Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-19
SUGGESTS MEDIATION
AS WAY OUT" OF WAR
Bryan Proposes Universal Extension
of His Investigation Commits
sion Treaty Plan.
WANTS UNITED STATES TO ACT
But This Is No Time to Stand on
Ceremony. and If Any Other Coun-
try Is in Position to Tender Good
Offices 1t Should Not Delay.

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WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Former
Secretary Bryan, in the third and con-
Guiding section of his statement on
The Causcleas War" issued TODAY,
suggests mediation as the way out"
The preventive of war. Mr.. Bryan pro-
poses universal extension of his in
vesiiSatton commission treaty plan.
Mediation the statement says lis
the means provided by international
agreement. through which the bellig-
ercnt nations can be brought into con-
ference: time for investigation of all
disputes is the means by which future
wars can be averted. and the cuJ iva
tion of international friendship is the
means by which the desire for war
can he rooted OUT
ELABORATES Ills PLAN
For RESTORING PEACE;
In celebrating his plan for restora-
ton OF peace, Mr.. Bryan urges:
Ihat neutral nations, in advocating
peace, crystalline sentiment in favor
or peace into a coercive force and offer
mediation jointly or severally; that the
warning nations join in a treaty to pro-
vide for investigation 'hy a permanent
international commission of every dis
pute mat may arise. no matter what
It's character or nature" and that a
world wide educa ational movement to
cultivate spirit OF brotherhood among
the nations be undertaken as the final
task of the advocates OF peace.
Great nations cannot be EXTERN
mated" SAYS MIR. Bryan. "predictions
made at the beginning of the war
have not been fulfilled. The British
did not destroy the German feet in
month. Germany did not take Paris in
two months. and the Russian army did
not eat Christmas din. in Berlin.
8ut even If determination were pos
Slbie. 1t would lie a crime against
civilization which no nation or croup
OF nations could afford 10 commit.
PEACE POSSIBLE WHEN
PARTICIPANTS ARE WEARY
When can peace be restored? ANY
time now. II the participants are really
weary Of this war. and ready for ii TO
end II any nation is NOT ready, let
Its ruler state in clear, distinct and
definite terms the conditions upou
which il is willing to agree to peace:
then. If an agreement is not reached.
blame for continuance of the war Will
he upon those who made unusual de-
mands."
In proposing mediation. the former
secretary points out that The Hagu,
convention expressly declares an offer
ot mediation shall not be considered os
an unfriendly act, and adds
The duty of offering mediat ton may
seem 10 rest primarily upon the United
states. the largest OF the neutral ma
lions and the one most Intimately
bound by ties OF blood to all bellir
erents. The United states did make
an offer immediately after the war be-
gan. but why not again and again untu
our offer or some other offer is ac
cep;ed?'
But our action or failure to act
need not deter any other neutral nation
from acting. This is not time TO
stand on ceremony: If any other coun-
try, for any reason-no matter what
the reason may be-is in better rosi-
tion than we 10 tender its good offices.
it should not delay moment"
TO assure permanent peace, Mr.
Bryan urges that his plan OF mvesti
cation treaties he adopted by the war
ring nations.
~ treaty such as those which now
protect the peace OF the United States"
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