Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-18
Former Secretary of State
Praises Course of Presi-
dent Wilson.
BELIEVES OCEANS
PROTECT AMERICA
Declares That European War Was
Result OF False Philosophy That
"Might Makes Right"-Warns
Against Trusting Warriors.

Washington, June 17.--Former
Secretary off State Bryan today is
sued the second Of series of three
articles on "The Causeless war;"
Mr.. Bryan declares that prepared
ness for war provokes rather than
prevents conflict and that the. pres
ent European war was the result of
the false philosophy that might
makes right"
Mr. Bryan praises the course of
President Wilson in the internation-
al emergency, and submits an argu-
mont against military preparation by
the United States.
Oceans Our Fortresses.
"If any nation is without excuse
for entering into a mad rivalry with
the belligerent nations in prepara-
ton for war, it is the United States"
says Mr.. Bryan. eve are protected
on either side by thousands of miles
of ocean, and this protection is
worth more to us than any number
of battleslfips.
1--WE have an additional protection
in the fact, known to everyone, that
We have the men with whom. to form
an army OF defense if we are ever
attack, and it is known also that
we would have the money too-more
money than we. would have had if. all
the surplus earnings of the people
had been invested in artmamentt.
l.aWe not. only DO not need addition
al preparation but we are fortunate
in not having it, since it seems i'm
possible for a nation to have what
is called prep aredness without hav
ing along with it a disposition to use
it's preparedness On slightest provo
cation.
"The leading participants in tne
present war are the nations that
were best prepared and I fear it
would have been difficult for us to
keep out of this war il we had been
as Well prepared as tEsy.
"Happy for our nation that we
have in the white house at this time
the Old World 4 good example, in
stead Of following the bad example
which is sef'sin this matter! WHAT
an unapcakabie misfortune it would
h2ve been if, in such an hour as this,
the nation had been under the
leadership of a president inflamed by
the false philosophy which has
plunged Europe into the abyss of
war;"
Cause of War.
In preliminary discussion of the
European conflict, Mr.. Bryan, in a
lengthy analysis OF the situation, ar
CUES that it is no war of race, RELICS
ion or families, and declares:
eff | have correctly analysed the
situation the war is the natural re-
suit of a false philosophy. = y s.
The fundamental precept of this
false philosophy is that might
makes right.
leading up to his argument
against preparation for war, by the
United States Mr.. Bryan says:
1--WE dare not trust the peace OF the
world to those who spend their time
in getting ready for wars that should
never cone. Half the energy EN-
ployed in preparation for war would
have no war # used in propagating
the principles which make for peace.
Inst adolf preventing war, prepared
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impossible to coerce the people into
bearing the burdens incident to con-
tinuous and increasing preparation
without cultivar,ng hatred as if it
were natural virtue. There must
be someone to feer, some other pre-
pared nation that must be presented
as preparing for war. How can pre-
paredness prevent war if all pre-
pare? Each stsp taken by one ma
ton toward more complese prepaid
ness excites the other nations to adj
ditional purchases and new leyies
until all have exchanged their pro-
ductive industries and menaced their
moral progress.
"The doctrine that preparedness
will prevent war Will not stand the
test OF logic, AMI the conflagration
in Europe shows that 1t fails when
tested by experience"