The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
BRYAN SHARES
PEACE HONORS
U. S. Treaty Policy Indorsed
by Foreign Relations
Chairman.
MEANS WIPNG OUT WAR
House Committee Hosts to Secretary
of State at Banquet in Pan
American Hall.

The peace policy of the United States,
which has received wide Endorsement
from the republics of South America by
the signature OF treaties agreeing to an
lnVestigation of international disputes be-
lore declaration of war. shared comph-
ments with Secretary OF State Bryan last
hlsnI at dinner given at the Pan
American Union Building by the Foreign
relations Committee of the House in
honor of the Secretary and Mrs. Bryan.
The dinner called out brilliant assem-
Dly OF the diplomatic corps and officials
OF the government. The speeches made
during the dinner advocating the extern
sion OF the peace policy were enthusias-
tically received and afterward many of
the guests remained to tango in the
Hall of Flags to the strains of the Ma
rine Band. Wine was served, but the
Secretary of State did not partake. He
quaffed apolonaris.
Predicts EARLY Peace Reform.
Mr.. Bryan said in his address that he
was assured it would be a comparatively
short time before all the nations of the
earth are linked to the United States by
treaties that will make a hasty declara-
tion of war impossible. He said that ten
years ago the world was not ripe for
this peace reform, and expressed his
thankfulness at being Secretary of State
of universal peace
Representative Henry d. Flood, of Vir.
g:nia, chairman of the Foreign Relations
committee, was POSTMASTER and of Mr.
Bryan he said that during the ten
months he has occupied the exalted posi-
uon of Secretary of State he has
achieved the greatest success vet attain
ed in the direction of universal peace"
He has succeeded in gaining the as
sent in principle" said Representative
Flood, ''of no less than th.rty-one ma
dons, representing four-f.ths of the
population OF the world, to the negotia-
tons Of treaties by which it will be
agreed that whenever differences arise
between nations they should be submitted
10 arbitration before war Is declared"
Praises Mr.. Wilson's Insight.
Mr.. Flood spoke highly Of the broad
insight of President Wilson into the
needs Of the economic situation. Yous-
souf Zia Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador,
delivered short address in French,
complimentary to President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan. Secretary Bryan said
in part:
The effort to bring universal peace is
simple. the effort TO induce people to be
natural 1t is natural for us to agree
with each other. Man could not live long
if he were angry all the time. The heart
peat would be so fast that life would
soon reach its end.
"A few weeks ago went down to Fort
Monroe to receive there a distinguished
visitor. While we waited we witnessed
the firing of the disappearing gun. When
/ remembered that ii cost $500 to fire a
shot l asked myself, Am dreaming? Is
this a terrible nightmare, or am really
awake Is il possible that at this time
intelligent men made that engine of de-
struction to kill other intelligent men?'
Sometimes We read how, inflamed by
anger. people have done things that we
call monstrous. But what is there about
war that is not monstrous? How can you
make war at its worst, worse than war
is at its best? At its best it is the de-
struction of human life. At its best it is
taking the husband from the wife: the
father from the child, and the son from
the mother. At its hest it is making
blood to flow and tears to fall
"Oh, If We could but transplant the
spirit of the banquet board where war
spirit has ruled! If We could but bring
those who differ from US around a table
like this and talk over our differences"