The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1915-10-05
FORMER SECRETARY BRYAN SAYS
OTHERS AT CAPITAL CAN
HANDLE ROUTINE.
EFFICIENCY Meeting ENDS
Inspiring Scene Witnessed on Summit
of Hot Springs Mountain When
Delegates Offer Up Supplcations
For Rule of Christianity.
Hot Springs.

Delegates to the Southern District
Efficiency convention of the Presbv-
terrain Church, U. S. A., concluded
their sessions with an open-air peace
prayer service" on the summit of Hot
Springs Mountain. Surrounding VIII
liam J. Bryan, former secretary of
state, they prayed for peace in Europe
and that spirit of Christianity rather
than spirit Of force might govern
the world.
Mr.. Bryan was the principal speaker
at the concluding session Of the con-
yention. He declared the country
should be grateful that we have in the
White House "a man bending every
effort and energy for peace" rather
than a lingo" 1t is the duty Of the
United States to maintain it's position
ns the strongest neutral power and
shoulder it's responsibility when the
time comes for peace between the Eu-
ropean nations to be worked out
1t was an inspiring scene. Mr.,
Bryan had just delivered an address
ence Church Efficiency Board of the
Presbyterian Church. u. S. A., In
which he said: II believe If there was
ever a question on which the referen-
dunn should be invoked II should be
on this war question. and | want the
women who must bear their part OF
the burdens of the war to have a vote
and it should also be that the man who
votes for war should be the first TO
fill the regiments, and that the man
who votes against war should be left
to fill the reserve columns. and | shall
continue to insist that the lingo edi.
tors who are urging war shall be given
the honor OF the first command, and
that they be permitted to have the
glory OF death first in such a war.
"If ever we go to war let it be our
own war God forbid that this ma.
ton ever tie itself to the quarrels OF
warning nations. We must make our
own war il we are ever to have war
so that we can make our own peace
hut never let us be joined as an ally
where others must speak for us.
1T looks like the differences with
Germany have been passed. No ma
ton is challenging us. but out of the
mad spirit of the present conflict il
there should come such a challenge
we should say no, we will not get
down in the mire to follow false
40 all l.
would have now il we had in the
White House a lingo looking forward
We should be grateful that we have in
the White House a man bending every
human energy and endeavor fol-
peace"
Mr.. Bryan took for his topic an an
swer to the doctrine that might makes
right.
THE nation that adopts doctrine
that might makes right said the
speaker, has no complaint to its citi
zen who declares that dynamite makes
right. They talk of preparedness fol
war. and say that preparedness FOL
war will make for peace. but was thai
the situation in Europe where a gene
ration has been spent in preparedness:
for war and then the war Came?"
Speaking of the American lives los
in the torpedoing of ships. Mr., Bryan
said that there might be a right II
favor of being on those ships, bu
there was a duty above right, and tina
the duty of every man citizen in sucl
an hour was to stay within the bounds
where he would not involve his coun
try in trouble. "A country which ha.
the right to take a willows son ant
place him in the front OF the battle
line can make her citizen stay a
home when there Is danger abroad"
Referring to the great advantage
this country had in being the strong
est neutral power, Mr.. Bryan sale
that II was a position it was the dut,
of this nation to maintain. He sale
that when the time came for peace Il
be worked out, it was the responsible
ity Of this nation to be IN a position 4
contribute its portion.
There is not a soldier boy who fall!
on a foreign battlefield" said he. "bu
what there is somewhere within Thu
country an echo OF sadness. That Il
how close this nation is bound to al
the warning nations. And that make:
the obligation the stronger that w
should remain absolutely neutral an,