Evening star., 1914-01-18
WORLD NOW READY
FOR ERA OF PEACE
Bryan So Declares in Saying
Treaties will Check
Warfare.
SECRETARY HONOR GUEST
AT DIPLOMATIC DINNER
House Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions Entertains at Bril-
liant Function.

liant Function.
Secretary of State Bryan freed an
other dove of peace at the dinner given
In his honor last night by the House
committee on foreign relations. held in
the Pan American Union building, with
practically the entire diplomatic corps
present. Having been introduced by
Chairman Flood of the foreign rela-
tions committee, in a speech which
had universal disarmament as the key
note, Secretary ryan took up the idea
and predicted tlat with but COM
paratively small effort the world
would soon see its nations entering
into treaties which would result in re-
ducing the swords to plowshares.
Dinner Proves Delight.
The dinner was social delight,
staged as 1t was in the beautiful cour1
OF the Pan-American building, IN
which enormous displays of nowers
had been arranged, and with the lights
and fountains of the courtyards do
ing their most effective work. In ad-
olt1on to the brilliantly dressed diplo-
mats about one-fourth of the guests
We're women of distinction in Nash
ington's official society. and Chairman
ROOD honored Mrs. Bryan by in
Guiding her in the toast offered to her
husband, the Secretary of state
In replying, Mr.. Bryan maue a pretty
reference to his wife, saying he had
never appreciated her help more than
ne had since he had held a position in
the cabinet.
Secretary Bryan's Speech
Referring to the Introductory re-
marks Of Representative Flood. Mr..
Bryan said. in part:
The words spoken in regard to
peace are words that find an echo in
all our hearts. Measuring the office
not by the high title that 1t has OF
the distinction that it brings but
rather by the opportunity for service
| that 1t offers, l count myself fortunate
| TO have been given a place at the head
OF the State Department and sti more
fortunate to be Secretary of State
under a President who is an advocate
| for universal peace. And. II i may
further add to my good fortune l am
fortunate In occupying this position
at this time.
Ten years ago the world was not
| ripe for the peace movement that now
| spreads among the nations 1t was
not until after the nations had come
| together several times in international
meetings held under the auspices of
peace organizations that they were
ready for such a movement as that
which this administration has under
taken.
Il am in this with all my heart. and
1 am sure that We are happy in hav-
ing as the representatives of foreign
mats who eagerly support the propo-
sition which the President authorized
me to present last April.
Moyauenf Tndorsed
Less than a year has passed and
yet almost all of the countries repre-
sented here have indorsed this move
ment. These countries represent more
than three-fourths of all the people
who live on this globe and already
these treaties have been signed and
during the last week three other ma
tions have agreed upon the details.
and in every other case the details
are under discussion
II feel that we have reached the
point where we can feel sure that
within a comparatively short time
practically all the nations of this earth
will be linked to this nation by Treaty
which will make it impossible for war
to be declared until time has been
given for investigation of the subject
of dispute. And time Is all that is
necessary. When people are angry
they often overestimate their strength
but when they are calm they tax
about what they ought to DO ana de-
eide questions on moral rather imam
The .ffort to bring universal peace
lis simply the effort TO induce people
to be natural 1t is natural for US 10
agree with each other. IL is naturat
could not live long If he was angry all
the time. The heart beat would be so
fast that life would soon reach ITS enu.
Is it not glorious to live AT utle nhe
this when the ideals of the world arc
rising. and instead of trying to fnd
how we can pull each other down, We
are trying to devise ways by which we
can help each other ;o TO r'se ;n t,s ana ,r.S rs
in attempting to profit by anothers
fall?'
Compliments Bryan.
Representative Flood paid a warm COM
pl.ment to Secretary Bryan In introduce
ing him. He said:
THE guest of honor has stood for
something from the day he entered pub
lie life, nearly a quarter Of a century
ago. During that time and especially
when they burned lowest, he gridironed
this country, keeping alive the campftres
of progress He has convinced al sec
tions and all parties OF the soundness
some of the more important reforms he
advocated and which for years were re-
sarded as the acme of radica ism, have
heen carried into the laws OF the nation,
and others will soon be written upon
our statute books, and under those laws
prosperity has and will come to the
people and development to the country.
His greatest work, however, has been
ACCOMPLISHED since he became Secretary
of State BY temperament, intellectual
endowments. training. extensive travel
and deep knowledge of foreign countries
he came to the State Department mag
nificently equipped for the great work VI
that position.
Points to Successes.
During the ten months In which he
has occupied that exalted position he has
achieved the greatest success yet at
tanned In the direction Of universal peace.
He has succeeded in gaining the assent.
in principle. Of no less than thirty-ons
nations, representing four-fifths of the
population of the world, to the negotia-
tions of treaties by which II shall be
agreed that whenever differences arise
between nations they shall be submitted
to arbitration before war is declared.
THE President, with his wide vision,
his acute insight into the heart OF eco
nomics political and international prob
lens heartily indorsed and approved this
proposition and gave 1t a prominent place
IN