The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-21
Bryan Attacks Roosevelt's
Ideas on National
Defense
TAFTS SCHEME ALSO
CALLED MILITARY
Inimical to the Best Inter-
ests of the Country, For
mer Secretary Declared

| New York, June 2l.--William Jennine
Bryan, addressing labor peace meetin
at Carnegie hall here last night, attack
ed ex-Presidents Roosevelt and Taft a
leading sponsors of organizations whic
stood for the use of force in information
al affairs. These the x-secretary @
state declared, were inimical to the tru
interests of this country and to the caus
of international peace.
Mr.. Bryan began his address by de
claring that he could find no more fla
vorable auspices than those of last nigh
for beginning the work which he fel
it his duty to perform aiding Sin tn
crystalizing of the sentiment in favo
Of peace in support of the president il
his efforts to reach an amicable set
Element of all differences that may, dur
ing the war, arise between this country
and belligerent powers.
Mr.. Bryan continued:
Those who work in the cause o.
peace will find it necessary to combat
the forces of militarism as well as tt
do educational work in behalf of thu
principles upon which the hope of per
manent peace rests, and | deem this an
opportune time and place to invite you
to enter protest against two organi.
cations which are already asking the
support of the public. Both of these
organizations are differed and manned
by men of great responsibility.
"One of these organizations has for
its object large increase in the army
and navy. 1t has set for itself the
task of providing for the national Sc
curity and it is busily engaged in min
imizing the force and effectiveness of
arguments in favor of the enlargement
of both.
Ex-President Roosevelt is the most
potential factor in this group, and il is
quite natural, on account of his promi-
nence, his great ability and his extreme
views, he should direct the general pol
icy of the organization. He discredits
not only the intelligence, but the mo-
tives OF those whom he eontemptuously
describes as paciicists and advocates
Of peace at any price
HE more than intmstes that they are
physical towards and that their attitude
On international questions is due to fear
Of bodily injury. II is not necessary TO
answer Mr.. Roosevelt upon the low
plane upon which, he pitches the contro-
'ersy.
"Mr. Roosevelt might be excluded from
he list of the nations advisers on all
matters relating to peace or war on the
round that he is so anxious TO get into
my contest that involved blood letting
hat he cannot be trusted to deal with
my phase of the subject. The prepar-
dness which he advocates will provoke
var instead of preventing il, the hat
ed which il would arouse would de-
troy our nations moral influence"
Mr.. Bryan declared that Mr.. Roose.
elt's plan of making this nation "a ri. |
al of the powers OF the old world in
Military and naval preparation" would
lvolye indefinite increase in expenditure |
or ships and men, ito be continued |
o long as other nations continue to in.
rease."
MIR. Roosevelt's plan, said Mr.. Bryan,
'ould make the United States "a vast /
rmory, with skull and crossbones above
he door and the designing architect Of
he system will go in and out in uniform
18th the proud consciousness that our
alton no longer contains mollycoddles
: wesklings.'
OF the other organization with *.
resident Taft Its most conspicuous
Mr.. Bryan declared that al.
,ough Mr.. Taft himself had been prom.
emily identified with the cause Of peace
nd men associated with him in the or
imitation were lat least not antagon-
tic TO peace" the idea that some per
ne may have had regarding "Mr
ats organization a. the best weapon
ith which 20 fight the Roosevelt or
was mistaken one.
when the plan Of the Taft organiza-
IN is understood" continued Mr.. Bry- ID
J, 1T viii b. seen that its effect Il
aid rather than ohstruet the Roose. {
II propaganda. II the purpose Of Mr.. '
,oseselt's organization is 90 make prep 7
alton for war pleasant. Mr.. Taft's or
nizstion may be regarded - furnish. I
2 q pleasible preteNt for the rrepara-
N which Mr. Roosevelt advises"
Mr. Bryan called attention to the word
nforce" in the title Of the league to
force peace.
Their plan" continued Mr.. RYAN. "is
organize an international policy which
y compel psare and compel Il By the
p ~ force. That means that We shall
Ike ourselves partners with other M.
ne IN the NsginC ~ war. The Amer
n people wiH ~ vcry slow % enter
N any arrangement " hieh vi involve
IN the qusrreis of Europe The plan
mli also involve q surrender of the
lnroe doctrine"
stiH amothsr ohierfiun vas urged hr
!. Brvan srn INST the leagues plan in
u Il wuuid - a departure from The
nrrienn position % the friena ~ al
sons and tis counsellor IT mauv
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