Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-10
.LAUDS WILSON'S
PEACE.PROPOSAL
Greatest Step Yet Taken To-
ward Ending War, Bryan
Declares.
CLOSER BONDS Between
U. S. AND ENGLAND URGED
Speakers Urge Unity at Dinner for
Members of Client Centenary Gel
ebration Committee.

NEW YORK, May 1o-Wiuiam Jen-
nirgs Bryan. speaking at a dinner given
last night in honor of the foreign mem
bers of the international conference that
is arranging the celebration of 100 years
of peace among Englsh-s speaking peoples
declared that 1.-THE new peace plan Of
fered by President Wilson to all nations
is the latest and longest step toward
peace"
1T contemplates time for investiga-
ton and elaboration" he said, land this
makes the possibility of war remote
Mr.. Bryan's subject was Progress
Toward Peace" He said that the part
of the United States in the cause must
of necessity be large. because more than
any other nation it had a population
other nations
Keynote of Addresses.
Peace for all time between the United
states and Great Britain was the key
note 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 Gray
of Delaware.
to Great Britain, acted as toastmaster At
his left sat the new British ambassador,
Sir Arthur Cecil Spring-Rice, and on his
right NJ. da Cana, the Brazilian ambas-
sador dean of the diplomatic corps at
Washington. Other members of the diplo-
matte corps, Ambassador Page, the men,
bers of the foreign legations. United
States senators. judges from several
states and the governors of two were in
terspersed 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:
NO other nation is better situated or
better prepared to set an example in the
on this occasion to make reference to the
act of our President that embodies this
thought in language.
Diplomats Summoned.
Two weeks ago yesterday. at his d.
rection. / summoned the representatives
of thirtysix nations represented at WASH
igton that 1 might for him simultane-
ously present through them to their gov
ernments proposition in which the
President expresses not only his Wiling
ment with every other nation. great or
small that SO far as our nation and that
contracting nation arr concerned there
will be no war. no declaration. no COM
mencement of hostilities until the ques-
ton in dispute has been investigated by
an international tribunal and its report
made known.
Now. l believe that this proposition is
a long step in the direction of peace 1t
does not mean to take the place of arbi-
~ n ASno Hos aoL oil
nit to arbitration every question which
you can agree to submit, but when you
are through you will find at least we
have found thus far, that there are GER
tain questions that are expected. And
they are so important that they them
selves become the cause of war.
1T is the purpose OF this plan to close
the gap ard to leave no question to be-
come a cause of war. 1t is the belief of
the President that when the treaties have
been made between this nation and all
other nations seyerally by which there
will be such Investigations before hos
tilities begin. war will become practi-
cally impossible. The time that will be
allowed gives chance for the separation
of questions of fact from questions of
honor, and it gives a chance also for the
operation of public opinion, which is in
creasingly for peace.
1T is the hope Of those who believe in
the plan that when it is adopted between
this nation and other nations it will then
be adopted by other nations between
themselves, until the nations Of the earth
will be knit together by these agreements
and people will learn war no more
Message From Gibbons.
Cardinal Gibbons. in letter expressing
regret that he was unable to be present,
said:
Let Britannia and Columbia join hands
across the Atlantic and their outstretched
arms will form a sacred arch of peace
which will excite the admiration of the
nations, and will proclaim to the world the
hope that with Gods help the earth shall
never more be deluged with bloodshed in
fratricdal war"
Prof Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard, a
German citizen. told the American COM
mittee arranging for peace celebration
among English-speaking peoples that
there We're many non English people"
who regarded the movement as a fore
runner of an alliance between England
and the United States antagonistic to
Germany. While he regarded such a
view as absurd. Prof. Munsterberg added.
he warned the committee to proceed care
fully.
Mr. Carnegie presiding. was quick to
reply to DR.. Munsterberg.
I'VE are SO innocent of the charge" he
said that we cannot imagine that any
body would suspect US
Peabody Also Replies.
George Foster Peabody also replied to
Prof. Munsterberg.
Il am sure We are all under obligations
to Prof. Munsterberg," he said. 1.-The
whole world has been indebted to the
professor again and again because of his
keenness in criticising and bringing out
points that had hardly the shadow of
suspicion behind them. Nevertheless. the
shadow of suspicion is the chief cause of
war, as we know. Does it not bring be-
fore our minds then. the instant service
this great body can do by spreading the
peace sentiment in connection with the
undercurrent which a few people are