The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
HONORSFORU.S.
BRYAN FORECAST
PrOphesieS That HiStOry'S Great
est Peace Making Opportunity
Will Knock Al Nations Door
CHANGES IN INTERNATIONAL LAW

WASHINGTON, June 10. William
Jennings Bryan, former secretary Of
state, III the FIRST section Of his state.
menl on The Cuuseless War; today
prophesled that the greatest pence.
making opportunity In all history was
certain to COME TO the United States.
lie declared that with the return Of
peace, there would be demand for
an international conference to change
the rules of International law. which
seem to have been made for the ua
tlOus at war, rather thun for the ia
tlons at pence.
Under the stress uf Titanic strug
gle, MI Bryan's statement says, pacn
side has felt itself Justified IN EN-
croachlng upon the rights of nrulrnls.
The ocean highways, common property
.of all, have been To some extent al
proprIated for war purposes and drI-
cate diplomatic questions are forced on
the neutral nations
Just mt this time, when these Que>
''''. 80 AANNA a. wv lllt ItlllEtlfHl
governments urc least able 10 deal with
them With the culmucss and puisc their
great Importance demands 80 won.
der every neutral nation is iurrrus
iusly anxious for the war to end but Of
all the neutral nations ours has the
most reason TO pray for the return or
pence most reason to sci It's face
rrsolutely against participating In this
war. This nation, the head Of the npu.
trnl group and the sincere friend " all
the belligerents, Is In duty bound 10 set
an example IN patience aud self.re-
slruint.
HistOry's Richest Blessing
In all history no such opportunity
ever has come To any other nation us
that destined to come to the United
states. In all history no other peace.
maker has ever been In position To
claim as rich blessing rs that which
will be- pronounced upon our president
when the time for mediation comes
Us come 1t must
Introducing his statement. Nj. Bry.
IN graphically describes the horrors
aud nffllCtionS Of the war aud says:
Neutral nations cannot look on with
indifference the ties That bind them
are too strong, the relationship too In.
Innate. This is especially true Of the
United Stutes, We have Il composite
population every nation OF Europe
having contributed Literally 10 our cit
lEenship These our countrymen them
selves born abroad or Immediately dp.
scended from forcIgn.horn ancestors,
cannot but take II lively interest In the
conduct as well us In the results uf the
war. A sull larger circle shares the
concern Of those directly connected.
Not soldier falls on either side but
the sorrow expressed In his home finds
an echo nt some fireslde In the United
States
Aside from sentimental considcra
tIon, Mr. Bryan asserts, neutral ma
tlunS suffer serious disturbance be-.
cause Of war
Nearly every neutral nations finds
new domestic problems thrust upon II
aud old problems made more difficult -
he declares no American citizen can
note without deep concern the manner
IN which the war questions have In
truded themselves Into our politics
oyershadowing economic issues aud
stimulating agitation In favor " en-
lurgcd appropriations for military and
naval purposes
Great Expense Incurred
At some length MIR Bryan refers to
Interruptions to neutral commerce de.
rangemrnt ~ business and consequent
readjustmeuts and speaks ~ scarcity
" American ships as one Of the great
est embarrassment tu the United
States.
The neutral nations are put to n
great expense to preserve neutrality
aud ure constantly In danger NJ heing
emhroilod In the war without intention
or fault on their part he declared.
The rules NJ international law seem
10 hnyr been made fur the nations nt
war rather than the nations at pence,
II Is almost impossible To alter these
rules during the war because any INN.
tcrial change cffecting ~ It would the
interests NJ hclligerents would be a
seeming violation NJ neutrality
As soon as peace returns there VIII
hc demand for an international con
ference ON the subject II nations are
determined to fight, they should as fur
AS possible, bear the burden them
selves and not be permitted 10 transfer
II IN nations who would avoid war 10y
rcsortIng to reason instead " force.
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