Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-31
PEACE PROGRAM OF
BRYAN APPROVED
BY s NATIONS
Secretary Of State Announces
Favorable Disposition oil
Foreign Powers Request
for Details is Made,


Washington. May 30 secretary
Hrynn Aenall2ed the day commem-
orative Of the country's hero dead by
announcing that eight nations have
responded fuvornhly to his peace plan
asking that suggestions be submitted
IN regard to details Tile nations IN
Tho order in which the have accept
ed are Italy. Great britain. France.
Brazil. sweden Norway, Peru ana
Russia
Secretary Bryan said That no ma
tion, to whom his peace plan WAS
submitted had replied adversely, al
though SOME had asked moro time Tor
consideration To each of the gov
ernmcnts expressing Willingness to
enter into the peace agreement, a
tentative statement has been suhmit-
ted. cmhudying details suggested ny
the president The secretary point-
ing ont that this statement was sub
mitted for consideration with no IN
tcntlou uf INSISTING upon any partlcu-
lar detail. declined TO make public It's
contents.
M. Bfyan discussed the program
of his pmn. IN the following state
mont
1T viii be remembered that about
a month ago. plan WIS, hy the pirs-
idcnta direction submitted 10 all the
governments having representatives,
here, the plan being IN substance as
follows
"First That the United States Is
prepared 10 enter into an agreement
with each and every country several
IN providing for the Investigation OF
AN disputes OF every character ana ma
turo hy an international commission
tho contracting parties agreeing not
to declare war or begin hostilities IN.
iii such an investigation is made ana
report submitted.
Second nd-Thc investigation to be
conducted as "a matter of course upon
the Initiative of the commission' WITH
out tho furmaity OF q request IRON
any pnriy
"Third The report TO be submitted
within q given time, the time 10 be
agreed upon
Fourth parties to reserve the
right to act independently on the SUD
iect matter IN dispute after the re-
port Is submitted The composition
of the commission was a matter Of
detail to be agreed upon by the cor.
tracing parties; the time, also, IN
which the report should De submit
led was matter Of detail to be
agreed upon by the contracting par
tics
"Tieht nations np 70 this time have
responded faVorahly to the principle
and asking that suggestions be SUD
mitted ln regard to the details. oth-
ers have replied that the proposition
was received sympathetieaily anu
expressed Willingness 70 consluef
details. The nations in the order IN
which they haNc accepted are
Italy Great Britain, France Bra
I'll. sweden Norway. Peru ana kns-
sia.
ITO those expressing Il Wlllinsness
ia confer in regard to the details a
tentative statement has been submit
ted. ombodylng details suggested hV
Tho president. this statement being
submitted for consideration, however,
with no intention of insisting upon
any particular detail. The exact
phrascoloeg Of the agreements may
not bc the Same In all cases u the
principle rs endorsed. the governmeht
is willing to confer with open nilha
ms 10 minor points
Speaking of the reception his plan
has received. Mr.. Bryan observed that
within tho past TWO months three ar,
bitrttion treaties have been renewed
for a period Of five Years.
wno treaties renewed are with
France. Itals and Spain. and Presi-
dent wilson mas expressed his wiling
moss To renew similar conventions with
Great Britain. Japan, Norway swe-
den and Portugal