South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-29
BRYAN IN THE WRONG POSITION.
C'The Progress of the World" in the

! C'The Progress of the World" in the
American Review of Reviews.)
Those having direct and confidential
| sources of information have been able
ITO declare that Mr.. Bryan stood very
/ high in the esteem and good Will of
the entire cabinet. Ii is also said by
well-informed men that he was highly
regarded by the foreign diplomats at
Washington, who found him always
ready TO receive them, and indefatig-
able in his devotion TO the work of his
department. The newspaper attacks
upon Mr.. Bryan have not. therefore,
represented the feeling or point OF
view of those most concerned at
| Washington.
Yet it has never been the opinion
/ of most of the men competent To pass
/ Judgment that Mr.. Bryan was in his
right place as secretary of state. His
work is that of influencing popular
audiences as a speaker on the pat
I form. He is a powerful campalSner
for the causes that he believes in. He
hates war, and there is no cause just
now so important as that of perma-
nent peace based upon the triumph
of liberty and justice. He mates the
evils of drink, and feels impelled 10
take a popular part In the great asl-
I tation for nationwide prohibition lie
did not find it possible, as secretary
of state. to avoid going out from ume
! TO time to address large audiences on
his favOrite themes. sometimes ne
was away making speeches Wheh lle
established etiquette OF poruono
like his would have required that the
minister Of foreign affairs be referred
to in the papers as silently anu NLslL-
antly on duty at his post III IleI
more Mr.. BRYAN has cCnuhueu'
through these two years of his secre-
taryship 10 run his political peIluuI,0a al
known as the Commoner- -\oI mas i
he left its readers in doubt as TO ms
immense activity in the cohuuO' VI
this organ.
since resigning. Mr.. Bryan has Deeh
IN his proper sphere, ana ever oouS ID
the gamer His talks about the War
ana about the making of peace ana us
future safeguards have oeeh elIIln'Ii'
IL wise and sensible. The he"SPaPS
assertions that he was gong Out ~
fight the president. split the uSiii
cratic party. and become a IlNal -
didate for the nomination. nav
been justified by any WoIu 81 49,,
the great campaigner. lie IDS -
proclaimlng the value of those liC"lleS
of his which call for inNesuea'loi -
delay before the outbreak OF "dI
tween nations In the days TO coLi.5
il will appear that Mr.. Bryan hfq
really done one great ana sple ii'' ~,
piece OF work as secretary OF $50 -
that ne had secured the sisIlA "a -
about 80 treaties between the I ni ,L'l
states and other countries Fet tl, II
that unsettled disputes should pe SUI SUI
mitted TO impartial inquiry anu IN
/ in AN cases there should he an III
terval of fun year for mediation t OF
arbitration before resort 10 al M. -
very justly says that II the "a Inns
tween Austria and Serbia h"u -
been dealt with. the preseH'
would have hem avoided. We are Ger
tainly bound by our treaties and pro
posals; and il is impossible 10 I'M
agine that this country would ~ -
war upon any defined issues VINO ~
being willing 10 adopt the melhoI "a
settlement which we have been ursll-
} upon the entire world for just sue"
! emergencies