Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-21
BRYAN CRITICISES
TWO EX-pRESIDENTS


'-ifws. ~ should direct The general poll
icy uf the organisation. He discredits
not only the Intelligence. but even the
snollros o. thosa whom he onntemptpv
ouniy Describes, as nacifists and advo-
Gates az peace al any price lie more
than intlmates that they are physical
towards and that their attitude on In
ternetieRai QUESTIONS Is due 70 fsar Of
bodily injury.
ut Is not necessary 10 answer AR.
Roosevelt upon the low plane upon which
he pitches the controversy. II ID entirely
posslbls % credit him with the 9ureat
motives and the sincerest patriotism and
get rasolntely oppose the methods which
~ would employ for the safeguarding Of
he country,
Woaia Provoke War.
''Alr. Roosevelt might be eKoluded from
the list % the fnationn advisers on all
matters relating 70 peaee or war. ON the
ground that he "a 80 anxious 10 get into
ans eonteaf thar Involves blood-letilnE
that he cannot he trusted "a deal with
any pAase 81 the subiaot. This prepared
hess which be advocates VIII provoke
war instead OF preventing Il. and ihe
hatreds which Il would arouse would de-
Atroy ouf nations moral Influence,
Mr.. BRYAN declared that Mr., Roose-
yslt'a plan of making this nation "a rival
u the powers Of the old world In military
snd naval preparation would involve In
definite increase IA expenditure for ships
aud nlen. TO be continued 20 long as
other nations contiaue 70 Increase" lie
asked u u could be possible that Colonel
Rooseveit wae ambitious 20 be known 20
hlstorY az having launched q Thousand
ships a. Helen OF Troy IN the poets
query Inspired by the far-famed beauty
Is this The face that launched a thou
sand shipa~
The calepeiis Pian.
AR Rooasyelts plan, AZ Bryan said,
would make the United states "a vast
asmory. with skull and eroushones above
the door. and ths desianins architect Of
the system vii % IN and out IN unit
form with the proud consciousness that
our nation no laREsr contains mollycod'
dies or weakltpgs
Ar. Brysn declared. however, that thens
was no danger Of aiF isoeseVelt's osgaa.
ization securing = numerous folloving
when ne real purpose becomes known
ana he nrgea the laberlng men OF ths
country 70 sae that iRs purpose was
clearly understood and give 10 tbe presl-
cent assurances u support. 20 'iconnter
act any influence that the limoges ms,
seek % exert"
OF the Other orranization. with formel
President TAFT ''its most eonsplcuoul
sponaor." ar Bryan declared that A.
though Mr Tart himself haA been promi
uantiy identified with the cause d peace
and men associated with him IN the or
SENSATION were at least not antagonlsti
to peace the idea that many person
may have had REGARDING ''Mr. raft's OF
sanizstion a. the best weapon will
which % fight the Roosevelt organira
ton vas . mistaken one,
Dfsesssss Taft Orsanizasien.
''Whca The plan Of the Taft organise
tion Il underEiood." eentinsd Ar. Rryar
~ win be seen that its effect IL to a.
rather thar obstFnst M Roosevelt props
Eanda II the purpose a. Mr.. Roosevelt
orEanlsafion 4 q make praparation 70
war plnnaanf Mr. Tafts orEanisatio
may b rsaarded ~ furnishing plansl
he protest. Tor the protection which Ml
Roosevelt advises"
Mr. Bryan called attention 10 the Wol
enfQrre "a TIE title Of the League
enforee peses ans 70 the declsgatio
Al a speech By President Lowell o. Hal
terd ,AiTersify az The recent Philade
phia meeting that Il pas aimed % al