The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-22
BRYAN S Statement
Proposes Mediation
In Last Document Suggests Adoption
Of Peace Com
mission


Washington, June 1S.-Former Sec
rotary of State William Jennings Bry
an in the third and concluding sec
ton of his statement on "The Cause
less War;" issued today, suggests
mediations as "the way out" AS a
preventive of war Mr.. Bryan pro
poses universal extension of his in
vestigating commission peace treaty
plan.
Mediation" the former secretary
says, lis the means provided by in
ternational agreement through which
the belligerent nations can be brough,
into conference; time for investiga
ton of all disputes is the means by
which future wars can be averted and
the cultivation Of international friend
ship is the means by which the de
sire for war can be rooted out"
In celebrating his plan for restora
ton OF peace, Mr.. Bryan urges:
That neutral nations in advocating
crystalline sentiment In favor of peace
into a coercive force and offer medi
alton jointly or severally; that the
warning nations join in o treaty to
provide for investigation "by perma'
nent international commission of ev'
cry dispute that may arise. no matter
what its character or nature" and
that world wide educational move
ment to cultivate spirit Of broth
erhood among the nations be under.
taken as the final task of the advo.
Gates Of peace.
Great nations cannot be extermin.
ated," says Mr.. Bryan, Predictions
made at the beginning of the war
have not been fulfilled" He contin.
ues:
Predictions UnfuIfilled
The British did not destroy the
German feet in a month; Germany
did not take Paris in two months,
and the Russian army did not eat
Christmas dinner in Berlin. But ev-
en- II determination were possible 1t
would be crime against civilization
which no nation or group of nations
could afford to commit"
When can peace be restored? Any
time now. il the participants are re.
ally weary of this war and ready for
1t to end. IL any nation Is not ready
let its ruler state In clear, distinct
and definite terms the conditions on
which 1t is willing to agree to peace;
then II an agreement is not reached
blame for continuance of the war
will be upon those who make unusual
demands.
In proposing mediation the former
secretary points out that The Hague
convention expressly declares an Of
fer of mediation shall not be consld-
cred an unfriendly act, and adds:
Duty OF United States
The duty Of offering mediation may
seem to rest primarily upon the Un!-
ted States, the largest of the neutral
nations and the one most intimately
bound by tie Of blood to all the bel
ligerents. The United States did
not make an offer Immediately after
the war began, but why not again and
again until our offer or some other
offer is accepted? But our acton or
failure to act need not deter any 9th.
er neutral nation from acting. This
Is not time to stand on ceremony;
II any other country for any reason
no matter. what the reason may be
lis in a better position than we to
tender its good Offices 1t should not
delay a moment.
A treaty such as those which now
protest the peace of the United
States would give a years time for in.
vestigation and report, and who
doubts that years time would be
sufficient to reach an amicable solu-
ton of almost every difficulty. Does
anyone suppose that the present war
would have been begun IL a years
time had been taken to investigate
the dispute between Austria and Ser.
via