El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-21
BRYAN ATTACKS
ROOSEVELT, TAI 7
Both Preparedness and Peace
Plans, Except His Own,
Displease Him.

New York. June 21.-In a bid for the
support Of the laboring element in IA
vor Of his peace policies W. J. Bryan
Saturday night delivered an address in
Carnegie Hall in which he attacked
both the preparedness advocates led by
col Roosevelt and the peace advocates
led by former president Taft
He first paid his respects to Col
Roosevelt as the chief Of the advocates
of military and naval preparedness for
defense. as follows:
president Roosevelt is the most
potential factor in this group, and it
IS quite natural that on account Of his
prominence, his great ability and his
extreme views he should direct the
general policy Of organization. He dis
credits not only the intelligence, but
the motives Of those whom he con-
temptuously describes as pacificists
and advocates Of peace at any price.
He more than intimates that they are
physical towards and that their atti-
tude on international questions is due
to fear OF bodily injury
1T is not necessary TO answer Mr..
Roosevelt upon the low plane upon
which he pitches the controversy It
Is entirely possible TO credit him with
the purest motives and the sincerest
patriotism, and yet resOlutely oppose
the methods which he would employ
for the safeguarding Of the country.
Can't BE Trusted.
'7dr. Roosevelt might be excluded
from the list of the nations advisors
on all matters relating TO peace or
war. on the ground that he is so anX-
ious to get into any contest that in
wolves blood-letting that he cannot be
trusted TO deal with any phase Of the
subject The preparedness which he
advocates viii provoke war instead
OF preventing it and would destroy our
nations moral influence"
Bryan declared ROOseVelts plan Of
making this nation "a rival Of the pow
ers Of the old world in military and
naval proportion" would involve IN
finite increase in expenditure for ships
and men, to be continued so long as
other nations continue to increase"
WouId Make L. :. an ArmOry.
Mr. NROOsevelts plan" Mr. Bryan
said. would make the United States
a vast armory, with skull and cross
ing architect Of the system will 90 in
and out in uniform with the proud
consciousness that our nation no long
er contains molIycOddles or weaklings."
Attacks Taft's eaee Plan.
Of the other organization with form ]
er president Taft, Its most conspicu-
Gus sponsor" Mr. Bryan declared that
although Mr.. Taft himself had been
prominently identified with the cause
of peace and men associated with him
in the organization were at least not
autagonistic to peace" The idea that
many persons may have had Of regard
ing Mr.. Tafts organization as the
best weapon with which to fight the
Roosevelt organization" was mis-
taken one.
Mr.. Bryan called attention to the
word enforce in the title OF league
to enforce peace" and TO the declara-
ton in a speech by president Lowell,
OF Harvard university. at the recent
Philadelphia meeting that it was aimed
TO discourage war by the threat to use
force
Their PLAN" continued Mr.. Bryan.
sis to organize an international police
force which viii compel peace and COM
Del it by the use Of force That means
that we shall make ourselves partners
with other nations IN Waglng Of war
before we can promise to enter into
partnership with other nations in fu-
ture wars We must repudiate the ad-
vice Of Washington, who warned US
against 'entangling alliances The
american people viii be slow to enter
into any arrangement which VII IN
voIve US in the quarrels Of Europe
why Not Investigator
AS private citizen, I am going to
use my influence to crystalize the peace
sentiment so that when the jingoes
tell the president what to do the peace
loving people will tell him what the
real. sentiment is If a vote were tax
en- in this country 80 out of every 1UU
citizens would vote that a American
owes it to his country to not go into
the danger zone
saThe majoriay Of the people are will
ing to investigate continued MI
Bryan.
I'VE have Investigated in Mexico for
two years and three months, and we are
Investigating yet Why can't we in
vestigate in a Christian spirit for one
year on any question, no matter what