Little Falls herald., 1914-06-05
MR. BRYAN,s ,I,1: OPTIMISM

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In order to talk to the Brooklyn
league of business men Friday eve
ming, Secretary Bryan left Washing
ton at ; O'Clock and after speaking
nearly an hour returned to the capi-
tai on the midnight train. OF his ap-
pearance the Brooklyn Eagle says:
hMr. BRYAN looked as President Will
son looked on Monday-careworn and
troubled. Deeper lines are now cut
in his face, and his hair is streaked
with the gray which was so noticeable
in the president IS hair. Mr.. Bryan
looked the troubles he has had since
he became the primate of the presi-
dents cabinet, and almost at once
the sympathy of the diners was arous-
ed for him as he stood before them,
smiling in a sort of tired but pleased
way. The old fighting blood was
there, it seemed, but Mr.. Bryan show
ed plainly the strain Of his work. .
Mr.. Bryan concluded his address as
follows:
'"rhe thing that made me doubtful
about the propriety OF leaving WASH
ington was that a mediation is just
being attempted. The representatives
of three leading republics in Latin
America rendered their good offices
to see if peace could be restored in
distracted Mexico and the president
was quick to accept the offer OF
mediation. We recognize the uncer-
taintics that surround the effort, ana
We recognize the possibilities that W~
have met, but ! thank God we have
a president who hopes that mediation
will succeed. Cloud applause Not
only is he in sympathy with this effort,
not only does he hope that we shall
find a way in which the nation s
honor can be maintained, and the we'~
fare of Mexico be conserved, but that
which he desires III the western
hemisphere he desires everywhere, and
under his administration more pro-
gress is being made in the direction
of universal peace than has been
made in any similar period. Mors
than three-fourths Of the people Of
the world live under governments
that have given their approval to the
peace plan for which he stands; that
provides for an investigation OF every
question before a resort to arms is
had.
"More than 30 nations have ap-
proved; Is have already signed, 10
more have treaties practically com
plete', and when these 10 shall be
added, as they soon will, to that L.,
that have already signed, more than
half of all the people Of Gods foot
stool will live under governments
which vii be linked to us by treaty
and will compel the submission Of
every question of difference to an I'M
partial tribunal before resort to any
violence.
81 believe that this is the direction
in which the world is going, and
believe that it is righteous drec-
ton. Do you think that when these
things are accomplished that mankind
will not be as strong as it has been in
different days? I would not love
God as L do if [ believed that he made
it necessary for men to be shedding
human blood occasionally in order to
keen from being degenerate. And if
it is not necessary for the individual il
is not necessary for a nation. And if
it is possible for an individual to be
great in proportion as he performs
great services, it is possible for a
nation to be great in proportion as 1t
serves mankind. If it is possible for
an individual to be great, not in pro.
portion as he takes things out of the
world, but in proportion as he puts
something into the world, so it will
be possible for a nation to be great by
the contribution it makes to the
world s advance and the welfare of
men.