The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-10
Bryan Attacks Foreign Pol
icy in Statement on the
Lusitania Case
ASSERTS PEACE PACTS
SHOULD BE FOLLOWED
international Commission
to Make an Investiga-
ton Of the Facts


s on its way over the telegraph wires MI
Bryan, at his home, gave out this state
= ment Of his position;
"My reason for resigning is clearl,
stated in my letter of resignation-na
ly, that may employ as a private citi
zen the means which the president doei
not feel at liberty to employ | honol
: him for doing what he believes to b.
: right and | am sure that he desires, as
do, to find peaceful solution of thu
problem which has been created by the
! action of the submarines.
1.-TWO of the points on which we differ
each conscientious in his conviction, are
First, as to the suggestion of inves.
tigation by an international commission
and.
Second as to warning Americans
against travelling on bellieerent vessels,
or with cargoes of ammunition.
81 believe that this nation should
frankly state to Germany that we are
willing to apply in this case the principle
which we are bound by treaty to apply
to disputes between the United States
/ anu ob tDuHtIlfs WIFI WHICH We Hhsc
made treaties providing for investigation
of all disputes oil every character and ma
ture.
"These treaties, negotiated under this
administration. make war practically i'm
possible between this country and these
80 governments, representing nearly
three fourths of all the people of the
world.
Among the nations with which we
have these treaties are Great Britain,
France and Russia. No matter what dis
putes may arise between us and these
treaty nations, we agree that there shall
be no declaration and no commencement
OF hostilities until the matters in dis
pute have been Investigated by an inter
national commission. and years time
is allowed for, investigation and report.
This plan was offered to all the ma
tions without any exceptions whatever,
and Germany was one of the nations that
accepted the principle--being the 18th. |
think, to accept. No treaty was actually
entered into with Germany, but | cannot
see that that should stand in the way
when both nations endorsed the principle.
| do not know whether Germany would
accept the offer, but our country should, |
in my Judgment, make the offer.
"Such an offer, if accepted, would at
once relieve the tension and silence all |
the jingoes who are demanding the war. |
Germany has always been a friendly |
nation, and a great many of our people
are of German ancestry. Why should |
we not deal with Germany according TO
this plan to which the nation has pledged
its support
"The second point of difference IL as to
the course which should be pursued in re-
gard to Americans travelling on belliger.
ent ships or with cargoes of ammunition.
"Why should an American citizen be
permitted to involve his country in war
by travelling upon belligerent ship
when he knows that the ship will pass
through a danger zone, The question
Is not whether an American citizen has
! right. under international law. 20 trav.
u on a belligerent ship; the question L.
whether be ought not. out of considers-
lion for his country, II not for his own
'afety, avoid danger when avoidance is
possible
1T is a very one.sided citizenship that
'ompels a government to go TO war over
citizens rights and yet relieves the .
itizen Of all obligations 10 consider his
iation's welfare. I do not know just
low far the president can legally go in
ctuslly preventing Americans from trav- r
Hing on belligerent ships, but ! believe ?
he government should 90 as far as il d
an. and that in case o. doubt II should =
i've the benefit Of the doubt 20 the gov \
rnment. =
But even II the government could not I
Heally prevent citizens from travelling on .
elligerent ships il could and, in my :
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an citizens not 60 rtsg themselves or
he peace Of their country and have no a
oubt that these warnings would b. heed 4
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ave Mexico when insurrection broke n,
" there. and President Wilson has re- =
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