New Britain herald., 1915-06-17
Bryan Declares in Second of Three Statements on ''Causeless War"
PRAISES COURSE OF WILSON
UpheavaI in Europe Due to False Philosophy, the Fundamental Pre- cept of Which is Might Makes Right" Says Former Secretary.

Washington, June 17.-Asserting that preparedness provokes rather than prevents war and that the up- heaval in Europe was a result of the false philosophy, that might makes right" former Secretary Bryan to- day, in the second of his series of three statefents on the "Causeless War" submits an argument against military preparation by the United States and praises the course of Pres ident Wilson in the sinternational emergency.
 If any nation is without excuse Tor entering into mad rivalry with the belligerent nations in preparation Tor war it is the United States" says M:'. Bryan. We are protected on either side by thousands of miles of ocean, and this protection is worth more to us than any number of battleships.
 Have Additional Protection.
 we have an additional protection in the fact, known to everyone, that we have the men with whom to form an army of defense if ever we are at tackled, and it is known, also. that we would have the money, too-more money than we could have had if all the surplus earnings of the people in- vested in armament We not only do not need additional preparation, but we are fortunate in not having it, since it seems impossible for na- ton to have what is called prepared ness without having along with it a disposition to use its preparedness on the slightest provocation.
 ''The leading participants in the present war are the nations that were best prepared, and I fear it would have been difficult for us to keep out of this war, if we had been as well prepared as they.
 Lauds Wilson's Stand.
 "Happy for our nation that we have in the White House at this time q president who believes in setting the old world a good example, instead of following he bad example which 1t sets in this matter. What an un- speakable misfortune it would have been if. in such an hour as this, the nation had been under the leadership Of a president unframed by the false philosophy which has plunged Europe into the abyss of war
 Tn preliminary discussion of the cause of the European conflict MT Bryan in lengthy analysis of the situation, argues that it is no war o1 race, religion or families, and de clares: 1' @ Result of Philosophy.
 "If I have correctly analyzed the situation. the war is the natural re suit of a false philosophy. The fundamental precept of this false philosophy is that might makes right 7
 Leading up to his argum ent agains preparation for war by the United States, Mr. Bryan says:
 Half the energy employed in pre- raring for war would effectually pre- vent war if used in propagating tht principles which make for peace. In stead of preventing war. preparedness | provokes war, because It Is impossible to coerce the people into bearing th' burdens incident to continuous ane l increasing preparation without cultl vating hatred as if 1t were natura 1 virtue.
 Some One to Fear. There must be some one to fear 1 some other preparing nation tha must be represented as plotting fol 1 war.
 I Each step taken by one natior toward more complete preparedness | excites the other nations to additiona l purchases, and new levies, until al l have exhausted their productive in l dustries and menaced their moral pro 1 gress.
 ,..The doctrine that preparedness will prevent war will not stand thu 1 test of logic, and the conflagration il i Europe shows that it fails whe, 1 tested by experience"
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