The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-16
BRYAN IN BROOKLYN
PRAISES MEDIATION
Secretary Unveils His Picture
Of World Peace Before
League Diners.
HAS HOPES IN A B C PLAN
Praises President and Then Pre-
sents Arguments to Show the
World Is Advancing.

The Dove Of Peace flew up this way
Yesterday evening and aiighted gently un.
der the caves OF the Masonic Temple, at
Clermont and Lafayette avenues. Brook
lyn. where the Brooklyn League, an or.
ganizatlon whose purpose is to boost 10,
better borough. was holding It's sixteenth
annual dinner.
Secretary OF State Bryan spoke on The
New Era" which he divided into thre.
heads. educational advance ment, moral
advancement and the progress of better
feeling among nations. Under this last
head he dealt with the conscience OF the
nation. as displayed by President WiIso,
and his assistants in dealing with the
situation In distracted Mexico" He I'D.
held vigorously the attempt 10 solve the
problem by mediation. although he ad-
mitted there were great difficulties In the
way.
II would not love God as 7 do" said
Mr. Bryan In striking his keynote. "if 1
believed that He made II necessary for me
to shed human blood occasionally In ortler
to prevent me from becoming degea-
crate. and II II liz not necessary for the
Individual TO shed blood II Is not neccs-
sary for the nation"
High Hopes of Mediation.
The representatives OF the three lead
Ing Governments of Latin America ten-
dered their good offices TO see 1. poace
could be restored In distracted Mexico and
out President was quick to accept
we recognize the uncertainties that
surround the efforts and the possibilities
we have 10 meet but thank God we
have President who hopes that mediation
viii succeed
Not only is he In sympathy with this
ehort; not only does he hope. we shall
IND way in which the nations honor
can be maintained and the welfare OF
Mexico conserved but that which he de-
desires In Mexico he desires everywhere.
Under his Administration more prog
ress has been made toward universal
peace than has been made In any similar
period More than three-fourths of the
nations of the world live under Govern
ments that have given their approval OF
the peace plan for which he stands
That plan provides for the investiga-
ton OF every question before a resort
TO arms. More than thirty nations have
approved. Fifteen have already signed.
and ten more have treaties practically
completed. and when these ten shall be
dded TO the fifteen which have already
signed more than one-half OF all the
people on Gods footstool will live under
Governments which will be linked TO US
by a treaty that will compel submission
of every question of difference 10 an Inn
partial tribunal before a resort 20 arms"
IIliteracy Becoming Less.
In his remarks devoted to education Mr.
Bryan cited statistics to prove that
iliteracy Is becoming less and less every
where, and he glorled In this. The second
proof OF advance which he cited was moral
advancement. He said that tho time has
passed when people measure n man by
how much he has. The fact that weighs
Is how a man got II. Other proofs OF
moral aIVancpnapf tln Increase az
Bible classes. the growth OF the work OF
the Y. NJ. G, A. and what ne called the
corresponding Catholic organization. the
Knights Of Columbus The third evidence
OF progress was the change IN political
viewpoints.
when I entered politics twenty years
ago." he said men voted for selfish
reasons. because they thought that to
vote on one SIDE Of any proposition would
help them financially.
To-day men look at political aues-
tons from an unseliish standpoint. More
men in the last campaign voted without
regard TO pecun:ary reasons but for what
they thought was for the best interests OF
the country than ever before.
This awakened political conscience.
not only here but all over the world
is the grea est factor of our progress.
world where the power a popular govern
ment is not growing, and nowhere is there
greater evidence OF thig growth than
here.
His Tribute 10 Wilson.
THAT Is the era In which We are
being nurtured. and I rejoice that at the
head OF this country Is 4 man whose
conscience Is In everything he does. In
proportion as the people are able to con-
troll the Government they will make the
Government just and in proportion as II
Is Just IL will be strong.
II believe that in this new era we'll
see the nations OF the earth recognize their
klnshp, and when they fab out l believe
we shall try to md some means by which
tine difficulties can be adjusted without
resort 10 force"
At the guests table. on each side OF
former Senator Charles H. Fuller. presi-
dent OF the league ard toast;naSter ~ the
dinner. were Secretary OF Commerce Red.
field. Dudley Field Malone, formerly Mr.
Bryan's third assistant. who found oppor-
tunity to say few good words for his
former chief before Mr.. Bryan got there
Congressmen Fitzgerald, Calder. Wilson.
Metz. O'Brien. Dale. President of the
Borough OF Brooklyn Pounds. Bridge
Commissioner Kracke. Commissioner of
Parks Ingersoll, Postma ster Kelly and