The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-11-27
Mr.. BRYAN TALKS TO MlAMIANs

Hon. William J. Bryan, our able
secretary of state, has a winter home
at Miami, and it is within the region
of possibility that he may make it his
permanent home.
He was in Miami on Sunday and
made a talk in the Presbyterian
tchurch in that city, his subject being
the familiar one of peace on Earth.
and Good Will Toward Men,"
We admire Mr. Bryan for what he
has done in trying to supplant the
war spirit with the more beautiful,
tranquil and holy one of peace.
! Mr.. Bryan said:
| There were four decisions regard
ing war that have to be dispelled.
The first was that war is a beautiful
thing, with its pomp of a regiment
on parade, marching to the playing
of bands and the cheering of multi
tude. This is inspiring, but it is not
war. If you want to know what war
is you must go to the field of battle
You must visit the field after the bat
| tie is over, and see the dead, the
mangled and the wounded. And you
must go into the homes of the surviv-
ors and see the suffering of the wO-
men and children, which is not for
the moment, but is for years.
Var Does No Good
Another delusion that had to be
dispelled," said Mr.. Bryan, was that
war was useful for the good it does.
No good can be brought out of war
that could not have been done better
without it. When the European ma
tions were about to plunge further
into the fearful struggle, President
Wilson asked all heads of these gov
ernments if he could not mediate
and do something to prevent a con
tinuance of hostilities, but all said
that they did not want war. None
wanted to take the credit for it. If
war had been a good thing each
would have been proud to say it was
he who deserved the credit"
There was time when men were
more eager and willing to take the
credit for plunging countries into
war, but now all put the blame on
someone else. at is a good sign" the
speaker said and declared he believ-
ed the time would come when uni
versal peace would prevail. 'MeD
would beat their swords into plough
shares and their spears into pruning
hooks, and nation shall not lift upI
sword against nation, neither shall
they learn war any more'"
Thou Shalt Not XIII
.Why is it that a man does not
want his son to steal?" he asked. at
is not because of the loss to the per-
son from whom he has stolen, but be-
cause of theeffect upon the sons NOR
al development. And SO it is in re-
gard to murder If it is wrong for
one man to disobey the scriptural in
junction, Thou shalt not kill then
it is wrong for a dozen, hundred, a
thousand, or million, or for a nation
to engage in war and kill thousands.
mnot preaching a new doctrine; |
am simply preaching the Bible doc
trine."
That war is necessary for man to
become strong was another belief en-
tertained by many which he declared
was not founded on fact ''We could
not love God as we do if We believed
that" He contended that moral cour-
age is superior to physical courage,
and that the men who spends his
years on the battlefield of life stand
ing out against wrong and fighting the
battle of right shows a higher and
stronger courage than he who merely
risks his life.
Big Army Does Not Prevent War
Regarding another delusion con-
corning war, MT. Bryan SAID he mad
heard of only one argument in favor
of large army or navy, and that was
that it is preventive of war, but
this was wrong, for if preparation for
war was preventive, there would be
no war in Europe, as all of the ma
tons there were prepared for war,
and "the spirit that leads a people to
get ready for war leads them to enter
war"
Love, Not Fear, Foundation of Peace
Speaking of the delusion that peace
is founded on fear, Mr.. Bryan said:
IF we are going to get to a perma-
nent peace we have got to change the
views Of the world as to the foundat-
ton of peace. Love and not fear is
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