Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-17
BRYAN FORESEES
Wide DEMAND FOR
WORLD PEACE PACT
Believes This the Greatest
Peace Making Opportuni-
ty Of U. s.

Washington, June 16.-Former
Secretary of State Brya today,
| accord with Lis promise, issued the
! first of three articles on the Euro
| pean war and the lessons to be de-
rived He declares this is the great
est peace-making opportunity that
will ever cone to the United States,
4 and predicted that with peace will
come demand for an International
| conference to change the rules If
International law.
U. y. Must Set Example.
"Under the stress of a titanic
struggle" Mr.. Bryans statement
says, leach side has felt itself justi-
fled in encsoaching upon the rights
of neutrals. The ocean highway, the
common property OF all, have been to
some eXent appropriated for war
| purposes, and delicate diplol>>ic
questions are forced on the neutral
| nations.
Just at this time, when these
questions are most acute the belli
gcrsnt governments are least able
to deal with them with the calmness
! and poise. their great Importance de-
mands. No wonder every neutral
nation is increasingly anxious foc
the war to end, but of all the neutral
| nations, ours has the most reason to
pray for the return of peace-most
reason to set it's face resOlutely
against participation in this war.
This nation, The head of the neutral
group and the sincere friend of all
the belligerents, lis in duty bound to
set an example in patience and self
restraint. -
GIN all history no such opportunity
ever has come to any .other& nation
as that destined to come to the
United States. In all history no other
| peacemaker has ever been in posi-
ton to claim las rich a blessing as
that which will be pronounced u,ssE
mediation scomes-as come it must"
"a Cant Remain Indifferent. -
Introducing his statement, MIR.
Bryan graphicallY describes the hor-
rors and Affections of the war, and
says:
| Neutral nations cannot look On
with indifference-the ties that bind
them are too strong, the relationship
too intimate. This is especially true
of the United States. we have a
composite population-every nation
Of Europe having contributed liber-
ally to our citizenship. These, our
countrymen, thems elves born abroad
or Immediately descended from for
eign born ancestors, cannot but
take lively interest in the conduct
still larger circle shares the con-
Germ of those directly. connected. Not
a soldier falls on either side but
the sorrow expressed in his home
finds an echo at some fire side in the
United States.'
Aside from sentimental considers.
tons, Mr.. Bryan asserts, neutral ma
tons suffer serious disturbance be-
cause of the war.
i "Nsarly every neutral nation finds
new domestic problems thrust upon
it and old problems made more dit
ficult," he declares. mo American
Icitizens can not without deep con.
Germ the manner in which war ques
tions have intruded themselves into
our politics-overshadowing eco
monte issues and stimulating agita-
ton in favor of enlarged appropria-
tons for military and naval pur-
poses"
) Neutrals In Danger.
At some .ength Mr.. Bryan refers
to Interruptions to neutral commerce
arrangement of business and conse-
Iquent readjrStfents. and speaks of
scarcity OF American ships as one of
the greatest embarrassments to the
! United States
"The neutral nations are put to 4
Igreat expense to preserve neutral
ity, and are constantly in danger CT
I being embroi'ed in the war without
intention or fault on their part" ne
declared.
i "The rules of international law
seem to have been made for the ma
tons at war rather than for the nu-
tons at peace. 1T is almost impos-
isible to alter the Sc rules during the
, War because any material change at
fecting, as it would, the interests Of
the bslligerents would be a seeming
violation OF neutrality.
''As soon as peace returns there
will be a demand for an internation-
al conference on the subject. If ma
tons are determined to fight, they
should, as Ear as possible, bear thu
burden themselves and not be
prompted to transfer it to the ma
lions which avoid war by resorting
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