Evening star., 1915-09-18
BRYAN NOT LIKELY
TO co TO EUROPE
Improbable He viii Take Trip
Without Ascertaining Whether
Administration Approves.
HIS EFFORTS, 1T is HELD,
MIGHT EMBARRASS U. S.
Believed Attempt to Write Further
Arbitration Treaties Would Defeat
Purpose Of Negotiations Now On.

Purpose Of Negotiations Now On.
The suggestion was advanced today,
In the discussion of Mr.. Bryan's pro-
posed trip to Europe in the interest Of
the writing of further arbitration trea-
ties. that tho former Secretary OF State
will probably ascertain before making
his plans whether such an enterprise
will be agreeable to the administration,
and that II for any reason 1t may be
viewed as embarrassing to the Presi-
dent to have the treaty propaganda
pressed now Mr.. Bryan will not under
take 1t.
No statement on the subject is OBJ
tatnable at the State Department. but
1t is seriously doubted that Mr.. Bryan's
stage OF the negotiations between the
United States and Germany on the
questions involved In the Arabic. Lusi-
tanfa. Hesperton, Orduna and other sub
marine warfare events. especially in
view Of the fact that the principal item
IN the treaties Is one that a years time
snail elapse before governments which
war
Mr.. Bryan would not discuss this SUBJ
the President nor Mr.. Lansing, nor had
ne made any engagement to do SO. He
intends to leave Washington this even
ing FOR Boston, to return Monday, but
ne would not say that he is to see Of
hcials of the administration on his re-
turn, nor would he admit that II he
decides to go to Europe and try to put
through the peace treaties he will first
discuss the proprtety or the possibility
OF that step with the President. These
hHyn
tions. which he does not answer. He
said that he must first make up his
mind that he is going to Europe.
Might Defeat Negotiations.
No one knows. apparently, what Pres
ident Wilson thinks about this project
except the President himself, and he
is unlikely to have anything to say
about 1t for the public information. but
the belief is strong in Washington
today that Mr.. Bryan's project, If car
RED out, might defeat the purpose Of
the negotiations between the United
states and Germany on submarine war
fare and between Austria and the
United States on other matters.
1t was even said In Washington today
that If Mr.. Bryan succeeded in getting
Germany and Austria to sign the trea-
ties, when the time comes for them to
be ratified In the Senate there are SEN
ators who would block their ratification
because Mr.. Bryan was instrumental in
having them signed.
Other considerations come into a dis
cussion OF the subject, many Of them
political. Mr.. Bryan announced yester-
day that he intends to fight increased
military preparedness for the United
States to the full extent Of his powers.
On that he is known to be arrayed
against cabinet members and other
members Of the administration to such
an extent that to fight them he would
be Obliged to fight the democratic
breach between Mr.. Bryan and promi-
nent democrats which some politicians
today said might only be made larger
If he goes to Europe and tries to do
unomcially what he did not succeed in
doing as Secretary of State. and what
the administration might not want him
to do at this juncture in the interna-
tional relations between Germany and
Austria and this country.
Could Create Diversion.
It was pointed out, for instance, that
Mr.. Bryan might succeed In convincing
German and Austrian statesmen that it
would be a good thing for them to
begin negotiations again about the
treaties. Germany might find it to her
advantage. while the Arabic, Lusitania
and other torpedotng cases are under
discussion. to have a diversion created
in connection with the treaties, and her
answers in those cases might be in
fuenced by what Mr.. Bryan might say
as representative of the views of a
number of United States citizens, but
entirely without official weight with
the Washington government at tho
present time.
Just what course Mr. Bryan is pur-
suing seemed hard today for politicians
to determine. Incidentally, he an
nounced that he is to speak in Provi-
dence, r. l., tomorrow night that he
will go to Florida next week. and that
he will speak in Ohio in October in the
prohibition campaign, to assist the anti
liquor element, and will speak in the
New York campaign in favor of wom-
an suffrage.
The editors of the foreign language
newspapers who urged Mr. Bryan to
go abroad in an attempt to end the
war left the city early today, bearing
with them Mr. Bryan's promise to take
the suggestion under advisement
In statement made to Dr. William
Forgo of New York city Mr.. Bryan
indicated he might go abroad to neu-
trail countries in the hope of finding
Information to aid this country "in
maintaining neutrality and the preven-
ton OF a preparedness that provokes
rather than prevents war"