The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-09
PREPAREDNESS AND PEACE.
Mr.. Hudson Maxim Discusses the
Bryanite Philosophy and "The Com.
mOner" In Relation TO the Dollar.

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Some years ago in one of It's admirable
editorial articles THE Sun smoke OF the
ostentatious r~eticence of Mr.. BRYAN.
That paradoxical expression exactly an
plies to tho peerless puerilizer. Not only
Is Mr.. Bryan SYSTEMATICALLY reticent hut
he is also pugnaciously meek. maIevo-
lently mild and arrogantly unassumins,
Even his silence Il noisy.
Mr.. Bryan In OF so retiring n dlsno.
sitlon that In order to advance himself
In any way he Hnds 4, pecasaory IN a.,
backward. His whole public career ha.
been u occasional.
Mr.. Bryan refers to the national do.
fence programme of President, Wilson
as a challenge to tho spirit NJ Christian.
ity. He says that the philosophy OF ma.
tlonal defence Is a false phiIosophy
Then he turns uoon the President with
another God bless YOU" IN the shane
| OF "A hope that the President will NOT be
| deceived by the a,mosphere of the Man
haitian Club. az he nuts q,
What or who * this spirit Of Chris
tianity TO which or whom Mr. pryan
refers? He cannot refer TO the Chris.
tianity OF the Nazareue hec,use chris,
never taught Brysnism Chris, was for
defence. for He said.
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'hrlst never taught non-resistance to
wrong on the contrary His doctrine was
on. OF constant resistance to wrong. Not
only That. but also lie taught His dis
c'PI's 10 Gird up their lolns with a
sword belt and to 70 forth and wage a
,'Her ylelulng warfare Of justice against
INJUSTICE OF right against wrong.
'hrISt Taught strength, not weakness
tausht courage. not cowardice taught
PruSress. not rttrogression taught push.
n.i PhsSlNctesS' ana "Itn Tie SAID.
ihon art iet'r' ana upon this rock will
bul!d my church, and the gates OF hell
-tteF 10 MI. BRYAN. but TO ~. Peter. and
Tie had In mind adequate dcfences
against n prevailing OF hell. whether
IN the shape OF war or In other guise.
Mr. fryan's conception Of the spirit
OF Christianity Is that OF "A smug faced
specialization OF Providence which Ia
teriaized out OF the Infinite 'ascency
az salem. Ill. on March 10. 1860, and
when or who. after IT had Pledged it.
seit. went to Nebraska and built IA tower
OF baoel Known as the Comnorer, and
made "a tongued confusion known az the
speech or the cross OF Gold. and which
,ph'doh my ~motaphors) was used 40 .
Jacpns ladder 70 make a balloon ascen-
sion INTO the sunshine Of publicity and
national political prominence,
MI l'ryan hopes That the President
VIII not he deceived by the atmosphere
or the Manhattan Club That l. a
metaphor no prcttier than those l have
Just used. Perhaps Mr.. Rryan's mean
iuR ~ literal. But MIR organs chief
medium Tor tho eifusive clervescence Of
ms IDEAS and their transmission 20
DINERS Is q caloric atmosphere. Therefore
II - natural for him TO refer To the
atmosphere as Il deceircr.
n MIR. Rryaus eyes the Manhattan
cub l. made the unholy Of urholics BY
~" "orstippers OF Mimmuu. Ne. bryan
himself is not noted for his d~etcstation
OF the sight OF money. | never heard Of
any one f'i2ping "a coin in his presence
without his hat being under the coin
'ctore u touched the Moor. Nhoh he II
paid S5oo a night Tor a Chautauqua
speech he does mol cry, out OF sight,
damned 1--WE spot but his worshipful
T"Eafd would put an oVe's'rdin on N"
castle Unit of IN" FIRST n Second
commandments. and he palms II me
pockets 1t with a. pleased and as cling
lnE a sense as that with which the most
irLry SIPS a mint luiep.
nave unhappily been fortunate
enough u near MI. brEtn speak several
times Inc most notable speech mat
] ever htAfd MN flah" WAS TWO years
90 az n banquet OF Inc Au'horS league
HcW YORK ana ne Spuk' somewhat htter
ne manner that the huinhIe servant or
,'''tam might nave snohen. '.'ptaIl
JACK 'fA"'"fu says OF an imitation OF
I me- IRA NlLE al an ass WhfIl he some.
gives Al MS adinirhble rotations
y It Is rot Ri'e1 as an imitation AT
III, but d. IN real tH'oS Likewise, Ny.
BrNan enusion OF asIhinI'les winch he
delivered on mar occasion was no mn.
thtlon or DONKEY TAX IL was the real
thIhE. Now N MS taIk ABOUT prepared
ness no Is 'liTyan again
we are ne says without N enemy
ana our preparedness Is l"cfedSliE WNlIe
piner nations exhaust themselves.
h' continues, the nations or EUROPE
brought ON the present war hce'Hs" OF
their PREPAREDNESS Tor II, hence, why
We prepare
II has been said OF Mr. Bryan that
he never argues he merely d"'lalms
The best argument can do - - carry
conviction and WIN converts, fIorid
defamation can vi ten converts, With
OUT argument or reason. 10 "Nerv one
can be won by logic. AIR. Bryan
this. lie knows thar merely for
the purpose or convincing most OF his
hearers II Is no necessary either 20 b"
logical or TO adhere to facts.
The European war was not brought OF
because Of Preparedness, but because %
he lack of preparedness on the part
>f the Entente Powers. England was
nithetically unprepared So was Rus 2
ala. Had the Entente Powers been pre-