The Washington herald., 1913-07-19
BRYAN EXPECTS
AIDOf RUSSIA
Secretary Of State Makes
Speech to Cars Subjects
Visiting Capital
PEACE ALLY PROBABLE
Great Influence Of Natsa May b
Exested IN Behalf Of
Treaty.
PEACE ALLY PROBABLE

Announcement that within few
months q treaty will be prepared provtd-
ing for investigation and settlement Of
all questions and disputes that may arise
between the United States and Russia
was made yesterday by Secretary OF
State william Jennings Bryan In the
course Of an address yesterday afternoon
at the State Department before the sixty
eight Russian educators who are VISITING
the city. The party called on the secre-
tary after being received by President
Wilson at the White House.
Russia Indorsed Early.
'1 am glad that your nation was one
of the early nations to indorse the peace
plan that the President has proposed to
all the nations" said Mr.. Bryan. your
Emperor has shown himself one Of the
most advanced advocates of peace. and
look forward with pleasure to the honor
that I shall have as Secretary Of State
OF signing a treaty which. I have no
doubt, will be prepared within q few
months. providing for investigation In all
questions of disputes that arise between
US. We believe that investigation In all
cases will make still more remote the
possibility of war and bring still closer
the era OF universal peace, and We look
forward to that era Of universal peace
because 1t will give us an opportunity to
use the energies of the human race in
helpfulness rather than in the dtstruc-
ton Of each other.
when I was in college, something over
thirty years ago. read in The Democ-
racy in America the expression Of an
opinion. or a prophecy. that impressed
me at that time and has remained with
me since. That writer. writing more than
half century ago. expressed himself as
very hopeful in regard to the future Of
servations. although they were limited
that he had good ground upon which 10
base the hope that he expressed. I am
sure that with the progress made in
your country in the spread Of education.
and also In matters OF government. there
is every reason to believe that your ma
ton will exert an increasing influence
among the nations Of the earth.
Mutual Benefit viii Come.
Let me again welcome you to our
country. Let me again bid you search
everywhere and carry home with you any
ideas that will be valuable to you, VITA
the assurance that as we use these
things We borrow from each other, as
We are mutually helpful to each other.
We find a mutual benefit in this rivalry
and association"
After making his formal speech and
chatting with some of the Russians. Sec
retarys Bryan said:
II do not know how many Of you are
admirers OF Tolstoi. but IL it interests
you to know II, / will tell you that
have quoted from Tolstoi more than
from any other one man since I have
had the honor of meeting him."
Yesterday morning a trip was made to
the Arlington experimental farm. where
a committee of six from the Department
II Agriculture, headed by William Z.
Stafford. explained the methods used by
the government in growing various
.rops.
Members of the party are scheduled to
20 TO Mount Vernon this morning. The
remainder of the day will be spent Wis
ting public buildings. The party will
cave either tomorrow night or Monday
morning for Pittsburgh.