample of Europe, but in proportion to the population of the American forces had not been increased unreasonably and the expenditure had been augment ed proportionately, the armaments proving the inaptItude of the Ameri- cans to transform themselves into a nation of soldiers.
 Europe's Grave Mistake.
 Europe, continued the Baron. conn mits the grave fault of struggling with the United States for naval prominence and divides her energies both on land and sea, uselessly, for the American States are united and inaccessible. while the states of Europe were divid- ed and will always be menaced by the possibility of a coalition against them.
 A resolution was agreed to in princi- pie urging that the question of dis armament be placed on the program of the next peace conference at the Hague. The exact wording of the resolution wil be discussed tomor- row. Congressman D. I. D. Granger. of Rhode Island, was elected vice. president Of the American delegation for the coming year and Congressman Richard Bartholdt. of Missouri. and T. E. Burton. of Ohio. were elected members of the international coun- cil