The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-11-12
IAN OPPOSES
DNINlSTRATION
70, Enlarging National
\. Meets Strong Disap-
OrOyaI of Bryan.

ootoD. Nov. 5. 5.-Former Sec
Bryan came out squarely
President wilson's nation al
plan today in a formal state
h which he took issue with
.sidsnt's views .as expressed
NJ before the Manhattan cldb
York. "A departure from
.dltions: a re versal Of our ma
oolicy: menace to our peace
fety, and a challenge to the
Christianity which teaches
influence others by example,
,hsn BY exciting fear,'' is Mr..
view OF the national defense
The former secretary Of states
.nt, which reiterates views
previously expressed on the
of preparedness for war, was
ID as the opening gun In the
Ehich administration leaders
in congress against adoption
plan.
I've read the presidents speech
York with sorrow and con-
He is doing what he believes
is duty, and so long as a man
his conscience and judgment
not critIcise his motives, but
be compelled to dissent from
cluslons. / feel 1t my duty to
and as he has given his views
clearness and emphasis, those
fer from him are under a like
ion to express themselves with
learness.
says that his position is differ.
m that of the private individ-
that the individual is free TO
his own thoughts and risk his
Dinion. This sentence is a lit
scure, insofar as ne expresses
h opinion, he does not differ
be private citizen except that
axis under a sense of official re-
bility, hut where a nati"n S
involved in a policy, every
who loves his country and
B serve it is conscious of re-
bility.
e president will not assume
e is more deeply interested in
eIfarp OF his country than the
rs who elected him TO be for
he being their spokesman. And
he evidently believes, he is
voice to the opinions OF his
kyueu, he is, of course, anxious
e them as frank With him as he
en with them: how otherwise
know whether he represents
Represents their views?
has announced policy which
ever before been adopted in thi
nv and never endorsed by an
in the country, and he has n
bf knowing, until he hears fron
eople, whether he has correctl.
breted the will OF the pubic
Bppeal is not to any party. nut
says, TO men of all shades q
on
e asks for the hearty support {
Ountry, meaning, Of course, this
lnts the support, provided tn
favor the policy which he ia
he'd. He could not, OF coursl
them to support a policy wnic
aid not endorse, especially
corsidersd the policy dangeroI
e country.
rom nv view of the subject, u
" ich he proposed is not only
kture from our traditions, but
Sal of our national policy,
onIy q menace to our peace al
b, but a challenge tn the spiI
hristianity which teaches us
ence others by example rath
10y exciting fear.
he president says that Se shot
repaired mot for aggression, Z
defense. That is the ground |
which all preparation is MAJ
nation has ever prepared
on the theory that 1t vas p
lg for aggression. 1t is "uiy I
sume that the European rul
are involved in tile present
ght that they we're contri0ut
I'd the maintsntnce of pc
b they we're making elaoof
arations for defense. 1t Is
philosophy. and, being false,
itably leads / 10 defys
t that makes the individual
reyolyer-and whoever carries
liver except for defense ie
not only to use it on slight p.
ion but TO use language vi
Okes trouble.
speak softly, but carry
is one of the d lusive ~ J
ioyed by those who put /
a In frees. There are TWO