The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-22
GETTING HIS LAURELs ON
STAiGHT.

Senator Elihu Root takes his Nobei
peace prize seriously. and. whether OF
not he deserved the award on previous
performance he IS seeking to merit /:
by present activity. NJ Root has call
Cd upon Secretary OF State bryan to
urge that great paciticist to pI1ss for
new convention OF The Hafue peace
conference. Doubtless Mr.. Bryan f.
willing enough. and We shall probably
see a movement on the part OF the
United States toward stirring the pow
ers to send delegates to a new gather
ing for discussion II the desirabiity
OF peace and ways Of restricting-or,
maybe, OF waging for it is a fact
that these international confabs have
generally gone rather deeply into COLI
slderation OF the manner In which
wars should be conducted, with only
comparatively light touches upon ways
of preventing their occurrence.
The time Is very fit for the holding
Of peace congress. The first OF these
gatherings was called by the car OF
Russia Just as the United States was
bringing its little war with Spain to 4
conclusion and the second followed on
the heels Of Englands war with the
Beers and the great conflict between
Russia and Japan In the east. Europe
has just seen the Turko,ltahan war
and the two Balkan wars and may be-
On the brink of third struggle in tho
Balkan peninsula, with other nations
taking hand. The peace conferences
always have material fresh before
them for discussion OF the horrors OF
international conflict and II is for prop
er consideration Of these and the co-or.
dination Of ideas as TO how best the
next fighting may be conducted that
the gatherings seem to assemble. The
conferences usually adjourn In time
for the next clash, and ii che isn't
assembled pretty soon Mars will beat
the peace adopts In the race. so If M.
Bryan Is TO act ca Senator Roots SUE
Sestion he ought TO act quickly. Tn.
United States may be at war with
Mexico by the time the delegates are
named.
If "a peace conference is called &c
meet at The Hague next year, Pres-
dent Wilson will doubtless appoint Nj,
Root one of the delegates. Also hs
might name former President Roose-
welt, who, also has a Nobel prize il.
his collection u honors and rewards. If
Mr., Root and Mr. Roosevelt can pre-.
serve the peace that was broken be.
tween them at Armageddon they
should be conspicuous figures in the
International conference. And we
would nominate Secretary bryan to
the presidents consideration for dis.
patch to The Hague. Mr.. Bryan might
pull down one of these Nobel prizes
on the next contest, and as they have
real and rather largo monetary vald.
the time he lost from the chautauqua
circuit might be compensated to him.
At any rate he ought to be sent to
talk peace at the international confer,
enca he Is urged to call. liz is tn
most eminent of American paciiieisls
by profession. lie could show his IA
nous models OF battleships. the Eel
lowship end Friendship to the naval
representatives OF other countries, and
he might prevail on the assembled del.
egates to adopt grape juice as the OH
cial drink OF the conference.
BY all means, Mr. Root motion
should receive second and be car-
ried before the secretary of state W.
should rather, however, that Mr.. Bry.
an had called this congress without
waiting 70" the suggestion OF any 9th,
er party. To think that Mr.. Roo.
should have stolen march on Mr.. Brv
an In the matter of peace demonstrs,
toni
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