The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-19
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such an agreement with our country.
When these agreements are made II will
be almost impossible to bring this ma
ton into armed conflict with any other
contracting nation. ! have such faith
in the power of example and in the In
fiuence Of an experiment that is success
full, that I believe that when this nation
has linked itself by these treaties with
other nations, other nations will make
similar agreements among themselves.
Every new treaty which Is made VIII
make more remote the possibility OF
clash of arms
In discussing the causes Of war. the
Secretary of State again took occasion
to attack the newspapers. He said:
war Is a matter Of feeling. War does
not rest upon logic, II does not rest on
necessity; It rests upon feeling. and 1t is
the purpose of a meeting like this, d
societies such as this, to cultivate
feeling that will prevent war. While SEN
sational newspapers are trying to cult
vate a feeling that will produce war II
is the business of the right-thinking peo-
pie of this country to create feehhs
that will not tolerate the idea OF war.
you say that it is impossible entirely
TO prevent war / need not discuss the
question whether we have reached the
time when war can be made an impossi-
bility, but we have reached the time when
war can be made an improbabiiity. ana
we have reached the time when our IN
fiuence ought to be thrown upon the sioe
of removing the causes Of war. and the
chief cause of war is the desire for war.
II Is said that the wish is father to the
Thought II that be true, then back OF
the thought Of war must be the desire Tor
war. and the acceptation of the doctrine
of brotherhood leads to the creation OF
a feeling that makes for peace instead OF
for war"
Mr.. BRYAN also said that the nations
that spend most Of their time getting
ready for war are the nations that have
the greatest chance of getting into war,
because they are ready for II and have
people who desire 1t.
Attitude of Service.
What was regarded as a reference to
the men Of the army and the navy
charged with the duty OF keeping the
limited States in preparation for war
was made by the Secretary when he said:
"Among those who feel II their duty
IN prepare themselves and be ready for
war If war comes, there will come the
spirit that is now moving over the world,
and instead of desiring that war shall
come. instead of hungering and thirst
ing for the excitement of the battlefield,
or the clash upon the sea, they will be
like those prepared for a service, but
not anxious that a calamity may come
that will make demand Tor their serV-
ices"
As a national policy, Secretary Bryan
announced the following:
In the first place, We will seek to
establish justice as a national policy.
In the second place, we stand ready
to hear any complaint that may be
made, and be ready TO investigate II,
ready to let the world know what our
reasons are. If We have a sense Of
justice and a desire for right, and II
our purposes are good. We shall not
fear to expose those purposes.
Mr.. Bryan's address was received with
loud applause and at its conclusion Rep
resentative Bartholdt, the president Of
the Interparliamentary Peace Congress,
moved a vote of thanks which was
adopted. the audience standing. The en-
thusiasm was carried out on the side
walk. and as Secretary Bryan left the
church after the services had come to
an end, he was besieged by a dense
mass of men, women, and children, who
blockaded the street, insisting on shak-
ing hands with the peace advocate.
There were many members of the Dip
lomatic Corps in the audience, and both
houses of Congress were also most credit
ably represented at the meeting. DR..
ClaXton, the chairman, in calling the
meeting to order. said that peace is bound
to come and that nothing could be more
useful than the creation of sentiment
OF peace. DR.. Claxton spoke of the vic
tories of peace in industrial, commercial.
and agricultural pursuits, and said that
the same energy and genius which is now
devoted to arts of war should be devoted
to the promotion of peace. Arthur Deerin
Cell. executive director of the American
Peace Society, also spokl. Rev. Earle
Whitley pronounced the invocation, and
the musical programme was under the
direction and cooperation of W. 7.
Taber. organist; William Clabaugh. barry
tone soloist; and Percy S. Foster. pre-
centor.
The officers of the Washington Peace
Society are: Rev. Samuel H. Woodrow,
president; DR.. Philander P. Claxton, vice
president: Fred L. Siddons, secretary;
F. E. Barrows, assistant secretary;
George II. White, treasurer, and the
following executive committee: William
Knowles Cooper, Henry Farquhar, Will
let NJ. Hays. Miss Lucy Patrick, and DR..
Robert Stein.