The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-19
MAKERS OF ARM0n
PLATE ARE BLAMED
FOR WAR PASSIONS
Secretary Bryan Places Re
sponsibility Upon Them
and Sensational Press
MAKES REFERENCE
TO KRUPP SCANDAL
Talk May Arouse Resentment
of Germany---Says Some OF
the Nations Will Enter
Peace Agreement

WASHINGTON, May 1s.-In IN.
other speech on peace this afternoon.
Secretary Bryan denounced the SEN
sational press. and those persons In
terested in the manufacture and sale
of the munitions of war as being re-
sponsible for much OF the war talk OF
the world. Mr.. Bryan astonished his
audience by referring in a very point
ed way to the recent Krupp scandal
in Germany. This reference. coming
from a high official of the United
States government. Is likely to stir
up resentment In Germany.
Mr.. Bryan's speech was delivered
under the auspices of the Washington
Peace society, to celebrate the inaugu-
ration of The Hague peace tribunal.
Several members of the diplomatic
corps and members of congress were
present at the meeting of which theS
secretary of State was the principal
speaker. Mr.. Bryan said In speak,
ing of the armor and other commer-
cial interests:
Manufacture OF War Talk.
1.-The world is learning that back
of much of the furore for war, back
of much of the stirring of the pas
EiOHS Oh the ptOpics 10 tHG 0NsD
in armor plate. and in battleships on
the part CT corporations whose bust-
ness it is to build those battleshipas
and to make this armor plate. 1t hae
even been found that men In one
country will spend the money to stir
up in another country feeling
against their own country. II you
can think of 4 bAser use OF m0nay
than YOU will have an inventive genius
~.,tt.t. ,r,,, he pecaaA -
Speaking Of the acceptance OF tina
peace plan Of the new administra-
ton. Mr.. Bryan said: -. lss
THE president has recently pre-
sented to the representatives OF al
the nations a plan that goes long
way toward eliminating any OF the
dangers which May come from the
sudden exciting OF passion. ! may
say to you that the assurances that
I have already received make 1t Ger
tain that some OF the nations have
already expressed a desire to enter
into such an agreement with our
country
In discussing the causes Of war
the secretary Of state took occasion
to attack the newspapers He said.
War a Matter OF Feeling.
| WAR Ii matter Of feeling. Il
rests upon feeling, and It il the pur-s
pose of meetings like this. Of societies
such as this. to cultivate a feeling
that will prevent war. While scnsa-
EtionaI newspapers are trying to cul-s
tivate a feeling that will produce war.
it is the business of the right think
ing people Of this country to create
a feeling that will not tolerate the
idea of war.
"You say that It is impossible to en-
tirely prevent war. l need not dis
cuss the question whether we have
reached the time when war can %
made an impossibility. but we have
reached the time when war can DO
made an improbability."
AS national policy Secretary Bryan
announced the following:
I'm the first place we will seek -
establish Justice as national policy.
In the second place we stand ready
10 hear any complaint that may ~
made. and be ready to investigate 4.
ready to let the world know what oul
reasons are. II we have q sense 81
| iustfce and a desire for right. ana q
! our purposes are good. we shall nce
fear to expose those purposes
Following the delivery OF MS epeec
specify the nations which had indis
Gated 4 willingness to enter 1ntn
treaties such as President Wilson hAA
proposed.
The japanese situation.
4 WASHINGTON. May 1S.-Secre-
tary OF state Bryan said tonight there
| has been no change in the JapAneee
i situation today. The answer OF In
United States to the japanese proteel
against the California alien land DIE
| has not yet been sent to AmbassAd0l
Chinda. It Ii understood tho repu
will not be sent until Governor john
son has signed the bill which he -
informed the president that ne q;
! tends to sign.
Reports OF preparations for 49,
which fioated into Washington fro4
all directions tonight we're vi90ron
denied In ofIlcial auarter1 II (
denied that the Atlantic reserve 49,
at Philadelphia has been ordered tMs4
commission for active service. IT.
explained that one vessel. the -
tfeship Alabama. had been ordsx
put in commission for the purpoee
taking tho men of the naval ra14
on a cruise this summer. At the N
department It was insisted thakS
troop movements had been otdAM
beyond the shifting OF two cOmr43
OF artillery from Fort Wauhino
Nd. to Hawaii. These troops axy
route to San Francisco. and VII
from San Francisco on May 14SAs