The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-17
BRYAN INSISTS
NATION SHOULD
NOT Be READY
To FIGHT
Lucky, Declares Nebraskan,
That We Were Not Pie
pared, Else He's Sure We'd
Have Been In 1t.


Washington. June Asserting
that preparedness provokcs rather
than prevents war and that rhc up
heaNal in Europe was the result OF
the false philosophy that might
makes right former Secretary Bryan
today In the second of his series OF
three statements on the causelcss
war; submits an arsumcnt against
military preparedness by the United
States and praises the course of Pres
idcnt Wilson In the international
omergcnc.
"if any nation is wirFuut excuse
tor entering into a mad rivalry with
the hclligcrcnt nations in preparation
Tor war. % d. the United States says
Mr. Bryan. I'VE are protected on
either side by thousands of miles oi
ocean and this protection is worth
moro Go us than any number of bat
tlcsoius
We have an additional protection
iu the fact known Goo everyone that
We nave the men with whom 10 form
am army ot defense " We are ever at
tackled and 10 is known also that We
have the money. too-murc money
than We would have had ii al the sur
plus earnings of the people had occn
invested In armament
we not only de- mot need addi-
iiorW preparation. but We are for
wnltc In not ha,lng iI since it seems
q Impossible for a nation &" have what
. be- called preparedness without hhNint
along with il disposition to use its
preparedness ON the slightest provo
cation
'Tac Icadiav participants In the
present war are the nations that were
best prepared ana I fear II woul"
hnvc been dlGi 'ult fpr ms tu Keep "ul
of inns war if ", lad been a. vel
prepared a. they
''Uupp, for our nation that Wc nave
iu the White House at this time
president who believes In settlns rh'
old world "a good example Instead Z"
lutlowin .uc bad example Whl'h j
sets boo this matter, what an "n
rpeakahlc misfortune It would nav
been &c In such AN hour as thls lh'
nation had been under the leadcr7hi y
OF q president inllamcd hy tho ials'
philosophy which has plunged Enr"p
into tho abyss of war
"InI-c philosophy" Mnr'~ tai'-c.
Iy preliminary discussion uf IN
cause of tho European conflict. MI
Brynu n Icugthy analysis "i IN
situation arsurs that @ is 90" war -
rucc. religion or families and d'
claros.
"tf have correctly annlyled IN
situ,tinu the war be- the natural r.
suit uf IA false philosophy ..,.. tn
fundamental prccept ot this iHls
} philosophy BE- that might make
right
Leading up to his argument asain'
prepHrgtIou Tor war hy the Unite
} states. MT Bryan says
, 1--WE dare not trust the pcac"
} the world to those who spend IN"
limo iu getting ready tor wars ih.
, should never COME lall th" 'h'' T.
, employed in preparing Tor war N""l
, cncvtuvly prevent war ~ us'n
propagauns the principles "h''
. mako fnr peace. instead ui pf'N'h
!, inc war. preparedness pro,"kcs wa
B because 10 is impossible q" eoct'' ''
) pcople into bearing the burdens me
B dent to continuous ana
) pr,paratIou without cultNaiinE ~"
; red as if Il were Il naiuIh NV"
B There must Nc some one !"
; some other prcparins hd'"h Wv,
) must he represented m pl"'"nH ~
: war, ..,
. rIIov can preparedness preNe'
. y,s, n an nrcparc' ~ each s''
8 also,. IA, one nation toward mo-
. complete preparedness oN''',s "
. other nations 60 nddiu"n'l p"l,h"'
. ana new Icylcs until all have 'Nn'us
. ed their productive industries q"
. penaced their moral progress
y "rhe doctrine that prelNI'on'
. viii prevent war will not stand u
. test of logic and the conflagratl"h
. Europe shows that Il fails when '''
. cd by experience