Arizona republican., 1915-06-12
Urges Them to Aid in Main taining Peace Between the United States and the
 Fatherland by Exerting Influence With Germany
SAYS UNITED STATES
 WILL DEAL J STLY
Incidentally Intimates He Will Have Another All nouncelnent to Make To day Regarding His Course in the Future
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

WASHINGTON, June 11.-William J. Bryan tonight issued ar appeal, ad- dressed to the German Americans, urging them to aid in maintaining peace between the United States and :he Fatherland by exerting their in fluence with the German government to persuade it not to take any steps that would lead in the direction Of WAT. Bryan urged:
 That they forget. never to be re- called, any suspicion of lack of neu- traIity or Friendship toward the Ger man people on the part of the presI- dent of the United States. That they should not attempt to connect negota- tions between the United States and Germany with those between the United States and Great Britain be- cause they are different.
 That Germany should acquiesce in the demands made iIy the United States without condition, trusting the United States to deal justly with her in any changes ske may propose Ill international rules that govern the taking Of prizes" growing out of sub marine warfare.
 Bryan said toplorroW he might have some announcement to make regard ing his future course.
 Bryan declared the president has been unjustly criticized by partisans of both sides in the European con flict. Expressing confidence that the Germans would stand by their adopted country in case of war between the United States and Germany, he maln- tained that the killing of innocent Wo- man and children. either by drowning or starving, could not be justified and suggested a change in the shipping laws to exclude passengers from ships carving contraband or ammunition.
 With this statement Bryan expects to end for the present his efforts to lay before the public the situation which caused him to resign the port folio of secretary of state. On We'd nesday he gave out an explanation of why he left the cabinet rather than sign the last American note to Ger many regarding submarine warfare Yesterday he issued an appeal to the American people" to stand for per suasion rather than force in asserting their rights under interna donal law, and today he made brief statement expressing qualification at what he termed the change III lOit Oi tlic poi of "jingo editors" regarding the note to Germany.
 Tonight he made a statement to the German-Americans, whom he ad- dressed Fellow citizens in whose pat riotism I have entire confidence" Bry- an displayed a huge pile of congratu- latory telegrams from societies and in dividuals More than a thousand such have been received, he said, In the afternoon he visited the state department. He called upon his sue cssor, Robert Lansing and the assist ant secretaries stating he would visit the department from time to time.
 Bryan's statement said in part:
 Permit me to address. a word to you as one American citizen speak ing to his fellow citizens in whose patriotism he has entire confidence. It is natural in contest between the Fatherland and other Europen na- tions that your sympathies would be