New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-16
Tells Brooklyn League How
President Is Working
for Genuine Peace.
NATIONAL HONOR
MUST BE UPHELD
Secretary Varies Theme Long
Enough to Declare United States
Is Well Prepared.

William Jennings Bryan found time last
night to tear himself away from the
peace negotiations at Washington long
enough to come TO Brooklyn and deliver
a Chautauqua- like speech before the
Brooklyn League al the Masonic Temple.
He spoke on the New Era" telling his
audience OF the progress OF education.
popular government and finally Of the
peace movement in the world. The lat
ter subject brought him 70 touch lightly
on the 3 e mediation plans.
"A thing that made me doubtful about
leaving Washington" he said, is the
A 3 G mediation, but when I consulted
with the President and found I could
leave in the afternoon and get back in
the morning for breakfast. ! decided
could come away without neglecting my
official duties
Il thank God We have President who
hopes the mediation viii succeed al
though at the same time he Is prepared
for possibilities. He is not only in sym
patty with mediation. hoping a way will
be found by which the nations honor
will be maintained and the welfare Of
Mexico conserved, but he also desires for
the whole world that which he desires for
the Western Hemisphere-that when ma
tons fall out they can settle their diff
culties. not by a recourse TO arms. but by
the submission of their difficulties 10 an
impartial tribunal
More than thirty nations have already
approved of this plan, which he approves.
fifteen already have signed an agreement
and ten have signifed their intention Of
doing So When this is accomplished.
more than half OF the people on Gods
footstool will have approved. I believe
this is the direction in which the world is
going"
IN opening Mr.. Bryan said that he
meant to avoid political speech, al
though IL was hard for man In politics
as much as he was to make any speech
that would not be miscoustrued He was
introduced by Charles II. Fuller. presi-
dent of the league, who assured him that
there were men Of all political faiths pres
ent; that, however, they had voted they
were his friends.
Il am glad said Mr.. Bryan. that
whatever you have been or may be you
are my friends tonight / have always
been your friends and shall be hereafter
[ long since learned that I have not
enough ill-will TO scatter over all the peo-
pie who have voted against me-"
He said he supposed he had spoken less
in the last year and three months than
during any equal period for the last TWEEN
7 ty-fve years. except when he was in the
army.>
II have been in a fight all my life" he
said, except when / was in the army
Before Mr.. Bryan arrived Dudley Field
Malone spoke He seemed 10 think il was
a good idea to launch into defence OF
Bryan. saying the Secretary had brought
about political renaissance In the United
States and had made healthy lot of
enemies" He took particular pains TO
defend his activities on the Chautauqua
circuit, saying that La Toilette. Champ
Clark and scores of other prominent men
20 on the circuit. and there was no reason
why Bryan should not express his views
10 the country in that way.
Mr. Malone also told how, when he was
an Assistant Secretary Of state. on seven
or eight occasions ne found Mr. Bryan
worn out by his labors sleeping in his
clothes on a couch In his office.
other speakers were Secretary OF Com
merce Redfeld Representative william
NJ Calder. Borough President Pounds.
Bridge Commissioned Kracke and Herman
A. Metz