The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-05
EUROPEAN STRUGGLE ExPLopEs
ANCIENT THEORY THAT PEACE
RESTS ON FEAR.
BURDENS Of WAR NO LONGER
BORNE BY BELIGERENTS ALONE
First Duty to Use Influence for Peace.
No One Willing to Admit Response
biIity for War President Gave
Strong Impetus to Cause Of conciIia-
ton by Handling Of Situation.

New York, Oct. 5.-Hope that the
European war will be the last object
lesson of the horrors of strife, and that |
after it the efforts Of man will be de-
voted to production rather than de-
struction, was expressed yesterday by |
Secretary of State Bryan and Oscar
s. Straus, former Secretary of Com
merce and Labor, at a special Peace
Day service at Carnegie Hall. The
meeting was one of many held in this
city in accordance with President Will
sons recent proclamation designating
october as day of prayer for peace.
To-day, when a number of nations,
all our friends, have been drawn into
the votex of war;" said Secretary Bry-
an, "our first duty is to use such in
fluence as we may have to hasten the
return of peace. There will be ample
time afterward to discuss ways and
means for preventing future appeals to
: farms.
War Burden Heavy.
"Our interests are so entwined with
the interests of other lands that no ma
ton can live or die unto itself alone
If we had no higher reason for en-
couraging conditions conducive to
peace we should find ample justifi
I cation in the fact that the burdens o.
Y war no longer are borne entirely b,
' its direct participants.
1--WE must not be discouraged 1
this, the greatest of all wars, brok
out just when we were hopeful OF tn
substitution Of reason for force in tn
settlement OF International disputes
II may be that the world needed on
more awful object lesson to prove cor
clusively the fallacy Of the doctrin
that preparedness for war can Civ
Il. assurance of peace. This assumptio
h is built upon the theory that peac
rests on fear, whereas all histor
"a proves the contrary. Most of the g
D. rors in international affairs arise frol
re failure to understand the fund,
mental truth that moral principles al
or binding on nations as on individual
p zone encouragement to be draw
from the present European conflict
found in the fact that the government
xyfA With nanh pfhar In, vraf,y
ing to admit they began it. We ha,
taken long step in advance when I
, civilized nation either will admit
Y desire for war or confess an intentiG
i to inaugurate it."
Referring to the peace policy of Il
United States toward Mexico, and Il
b. acceptance of the mediation offer
by Argentina, Brazil and Chile, Seer
tary Bryan said:
Peace in Mexico.
president Wilson not only secur
peaceful solution of situation tn
ar threatened war, but he gave stro
nm impetus to the cause of conciliatit
It will be easier than before to p
az serve peace in the Western Hem
as phere and more difficult to exc
18th war"
Law In conclusion, the Secretary sal
roc "Man has spent a considerable part
his time in the work of destruction.
~ the day that is dawning he can
vote all his efforts to product
oe' There Is as much inspiration in no
Aie life as in a heroic death"
=, Oscar Straus expressed hope t
ne mediation eventually would settle
10Y European struggle.
nei "a month ago." he said, Secret
~ Bryan, usder the direction OF the P
W ident, encouraged by statement
an ambassador Of one of the pow
informally asked the other pow
. = whether they were not ready to acc
. the Presidents tender of good off
= While the time is not yet ripe for
o. = definite discussion Of the subject,
<,,may be justified in hoping these I
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