The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-25
The PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1915
Brvan's Crusade For Peace

The metropolitan press which has
been belittling William J. Bryan's
valuable political services 10 the coun-
try and now that he is out of office are
belittling his efforts to keep this coun-
try out Of war, gave little notice to his
Peace meeting in New York last Sat-
urday evening. He received the great
est ovation ever accorded any nan or
cause in New York. He spoke under
the auspices of the newly organized
National Peace Council.
His prepared address was the first
shot in his battle for peace i'll this
country aud abroad, and in it he holly
attacked former President Roosevelt
and criticised former President Taft.
When RoOsevelt's name WAS mentioned
by Bryan the speaker Was stopped fol-
full minute by the misses and catcalls
of the crowd.
Vislbly affected by his theme, as was
his rapt audience. Bryan plunged into
a passionate plea for support OF his
peace campaign. He announced before
he read his prepared speech that when
he had finished he would talk about
the war;"
Carried away by the prolonged cheer
ing and applause of the crowd, Bryan
suddenly switched from the role OF
lecturer TO the character that Won BIN
fame the political stump speaker.
A wave of stirring enthusiasm at
Bryan's declaration that there was
more patriotism for peace in this coun-
try than for wal so affected him that
he threw both hands above his head i'll
a dramatic pose and, stamping both
feet in hammering home his points,
combined all the jumping tactics OF
Billy Sunday AMI the ~tierceness OF
Roosevelt at his best. The applause
was d~eafening and tho painfully labor
ing under great stress, his eyes shone
with pleasure.
His greatest moment came when he
launched into a butter and seathing at
tack on the metropolitan press, saying
tile papers care more Tor startling
headlines than the welfare of the ia
ton. All thru his speech he reltefa' ed
that he was working TO aid President
Wilson by arousing a solid public e
timent behind the nations chief execu-
tive. He accused the papers OF at
tempting TO dictate a policy for the
administration.
'tThe great mass of our people" said
Bryan, 'sprefer the use of reason to the
use of force i'll The settlement OF
international differences. The voice OF
this peace-lOving mass is no. always
heard: it is sometime s drowned i'll the
noisy clamor of that portion of the
press which represents The special
interests.
s.Of all the advocates of peace, none
has a deeper interest i'll its preservation
than the laboring a He no only
Ina a %pecuniary interest Ill The war, Dut
ne that wal is hurtful to
him 10 matter from what standpoint it
is viewed. 1t delf nges business IL
that is apt to subject he laborirg man
to idleness: it increases taxes and the
poor man pays more than his share OF
the axes. Then, too, he may be called
on to offer himself as a defender III
aims; in fact the laboriDg men are
most likely to respond to the first call.
Bryan dwelt at length upon the ac-
tiyities OF the organization ''foI nation
nj security" in which group he desig-
mated Colonel Roosevelt as ''the most
potential factor" If the general
policies of this organic ttion were car
ried out. lie said, the world would
witness a race to see what Ma ion
could fit out the greatest navy and
army.
"When MI. Roosevelt's plan is COM
pleted, if God forbid it ever should be,
the United States would be a vast
armory with skull and cross bones
above the door, and the designing
architect of that system will go in and
out in uniform with proud conscious
ness that our nation no longer contains
m~ollycoddIes or weaklings."
LII the plan of the League to En-
force Peace' and TatL's suggestion
for all International police force, the
former Premier saw danger in the
Monroe doctrine and danger i'll the
contracting of European alliances. To
agree to assist III policing the world, he
said the Unised States would have to
take from Congress the right to declare
war.
Oiydu CollCluueu Will ill appear lOI
support of the principle of arbitration
of all international difficulties. 1t re-
mains for the common people, he said,
to make known TO the President their
firm adherence to the principles which
have made the United States the fore
most nation i'll the advocacy for peace.
William j. Bryan addressed a peace
meeting i'll Madison Square Garden.
New York, OH Thursday night. 30. 900
were there. 1t Was loo big for the
metropolitan press to belittle as was
done with last Saturdays meeting.