The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-07-17
A WAR FEATURE
OF PEACE PLAN
Secretary Bryan Submits His
Third Proposal.
PROVISIONS FOR EMERG ENCY
Effects Military and Naval Prepare
tons Among Disputants Dur
ing Investigation Of
Differences.

Washington.-A proposal to main
tain the status quo as to military and
naval preparations among disputants
during the period of investigation of
international differences constitutes
Me third and final proposal in Secre-
tary Bryans peace plan.
In making that portion of the pro
Nosal public Secretary Bryan said that
tle obligation to maintain the status
Iuo would not be obligatory in the
event of danger to either of the two
contracting parties from third party
The proposal, which he submitted to
the 20 nations which have accepted
his plan in principle as well as to the
other 19 nations not yet heard from, is
as follows:
This Government is prepared to
consider the question of maintaining
the status quo as to military and naval
preparations during the period of in
vestigation, if the contracting nation
desires to include this, and this Gov
eminent suggests tentatively that the
parties agree that there shall be no
change in the military and naval pro
gram during the period of investiga-
ton unless danger to one of the con
tracing parties from a third party
compels a change in said program. in
which case the party feeling itself
menaced by third power shall con
tidentially communicate the matter in
writing to the other contracting party
and II shall thereupon be released
from the obligation not to change its
military or naval program, and this
release will at the same time operate
as a release of the other contracting
parties. This protects each party
from the other in ordinary cases and
yet porvides freedom of action in
emergencies"
The proposals previously announced
provide for a international commits
sion Of five members, one from each
of the contracting countries. to be
chosen by the government, one to be
chosen by each of the contracting
countries from some other country and
the fifth to be agreed upon by the two
contracting governments. One year is
suggested as a proper time for the in
vestigation of the subject under dis
pute.
"All of these suggestions" said Sec
rotary Bryan, discussing his plan, are
presented for consideration, and not
with the intention of imposing any
fixed conditions. The principle of in
vestigation being accepted, the details
are matters for conference and con
sideration"
The 20 nations which have accepted
the principle of the peace proposal, in
the order named, are:
Italy, Great Britain France, Brazil,
Sweden, Norway Peru Russia,
Austria-Hungary, Netherlands, Japan,
Germany, Bolivia, Argentina, China,
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Spain,
Portugal and Belgium
The peace plan as originally enunci-
ated by President Wilson was as fol
lows:
The parties hereto agree that all
questions OF whatever character and
nature in dispute between them shall,
when diplomatic efforts fail, be sub
mitted for investigation and report to
an international commission (the com
position to be agreed upon, and the
contra citing parties agree not to de-
clare war or begin hostilities until
such Investigation is made and report
submitted"