The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-21
BRYAN FOR PEACE
GREAT COMMONER SPEAKS OF
WILSON'S PLANS


CALLS IT A long step
Forced Consideration and Contempla-
ton Before War is Declared, Mr..
Bryan Holds, Would Make War
Well Nigh Impossible Among the
Nations Of the Earth.
William Jennings Bryan, speaking
at a dinner given last Friday night in
New York in honor Of the foreign
members Of the international confer
ence that is arranging the celebra-
ton Of 100 years of peace among
English speaking peoples, declared
that ''the new peace plan offered by
President Wilson to all nations is the
latest and longest step towards peace.
It contemplates time for investiga-
ton and dehberation," he said, "and
this makes the possibility of war re-
mote.'
Hir. Bryan's subject was Progress
Towards Peace. He said that the
part Of the United States in the cause
Of peace OF necessity would be large
because more than any other nation
it nas population which is attached
by blood to nearly all other nations" "
Peace for all time between the
United States and Great Britain was
the keynote of other addresses OF the
evening, delivered by Lord Weardale,
chairman of the English delegation;
Sir Edmund Walker Of Canada, Sir
George Houstoun Reid of Australia
and Judge George Gary of Delaware.
More than 500 men and women,
most of them countrywide distinc-
ton, were in attendance and unstint-
ed applause greeted all remarks that
emphasized the cordial relations be-
tween the two nations and the cause
Of universal peace in general.
The enthusiastic singing Of "Amer-
!. lea" and s'God Save the King" was
one Of the features of the evening.
Flags of Great Britain, the United
States. Canada, Australia and Bel
GUM, where the Treaty of Client was
signed in 1914, decorated the ban
quet hall.
Joseph NJ. Choate, former ambas-
sador to Great Britain, acted as toast
master. At his left sat the new Brit
ish ambassador, Sir Arthur Cecil
Springer-Rice, and on his right N. Da
CANA, the Brazilian ambassador,
dean Of the diplomatic corps at Wash-
ington. Other members Of the diplo-
matte corps, Ambassador Page, mem
bers of the foreign delegation, Unit
ed States senators, Judges from sew
eral states and the governors Of two
states were interspersed at the speak
e1e 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::-
Eve have three great forces at
work throughout the world, forces
that work constantly and irresistibly,
and every one of these forces makes
for peace. bring them before you
a growing intelligence and increasing
understanding Of the doctrine Of
brotherhood and growing power Of
the people to control thier destinies
through the control Of their govern
ment. This nation must be willing
TO extend its hand to all those who
come from any direction in the inter-
est Of peace. No nation shall outstrip
us in its advocacy Of peace.
mo other nation is better situated
or better prepared to set an example
IN the interest Of peace than this and
I am glad on this occasion to make
reference to the act Of our president
that embodies this thought in Ian
guage.
1.-TWO weeks ago yesterday, at his
direction, summoned the represen-
tatives of So nations represented at
Washington that I might for him
simultaneously present through them
to their governments a proposition in
which the president expresses not
only his willingness but his desire to
enter into agreement with every 9TH
er nation great or small that SO far
as our nation and that contracting
nation is concerned there will be no
war, no declaration, no commence
ment Of hostilities until the questions
in dispute have been investigated by
an international tribunal and its re-
port made known.
..Now / believe that the proposition
Is a long step in the direction Of
peace. It does not mean to take the
place Of arbitration treaties; make all
you can, submit to arbitration every
question which you can agree to sub
nit, but when you are through you
win find-at least we have found
thus far-that there are certain ques-
tons that are excepted. And they
are so important that they them
selves become the cause Of war.
''It is the purpose of this plan to
close the gap and to leave no question
to become a cause of war. It is the
belief OF the president that when
treaties have been made between this
nation and all other nations several
y, by which there will be investiga-
lions before hostilities begin, that
war will become practically impossi-
Bile. The time that will be allowed
gives a chance for the separation Of
questions of fact from questions of
honor, and it gives change also for