The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-13
BRYAN AND STRAUS
SEE HOPE FOR PEACE
Encouraged by Fact That War
ring Nations Disclaim
Cause Of Conflict.
ADDRESS 10000 PERSONS

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. i2.--Pleas for uni
versal peace and early cessation Of hos
Titles In Europe were made tonight at
a monster peace mass meeting In Con-
vention Hall Secretary Bryan and Os-
car s. Straus Of New York. member OF
the Hague Peace Tribunal. were the
principal speakers. Twenty thousand
persons attended the meeting.
Both speakers dwelt upon the fact that
each nation involved In the war refused
to acknowledge It was the cause OF the
conflict and declared this was an argu-
ment for universal peace.
Secretary Bryan upheld the twenty-five
peace treaties which tho United states
has already negotiated with foreign ma
lions Some extracts from Secretary
Bryan's speech were:
Most OF the errors which man commits
in international Affairs rise from a failure
to understand the fundamental proof
that moral principles are as binding upon
nations AS upon individuals.
Man does not need to stain MS hands
with his brothers blood TO qualify him
self for better deeds.
zone Of the most encouraging features
NJ tho European war Is to he found in
the fact that Governments involved vie
with each other in refusing TO admit they
began IT."
Mr. Straus said in part
at Is not for US to apportion the blame
for the most colossal and sanguinary war
In all history. AS "A nation we must seek
how we may bring this war to close
under conditions that will assure righteous
and lasting peace.
at Is too soon to draw lessons from
The conflict. But one thing Is clear-that
e.l.x all
and cntentes which has been in use since
the treaty OF Berlin IN 1873 has broken
down and instead OF keeping up the
balance Of power. has unbalanced II and
plunged in deadly combat not one nation
but a group of the greatest nations of
Europe.
at has been emphasized that the policy
OF separate alliances IL "A failure and that
the theory of the war lords that prepared
ness for war constitutes a security for
peace Is a false mockery. The only guar
antce for peace is permanent preparedness
for peace under the united power of all
nations for the separate right OF each
Just as the American Union Is the guar
antor for the peace of all the States that
compose II.
at is remarkable that each Power dis
claims the responsibility and blames
others. It is a fact that the war spirit
which has put the nation under such a
tremendous economic burden since 1870
has made Europe into "A colossal finder
box which flashed into connagraton IN
the action Of Servia
Fifteen years ago the Hague Tribunal
transformed the act OF offering good
offices from an act OF diplomatic imper-
Thence into a recognized international SER
vice from one nation to another. II IS
In the letter and spirit OF the work Of the
Hague Tribunal that President Wilson
offered the good offices Of this Government
to the warning Powers in August. lie
lifted the latch key on the door of media
ton, so that the door may be opened at
the earliest possible moment.
Some say IL Is too soon. II is never
! too soon to take steps for the cessation OF
slaughter and suffering. You can rely on
the fact that steps will be taken. as long
as President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
have anything to do with it--steps toward
IA righteous peace. the only kind OF a
peace that is worth working for