The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-18
PREPAREDNESS
PROVOKES WAR,
COLONEL BRYAN
Issues the Second of Series
Of Three General
Statements.
AMERICA NEEDS
NO PREPARATION
Half the Energy Expended
in Preparing Would
Prevent War. :
NJ ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Washington, June 17.-Asserting
that the 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 today
in q second Of his series Of three
statements on 'The Canaeless War
submits an argument against MILF
tary preparation By the United States
and praises the course Of President
Wilson in the international emergen-
cy.
IF any nation Is without excuse
for entering into . mad rivalry with
the heiliberent nations ia preparation
fos ~zr, n Is the United States SAYS
~. Bryan. HWe a~e protected on
either side By thousands Of miles Of
ocean and this protection Is worth
more 70 a. than any number Of battle
ships
I'VE have an additional protection
In the fact known 20 every one. that
we have the men with whom 70 form
an army of defense II we are ever az
Tackled; and II n known also that We
would have the money too-more
money than We would have had II
al the surplus earnings Of the people
bad BEEN invested in armament. We
not only need addition preparation.
but We are fortunate In not having
Is since il seems impossible FOR 4
nation 30 have what ia called prepar-
edness without having along with II
disposition 70 use It's preparedness on
the slightest provocation.
"The leading participants in the
present war are the nations that were
best prepared and / fear il would
have been difficult for as 20 keep out
of this war II We had been as well
prepared as they.
BOUQUET FOR WILSON.
Happy for our nation that We have
IN the White House at this time a
president who believes IN setting the
old world good example instead of
following the bad example which K
sets IN this matter.
at Is an unnistakahle misfortune
i would have been IL ia such a crisla
as this the nation had been under
the leadership Of q president inflamed
BIZ the false philosophy which has
plunged into the abyss Of war"
In discussing the cause Of ths
European conflict, Mr.. Bryan. n 4
lengthy analysis argues that II e no
war Of rice, religion, or families and
declares.
IF ] have correctly analysed the
situation, the war Il TIE natural Re-
suit Of q false philosophy. The fun
dasnental precept Of this false phllos-
ophy i that might makes right
Leading up 70 this argument
against preparation for war hy the
United States, Mr. Bryan saws eve
dare not trust the peace of the world
% those who spend their time N get
ting ready for war that should never
come. Half the energy employed r.
preparing for war would eHectuaIIv
prevent war II used n propauating
the principles which make FER peace
Instead q preventing var. prepared
ness provoiteE war, because Il Is inn
possible % coerca the people into
bearing TIE burdens incident ID con-
tinuoEa and, Increasing preparation
without ciltivating hatred az II il
were a natural virtue. There must
be some one to fear Some other pre-
pairing nation that must be presented
as plotting Ter war.
Wow can preparedness prevent war
II All prepared Each step taken b.
one nation toward more complete pre-
p4redness exciteE the other nations
q additional purchases II new levios,
until ail have exhausted their uro-