Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-12
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
APPEALS TO LOYALTY OF
GERM A N AMERICANS

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law OF blockade as will permit the
Gordon 70 be Withdrawn far enough
from the shore TO avoid the danger OF
submarine attack may Il not be
found possible 90 secure an interna-
tional agreement by which passen-
gers would be excluded from ships
carrying contraband or at least from
those carrying ammunition.
III would require but slight
change In the shipping laws to make
this separation ana bolligerent ma
lions might be restrained from unnec-
easarlly increasing the conlfaband
list II they were compelled to carry
contraband Oh transports as they now
carry troops. Personally ] would
like to see the use OF submarines
abandoned entirely lust as ! would
like 10 see an abandonment Of the
use Of aeroplanes and Zeppelins for
the carrying OF explosives, but | am
not aanguine enough to believe that
any effective instrument Of warfare
will be abandoned as long nh war con-
tlnues. The very arguments which
the advocates OF peace advance
agalnst the submarine. the aeroplane
and the leppelins are advanced In ia
vor OF them by those who conduct
war. The more fatal weapon h the
more Il is' In demand and II Is not
an unusunl thing 20 see a new instru-
ment Of destruction denounced us in
human by those against whom 1t Is
employed, only 90 be employed later
by those who. only Il little while be-
fore denounced H.
''rhe above suggestions are respect
fully submitted 20 those of German
birth ana descent and they are sub
mtted Ia the Same spirit 10 natural
ized citizens from other countries.
The naturalized citizens Is in the land
us adoption. but in one sense
II may be nearer him than II Is to us
who are nativC-horn for those who
come here are citizens by voluntary
choice, while we are here by acei-
dent of birth. They may he said
to have paid a higher compliment Go
the United States than we who first
saw the light under the stars and
stripes But, more than that, II Is
the land of their children and their
chlldrcns children. no matter for
what reason they crossed the ocean.
They not only share with us the shap-
ing Of our nations destiny hut their
descendants have part with ours IN
ali the BLESSINGS which the present
generation can, by wise and patriotic
action, hequeath to the generations
that are TO follow
Earlier IN the day former Secretary
Bryan issued another statement, re-
garding the American note TO Ger
many which follows
u am glad TO note the change IN
the tone Of the press ~ regard to the
note 10 Germany From the time the
papers began to publish forecasts
down 10 yesterday. the lingo editors
have been predicting that the matter
would be dealt with with great firm
ness that Germany would be told
that there must be no moro delay In
the acceptance of this countrys de-
mands etc
Instead of waiting until the note
was issued they put their own con-
struetlon upon Il in advance and col
ored 4 TO suit their own purposes. II
Is a RELIEF 60 find the papers now en-
phasizing the friendly tone OF the note
and pointing out that Il does not nee
essarily mean war
Something has been gained II the
warrior Journalists az last realize that
the country does not want war, but
that on the contrary, It will support
the president IN his efforts to find a
peaceful solution OF the difficult
problem raised By the use of the sub
marine against merchantmen.
The former secretary, giving out
his formal statement supplemented II
with tho following aneedote,
a congressman replying to lingo
speech recently said While | am
personally against war | am IN favor
of the country having what Il wants.
If the country wants war. let Il have
war, but let Il first find out If the
country does want war Il Il becomes
necessary to ascertain the sentiment
OF the country. ! suggest that a ballot
be taken, lst those who want war
vote for war and those opposed to war
vote aeainst It, and let the vote be
taken with the understanding that
those who vote for war will enlist for
war. ana those who vote against war
viii not be called upon until after
those who want war have exhausted
their efforts
II Nill believe" added Mr. Bryan.
in the right OF the people % rule
and think the congressman Sngecs-
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