The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-06
BRYAN AND STRAUS
SPOKE ON PEACE
Peace Day Services in Carnegie
Hall, New York.
STRAUS ON THE TREATIES
tries Mark Big Forward Move
ment for Final Peace.

ject lesson of the horrors of strife
and that after it the efforts of man
will be devoted to production rather
than destruction, was expressed to-
day by Secretary of State Bryan and
Oscar S. Straus, foreign secretary
of commerce and labor, at a special
peace day service at Carnegie hall.
The meeting was one of many held
in this city in accordance with Pres
ident Wilson's recent proclamation
designating today as a DAY of prayer
for peace.
To-day, when a number Of ma
tions, all our friends, have been
drawn into the vortex of war" said
Secretary Bryan, "our first duty is
to use such influence as we may
have to hasten the return of peace
There will be ample time afterward
to discuss ways and means for pre-
venting future appeals to arms.
"Our interests are so entwined
with the interests of other lands
that no nation can live or die unto
itself alone. If We had no higher
reason for encouraging conditions
conducive to peace, we should find
ample justification in the fact that
the burdens of war no longer are
borne entirely by it, direct partici-
pants.
I'VE must not be discouraged IL
this, the greatest of all wars, broke
out just when we were most hopeful
OF the substitution of reason, for
force in the settlement of inter
national disputes. 1t may be that
the world needed one more awful
object lesson to prove conchsively
the fallacy of the doctrine that pre-
paredness for war can give assur-
ance Of peace.
"One encouragement to be drawn
from the present European conflict
is found in the fact that the gov
ernments involved vie with each
other in refusing to admit they be-
gan it. We have taken a long step
/ in advance when no civilized ma
]
war or confess an intention to in
augurate it."
Referring to the peace policy OF
/ the United States toward Mexico and
the acceptance Of the mediation of
fered by Argentina, Brazil and Chile,
Secretary Bryan said:
president Wilson not only Sc
cured peaceful solution of a situa-
ton that threatened war, but he
gave a strong impetus to the cause
of conciliation. 1t will be easier
than before to preserve peace in
the Western Hemisphere and more
difficult to excite war"
Oscar Straus expressed hope that
mediation eventually would settle
the European struggle.
"a month ago." he said, "Secre-
tary Bryan, under the direction of
the President, encouraged by a
statement by an ambassador of one
OF the powers, communicated infor-
mally with the other powers as to
whether they were ready to accept
the Presidents tender of good Of
fees. While the time is not yet
ripe for the definite discussion OF
the subject, we may be justified in
hoping that these communications
already have had the good result of
lifting the latch on the door of
mediation, so that, without the
initiative of either side, at the first
opportunity, that door readily NAV
! be thrown open"
Mr.. Straus referred to treaties
which Secretary Bryan recently has
concluded with different nations.
providing for Investigations of dis
agreements between nations for a
period of 12 months Lefore war may
/ re declared and said:
II regard these treaties as most
important step for securing the
peace OF the world forthe future. I
believe that AZ those treaties had
been in existence when Austria gave
rs ultimatum to Servia this war
might have heen averted."
Cardinal Farley at st. Patrick's 3
Cathredal said that IL Europe had
needed Pope Plus X the war never
would have started.