Arizona republican., 1915-11-07
Mir. Bryan's Obsession

IL is difficult to believe that MT. Bryan is sin oere all times. Many do not believe him ue anytime. It is possibly that partisan politician is sincere and MT. Bryan has never been anything if not partisan poli tician. generally agreed by thoughtful persons that Nr. Bryan O great depth, that he Is finished scholar and that he is not a reliably sound thinker. While he has succeeded many times in arousing the widest and noisest enthusiasm of his idoiators, he has grasped tine sentiment, appealed to the silent sober Judgment of rhe great majority of his countrymen Much of the following he has had from time time has been the froth that foams the top of The cup of sense.
 In critioising President Wilson's Manhattan Club speech on Thursday night, MT. Bryan said:
 The address is 2 departure from tradi- lions reversal of national policy a to peace and safety and a challenge to the spirit of Christianity which teaches influence others by example rather than hy exciting fear"
 We cannot believe that MT. Bryan. with all his sypeIficiaity and shallowness said that the bottom of his heart He cannot believe that what the president proposes is a reversal of national policy with respect national defense have had national policy ir that respect MT Bryan suppose that the -embattled farmers of the middle could many Of them said they could. put flight with their shot guns squirrel rifles the trained armies of Europe and that he may construe be national policy. It may be also that MT. Bryan has mistaken the our pork barreT' con- Eresses for national policy. It is only proposed that shall have the first time a policy with respect national defense. policy is to be reversed is to be inaugurated.
 Nothing could be Pecksniffan than the words of Mir. Bryan. "a challenge to the spirit of Christianity which teaches to influence others Ay example rather than by exciting fear saeh language this that warrants the epithet in the title of article in the Century by James Davenport Whelpley, The American Phari- See Has policy meekness non prepared ness. and surely we have offered it long enough. prevented the ravaging of Belgium? Has it averted the flow of blood in France and Flanders? il prevent the fierce titanic struggles the Dar- daneles. along the Izonzo. the Strypa, Styr in the mountains Of Serbia? Europe could have finer example of indoent peace than have pre- scented
 What is Mir Bryan and what are we that with looseness of methods. wastefulness, want Of system. that we should suppose that could impress Europe. the systematic. highly specialized. by 'example?" The absurdity of it aH sinks in contemplate it.
 More thoughtess than anything else. if possible. that Mir Bryan's statement contains is his belief that our preparedness increases the other lions of the world would exhaust themselves" When in history has Mir. Bryan great nation exhausted at the end of T long the close of the four years civil the United States far stronger than at the beginning France under stood that when she recalled Bazaine from Mexico without protest Germany Great Bri- tain with hostile designs against the United would be better prepared to execute them after peace this year, next, the year after that. than either of them would have been August 1, 1914.
 Before unqualifiedly condemning MT. Bryan as ansincere We would suggest that he is again the victim of obsession. great ideas have bees ohsessions.-free silver. imperialism the government; ownership railroads and now peace