The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-09
C0MIN0NER FAVORED AN
 INVESTIGATION UNDER
 PEACE TREATY PLAN

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 WASHINGTON, June 9. = Th statement of William J. Bryan. se' ting forth his reasons for reSlanln as Secretary of State, which was oI, cn to tho public thIs afternoon, afte praisins the high motives, pstriotIsT sapabiIltleo and achievements Q PreoIdent Woodrow WiIson and hi advisers, gave these reasons fer witt from the administration:
 The two points on which wo differ, each being conscientious In his belief arc, frat, as to tho aug aeotion of an investigation of the differences bewteen the United States and Germany, by an inter- national commission, and, ooeond, as to warning Americans agaInst travelling on belliserent vesseIc or vessels carrying carooes mado up wholly or in part of ammunl. ton.
 believe that thIs nation should state frankly to Germany that we arc willing 10 apply In thla case the principles which we arc bound by treaty to apply to dIs- putes between the United Staten and thirty countrIee with which we have made treaties providing for investigation of all dlsputoo Of every character and nature.
 These treatIeS, negotiated un- der this administration, mako war practically impossible between this country and tho the thirty governments representing three fourths of the people of all the world. Among the nations with which we have these treaties arc Great Britain, France and RuosIa. No matter what dispute may arlsc between the United States and these treaty nations" we agree that there shall be no declaration and no commencement of police action until the matters in dls- pute have been investigated by an international commission, and one years time is allowed for tho investigation and report of Ita findings. This plan was offered to all nations without any excep- tions whatever. and Germany was one of the nations which accept cd tho principle, being, think, the twelfth to accept. No treaty was actually entered into with Germany, but | cannot aee that that should stand in tho way when both nations endorsed the principle. do not know whett- CT Germany would accept the of- fer, but, in my judgment thIs country should at least make tho offer.
 Such an ofter, f accepted, would at once release tho tension and sllenee all the linsoeo who are demanding war. Germany has always been friendly nation and great many of our people are of German ancestry. Why should we not deal with Germany according to thIo plan, 10 which the nation has pledged its cup port?
 The second point Of difference is as to the eourse which should be pursued in regard to AmerI- cans travelling on belllgerent ships with caraoes of ammunI- tion. Why should an American citizen be permitted to Involve hIs country in war by travelling upon a belIleerent chip when he knows that that chip will paSo through the danger zone. lt is not a question of whether an American citizen has a right un- der international law 10 travel on a belligerent ship lt Ia question of whether he ought not out of consideration for hIs country, k not for hIs own safety, avoid tho danger when avoidance io possl- ble. It is a very one-sIdod cltI- zcnshlp that eompels govern ment to go to war over eItI- zen's rishts, and yet reIieves tho citizen of all obligations to con- slider his nations welfare. As a private citizen ! am free to urge both these proposltIons and to call public attention to those rem edles in the hope og occurring sueh
 an expression of public sentI- ment as will support tho Preal- dent in employing these remedIcs if in the future he finds it com slstent with hls sense Of duty to favor them.