Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-10
Former Secretary to Issue
Statement to Press
Every Few Days.
TO DEFINE METHODS
FOR SECURING PEACE
Will Not Join Carnegie Peace
Foundation or Take to Leo
ture Platform.

WASHINGTON, June 10-Former
Secretary Bryan today gave ont hls
first definite and detailed statement
concerning his future activities. With
little trace of the reticenee which
marked his conversations with news
paper men while i'm the cabinet. he
chatted freely, clearing up three
points in particular concerning which
there has been much speculation.
These We're: Mr.. Bryan will start
immediately upon a campaign of
education of the American people.
on the exact relations between this
country and the warning nations,
especially Germany.
The first step in his campaign was
the issuance of his statement yester-
day afternoon, the second will come
tomorrow morning with another
statement, simultaneous with publi-
cation of the presidents note TO
Germany. That statement will take
| up phases of the note which he did
not feel at liberty to discuss before
| it was made public.
! The former secretary will continue
| his efforts exclusively through news
papers, for the present, and has not
| accepted, nor will he accept, in the
near future he said, any Chau-
| himself with the Carnegie Endow
| ment for International Peace, nor
with any similar organization.
II do not wish to say that the peo-
| pie OF this country do not know the
issues involved in our relations with
| Germany" he said, but | do think
wider discussion would help in
crystalzeing sentiment and in making
clear just what the position of the
American people is in this crisis.
Mr.. Bryan made 1t clear that he
| would make every effort to present
| to the country his conception OF the
method referred to in his note of
yesterday afternoon for keeping this
country out of war. He will not hesi-
| tate to take issue with the admins
| tration ON this point
/, Remember, though he continued,
! that the president and ! are In
| hearty agreement in matters of prin-
/ ciple We differ in questions OF
method, and what our personal diff
ferences are do not matter. but the
issues involved in the German note
do matter"
Mr.. Bryan was asked to define telpa4
he meant by the differences ~
method" the phrase used in his note
! of yesterday, and frequently repeated
J in his talk this morning.
/ ''I refer to the two points ] brought
! out in that note, and | shall touch
upon another in statement that
will be released for the morning pa
! pers
VIII Use the Press.
"For the present / intend to lilhit
my efforts to explain my position to
! the press in statements like these,
I do not intend giving any special in
terviews, and what ] say to ons
| -
them"
Mr.. Bryan was asked whether lie
| intended using the Chautauqua cir
cult for expounding his ideas.
mot for the present, at least, he
replied. I'm the press have a wider
medium. The lecture platform is too
| limited
The former secretary said his stale
ments would be issued at intervals. OF
a few days, and would alternate be-
tween the morning and afternoos
press.
Asked the reason for Germany's =
failure to sign the treaty for investi-
cation OF international disputes, Mr..
Bryan said he was glad to talk about
that, for anything about treaties, l
know by heart
Three European countries did not
sign the treaty." he said. These were
Belgium, Austria and Germany. But
the important part about that was
that Germany accepted the principles
of the treaty. If l remember Alright
Ambassador Bernstorff officially ac-
quiesced with Germany's acceptance
of the principle
did you consider the reference to
The Hague tribunal in the German
note a hopeful sign?" Mr.. Bryan was
asked
Eyes, but arbitration is a different
matter from the investigation pro-
vided for In the treaty signed by
thirty nations"
there was more likelihood of accent
ance of an investigation and repcss
than for submission of grievances to
The Hague tribunal
When asked about the possibility
of his accepting a position with the
Carnegie Peace Foundation to spread
the gospel of international peace, the
secretary said he had no Intention OF
doing SO.
You will be your own foundation
for while, you mean" one news
paper man remarked.
THAT is the idea, exactly, he
chuckled.
Attention was called to the fact
that Japan had not agreed to the
treaty negotiated with thirty nations.
"That was because of the land
troubles with Japan at that time he
replied Japan, I believe also is
agreeable to the principle involved. Z