The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-10
Tells Banqueters It Will
Make War Almost
Impossible.
UNITED STATES
TO SET EXAMPLE
Everlasting Peace Between Great
Britain and This Country Key
note of All Other Addresses
Delivered, and Each Ex-
preston Is Given I'm
stinted Applause.


Bryan, speaking at a dinner given to-
night in honor OF the foreign members
Of the International conference that
is arranging the celebration OF 100
years of peace among English-speak-
Ing peoples, declared that tine new
peace plan offered by President VII
son to all nations is the latest and
longest step toward peace"
| 1t contemplates time for nvesti-
cation and deliberation." he said,
and this makes the possibility OF
war remote"
Mr.. Bryan's subject was Press To-
ward Peace He said that the part
| or the United States in the cause or
necessity would be large because
more than any other nation it had
a population which is attached by
| blood to nearly all other nations
Peace for nll time between the
United states and Great Britain was
the Keynote of other addresses OF the
evening delivered by Lord Weardaie,
chairman of the English delegation;
Sir Edmund Walker, of Canada: Sir
George Houstoun Reid, of Australia
and Judge George Gray, of Delaware.
| o-nights function marked the last
of many that have engaged the dele
gates here during the last week, for
Tomorrow they start for Boston.
NPPiHusc IL ifDerul,
More than 500 men and women.
most OF them OF country-wide dis
tinction, were in attendance and un-
stinted applause greeted all remarks
that emphasized the cordial relations
between the two nations, and the
cause of universal peace in general
me enthusiastic singing OF ''Ameri-
| ca and God Save the King was one
OF the features OF the evening
Flags OF Great Britain, the United
| state, Canada. Australia and Belgium.
where the treaty OF Ghent was signed
IN 1914, decorated the banquet hall.
Joseph H. Choate, former ambassa-
dor TO Great Britain, acted as toast
master. At his left sat the new Brit
| ish ambassador. Sir Arthur Cecil
Spring Rice. and on his right, NJ Da
CANA, the Brazilian AMBASSADOR dean
OF the diplomatic corps at Washington.
Other members of the diplomatic CORPS
Am bassador Page, members OF the for
eiSn delegations United States Scua-
tors Judges from several States and the
Governors of two were interspersed AT
the speakers table.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced after the
banqueters had drunk toast to the
King OF England and the President Of
the United States. The Secretary of
State said In part:
we have three great forces at work
| throughout the world. forces that work
| constantly and irresstibIy, and every
one of these forces makes for peace
bring them before you--a growing
intelligence and increasing understand
ing OF the doctrine of brotherhood and
- growing power Of the people to con-
| troll their destines through the control
OF their government. This nation must
be willing to extend its hand to all
| those who come from any direction in
the interest of peace. No nation shall
outstrlp us In Its advocacy of peace.
| Ca
mo other nation is better situated
or better prepared to set an example
In the interest of peace than this. and
am glad on this occasion to make
| reference to the act of our President
that embodies this thought In Ian
guage
Two weeks ago yesterday at his
direction ] summoned the represent
atives of thirty-siX nations represented
at Washington, that | might for him
simultaneously present through them
10 their governments proposition in
which the President expresses not only
his willingness. but his desire to enter
into agreement with every other ma
| ton, great or small. that so far as
our nation and that contracting nation
is concerned, there will be no war no
declaration. no commencement of hos
tilities, until the question in DISPUTE
has been investigated by an interna-
tional tribunal and its report made
known
Now. I believe that this proposition
Is long step in the direction of peace
i does not mean to take the place OF
arbitration treaties-make all you can.
submit to arbitration every question
which you can agree to submit but
when YOU are through you will find.
NJ least. we have found thus far. that
there are certain questions that are
excepted. And they are so important
tnat they themselves become the cause
of war.
"It is the purpose of this plan to
close the gap and to leave no question
to become IL cause Of war 1t is the
belief of the President that when the
treaties have been made between this
nation and all other nations severally
by which there Will be Investigations
before hostilities begins. that war will
become practically impossible. The
time that will be allowed gives n
chance for the separation of questions
of fact from questions of honor and IL
gives chance also for the operation
of public opinion which Is for peace.
1T is the hope OF those who believe
In the plan that when 1t Is adopted be-
tween this nation and other nations IL
will then be adopted by other nations
between themselves until all nations OF
the earth VIII be knit together by these
agreements and people Will know war
no more.
Cardinals Hope.
Cardinal Gibbons, in letter express
ing regret that he was unable to be
present, said:
Let Brittania and Columbia Join
hands across the Atlantic and their out
stretched arms will form a sacred arch
ton Of the nations and will proclaim to
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