The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-10
SECRETARY OF STATE DELIVERS
ADDRESS BEFORE DIsTIN.
GUlSHED AsSEMBLAGE.
PLAN OFFERED BY WILSON
Us Longest and Latest Step in Direc-
tion of Worldwide Peace-CordiaI
Relations Between U. S. and Eng
land Emphasized by Speaker.

New York, May 10.-William ]. Bry-
an speaking at dinner given last
night in honor of the foreign members
of the International Conference that is
arranging the celebration of 100 years
OF peace among English speaking peo-
pie declared that the new peace plan
offered by President Wilson to all
nations is the latest and longest step
toward peace
1T contemplates times for investi-
CATION and deliberstion," he said, "and
this makes the possibility of war re-
mote"
Mr.. Bryan's subject was "Press To-
ward Peace" He said the part Of the
United States in the cause of necessity
would be large because more than
any other nation it had population
which is attached by blood to nearly
all other nations"
Peace for all time between the Unit
ed 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 Houston Ried, of Australia and
Judge George Gray, of Delaware. Last
nights function marked the last Of
many that have engaged the delegates
here during the last week for today
they started for Boston.
More than 500 men and women, most
of them Of country wide distinction,
were in attendance and unstinted ap-
plause greeted all remarks that empha-
sized the cordial relations between the
two nations and the cause of uni
We al peace in general.
The enthusiastic singing Of "Amer-
lca" and God Save the King" was one
of the features of the evening. Flags
of Great Britain, the United States
Canada, Australia and Belgium, where
the treaty of Client was signed in 1914,
decorated the banquet hall.
Joseph M. Choate, former ambassa-
dor to Great Britain, acted as tost-
master. At his left sat the new Brit
ish ambassador, Sir Arthur Cecil
Spring-Rice, and on his right M. Da
Cana, the Brazilian ambassador, dean
of the diplomatic corps at Washington
- din1apoati
Ambassador Page, members of the for
eign delegations, United States Sena-
tors, judges from several states and
the Governors of two were interspars-
ed 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.
Mr.. Bryan said in part: 1--WE have
three great forces that work through
out the world, forces that work con-
stantly and necessarily and every one
of those forces makes for peace. l
bring them before you-a growing In
telligence and increasing understand
ing of the doctrine of brother to guide
their destines through 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 outstrip us in
its advocacy of peace.
"No other nation is better situated
or better prepared to set an example
in the interest of peace than this and l
am glad on this occasion to make re-
ference to the act of our President
that embodies this thought in Ian
guages.
1.-TWO weeks ago yesterday, at my
direction, I summoned the represen-
tatives of SO nations represented at
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