The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-09-21
BRYAN CONSIDERS
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J. Bryan announced last night that
he had taken under advisement,
suggestion from editors of foreign
language newspapers published. in
the United States that he make trip
to Europe as private peace envoy,
In statement to a committee of the
editors, who, headed by DIR. William
Fargo, had urged him to undertake
the task, Mr.. Bryan indicated that
he might at least visit neutral Euro
pean countries in the hope of finding
there information to aid America in
the maintaining of neutrality and
the prevention of preparedness that
provokes rather than prevents war"
Mr.. Bryan's reference to military
preparedness attracted attention in
the capital in view of the possible et-
1t OF his attitude upon some ele-
ments in the house when the admin
istration's program of strengthen
ing the national defenses is consider
ed. Earlier in the day the former
secretary of state had given out 4
statement declaring money for in
creased military expenditures would
be difficult to secure and adding:
81 do not see that there is any rea-'
son for changing the policy Of the
country in this respect. The
preparedness which is now being ad-
vocated (by the national defense and
navy leagues) not only cuitiyates the
spirit which leads to war, but it in
wolves an expenditure TO which lthe
people will not submit unless con
vinced that some nation is getting
ready to attack us. and we can not
single out nations and prepare
against them without making hatred
national policy" ...r r.s'
STANDS FOR PEACE r'7:e
In his reply to the editors commit
tee Mr.. Bryan said:
Il need not assure you,that share
your desire for peace and am willing
to do anything sn my power to hasten
IL. The service that any one person
can render in such a matter Is OF
course small. but each one is in duty
bound to do what he can and am
willing to do my part. Whether IL IS
wise for me to undertake trip to
Europe is a question which I am not
now prepared to decide and!I am sure
YOU will allow me to take the matter
rrder advisement. Even If 1t is i'm
Nssible to exert any influence toward
the Fastening of peace trip to the
,utral countries might give me. in
formation that could use in the
"ork which lies before us here.
namely. the maintaining of neutral
ity and the prevention Of prepared
ness that provokes rather than pre-,
vents war" .., ,r .eG =.
WOULD SPIKE GUNS.
Another work to be done on such
trip, Mr.. Bryan said, would be FUR
therance of the peace treaty plan he
maugurated. Existence OF peace
treaties with Great Britain. France
and Russia. he decladed, enabled us
to carry on our diplomatic disputes
with them without any of the sensa-'
tionalism that has attended our corr
respondence with Germany" and the
acceptance of such treaties by Ger
many. Austria and Belgium would.
extent remove the excuse which has
been used for the propa cation of
the doctrine OF greater. prepared
ness"
Having great faith in the plan
and having negotiated the other
treaties" he added, Il might be able
to present the case more strongly in
personal interview than was able to
do by diplomatic correspondence and
now that the advantage of these
treaties has been made more appar-