The Washington herald., 1913-12-04
PLEA FOR Peace
MADE BY BRYAN
War Is Decried in Address to
Young Corn Growers
from Ohio.
LAUDS PRESIDENT WILSON
Secretary Houston Will Give Recep-
lion for Visitors Today and Mass
Meeting viii Be Held Tonight.

Fight your battles on a higher plane
| than the battlefield" was the advice, OF
Secretary of State Bryan, last night, al
Memorial Continental Hall, to the 2,OO1
youngsters who, as a result of their work
in raising corn in Ohio are seeing Wash
ington. 1T is better to lift up, than rae.
and It is far better to grow crops than
to participate in wars that starve," he
said. 3
Some people" continued Mr.. Bryan.
seem TO think that we cannot have
energy unless we have war. They say.
If We don't have war we won't have
more land, so go to war II all the
energy in the past which has been put
into war had been put into peaceful pur-
suits this world would be a great deal
better, off.
81 have heard il said that IL every
acre in this great country were titled to
produce double what il does at pres
ent. this country would be twice as big
as ii is. want to congratulate you young
boys. You've grown eighty bushels of
corn where the older men grew but
forty. You have doubled the value of
land, you have made your district twice
as large, and you've done it by peacaable
means"
Tribute to Wilson.
Secretary Bryan paid tribute TO Pres
ident Wilson. Hes the one who decides
all these policies, and calls for the full
tlment of pledges he said. Ships
can't move, armies can't march unless
he says so. The President of the United
States has more power than any monarch
in the world. and II is given to him by
the people who know they can trust
him
His first ambition. Secretary Bryan
confided to his hearers. was to be a
United States Senator. He said that as
a boy he was sure he would be Sena-
tor. and that this ambition had doomed
up before him as a beacon.
The comment that has been made re-
garding his taking the lecture platform
was referred to by Mr.. Bryan when. after
being introduced, he said: My friends
have to praise me highly to make up for
what my enemies say about me, and from |
the way l have been introduced, 1 think !
Mr.. SandIes must have heard the abuse |
directed at me of late
Tonight the members OF the Ohio party |
will participate in a mass meeting at
Memorial Continental Hall, planned by
the Ohio delegates in Congress. This |
morning they will be received by Secre-
tary Houston, Of the Department of
Agriculture. Immediately after the mass
meeting tonight the party will return to
ohio, stopping OF in Philadelphia.
Trip Costs 100000.
The excursion. which is costing $780,
100, is financed by newspapers and bust
ness men of Ohio. All the boys won
heir trip by growing eighty bushels of
'orn to an acre OF ground, and the girls
~ baking prize bread. Accompanying
he army is the Hicksville Band. made
Ip OF boys ranging in age from ten to
eighteen years Of age. A. p. Sandles,
read of the Ohio agricultural branch, is
n charge. Gov. Cox, who accompanied
he party to this city. was compelled to
eturn to Ohio yesterday.
The annual reception Of the champion
members OF the boys and girls agricul-
UT clubs of the country will be held by
he Department of Agriculture, in this
ity, December IL to IS The program
ranged provides for a reception by {
resident Wilson. the awarding of diplo-
has by Secretary of Agriculture Hous-
on. and the attending of sessions be- I
pre- Senate and House Committees on I
.griculture.
Trips through the District on sight |
eeing autos have been arranged. Wom-
n agents of the Department of Agricul- !
Ire will act as chaperones for the WIS.,