Evening star., 1915-06-15
W. J. Bryan Soon Will An
nounce Proposed Scheme
to End Conflict.
RETURNS FROM A REST
AT OLD POINT COMFORT
Resumes Numerous Conferences
Soon Will Go to His Place
in Florida.

| William J. Bryan. former Secretary OF
| State. has what he believes to be-
practical. working solution of the
problem of how peace may be brought
about in Europe He so informed a
representative of The Star today, al
though declining to discuss 1t for pub
| lication. Friends. however. of the
peace advocate who talked with him
today expressed the opinion that his
! idea is an interesting one and that
something may come of it. The sug-
gested solution of the problem will be
made public by Mr. Bryan in the after
noon newspapers of Friday. as the last
statement from him. unless something
unforeseen occurs.
| Mr. Bryan had nothing to say today
in elaboration of his statement of Sun
| day morning that the note of the
| United States government to Germany
| had been "softened" after he resigned.
President Wilson was asked by the
Washington correspondents today just
what the changes were to which for
NOR Secretary Bryan referred as hav-
| ing been made in the note. Mr.. Wilson
said it was best for him, he felt. not
| to discuss Mr.. Bryan's resignation or
other questions connected with it, Mr..
Bryan had said that while the note
| was changed the alteration was not OF
| sufficient Importance to justify him in
| asking permission to withdraw his
resignation.
Returns to Capital.
| Mr.. Bryan returned to Washington
this morning after being absent since
Saturday night, with Mrs. Bryan, rest
ing at Old Point Comfort. He i'm
mediately resumed the numerous con-
ferences he has been holding with all
sorts of persons in public and private
life, at his home. Calumet place, since
he left the Department of State. Many
of these. it is said. have been ministers
of the gospel and others connected with
| religious work. One prominent min
| lister. it was said today, has Informed
the former Secretary that he does not
| see how all the leaders of religious
thought in the United States can fail
to support Mr.. Bryan and his ideas at
this time.
Mr.. Bryan announced today that he
intends to go shortly, perhaps at the
end of the. week, to Miami, Fla. with
Mrs Bryan. TO put in order place
which he owns there where he and
Mrs. Bryan intend to spend their win
ters in future. Mr.. Bryan said today
that this plan does not take into con-
which will be announced later. nor
does it imply that he will give up the
state Of Nebraska as home. Neither
Mr.. or Mrs. Bryan have seen much of
\
it, and friend stated today that some
time ago Mr. Bryan promised Mrs.
Bryan that when he reached the age
of fifty he would begin to take little
care of himself.
i No Idea of Leading Party.
It is understood that Mr.. Bryan now
has in mind this idea of taking little
care" of himself. The past few years
have been strenuous ones for him. al
| though he does not show it: but, from
what his friends say, there is nothing on
| the surface to indicate that he has in
mind any such time-consuming or ex-
acting idea as leading another political
party or division of a party. reports
| concerning which have recently gained
| circulation.
In the circle of Mr.. Bryans friends
there is growing an idea that he is
greatly misunderstood. They declare
that he cares nothing for criticism of
himself, and that he intends to pound
away at the idea of peace, permanent
peace. among the nations of the world.
to such an extent that that idea is now
the dominant note in his character. 1t
| is understood that Mr.. Bryan is deeply
| imbued with the possibility of being
| of transcendant service to the people
of the world at this juncture in inter-
| national affairs. and ii was authorita-
lively stated today that he has seized
| the present opportunity to hammer
away AT MS 1QedS IN cOIHcCllOn with
peace, because this is the psychology
cal time, when all people of the world
are discussing war and peace and the
possibility of preventing war in future.
| Critics of Mr. Bryan today said that
he might be visionary in this respect
| The answer of his friends is that there
never was great. practical idea, found
| desirable in the end. which did not
| have something of the Nisionarys ef-
| forts in il at the beginning.
Mr.. Bryans attention was called to-
day to the new crop of peace-in- -Eu-
rope rumors published this morning
He was alertly interested in them. but
said he had heard nothing of moment
in that connection. and remarked:
yet that is what we must work
for"
MIR. Bryan would not discuss today
the idea he has for possible peace in
Europe beyond saying that it will be
| made public Friday afternoon. as the
third part of statement to the pub
| lie on which he is now working. to be
called The Causeless War and Its Les
son to Us" The third part will be
known as "The Way Out" The first
part will be published in the afternoon
papers tomorrow. ana VIII deal win
1 the war as 1t is. and the injury being
| caused to neutral nations. character
| lied by him today as innocent by
| standers." The second part. to be pub
| lished in the newspapers Of Thursday
afternoon, will consider the origin of
| the war and the influences which
caused it, Responsibility will be placed
| upon the ideas which caused the war
rather than upon the individuals.
! Mr.. Bryan was asked If the ideas to
| he held responsible would include mill
tary preparedness"
/ He answered, ''Wait and see.''
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