Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-11
Condemns Note Sent to Ger
many as Belonging TO Old.
System of Diplomatic Stan
dards Which Have Failed,
PERSUASION INSTEAD
OF FORCE NEW WAY
Expects to Issue Another
Statement Today, Ad-
dressed to 6erman-Am Amer
leans, He Announces,

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Washington, June l0.--William ].
Bryan, In an appeal address to the
American people tonight. asks them
To hear him before they pass sem
tence upon his laying down the port
folio OF secretary Of state In the midst
Of the International stress
Confident that the public viii credit
him with honorable intention. Mr..
Bryan frankly says that good lnten-
tions are not enough and that il the
public verdict is against him, he asks
no mercy, asserting that men In pub
lie life must be willing To bear any
deserved punishment from ostracism
to execution
Champion of Persuasion.
Interpreting the American note to
Germany on submarine warfare,
which he refused to sign, as conform
ing 10 the "old system" of diplomatic
standards. preeedents for which are
written IN characters of blood upon
almost every page of human history
and characterizing himself as a cham
pion of the new system persuasion
instead OF force--and a,s IAN humble
follower Of the Prince of Peace"-the
former secretary pleads for the Unit
ed States to lead the world Tout of
the black night Of war into the light
Of that day when swords shall be
beaten into plowshares
Tomorrow Mr.. Bryan will issue am
other statement. that an appeal, he
says, to German The
nature Of this appeal he would not
discuss But with the issuance of the
third statement, since his resignation
the former secretary says he will be
ready TO rest his case
Text of Statement.
ITO the American people You
have before you the text Of the note
to Germany note which il would
have been my official duty to sign
had | remained secretary OF state. |
ask YOU TO sit in judgment upon my
decision TO resign rather than to share
responsibility for it. | am sure you
will credit me with honorable mo
tiyes, but that Is not enough, Good
Intentions could not atone for mis-
take at such "a time, ON such q sub
iect and under such circumstances
II your verdict is against me, ! ask
no mercy: | desire none If ! have act
ed unwiseIy A man in public life
must act according to his conscience.
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pass sentence
Agrees With Presidents Purpose
the president ana J agree IN pur-
sag4 4. 4. fl.. y
pose. we ueslre u peacetul solution pt
me ulspute Whlch mas arisen between
lhe tnlteu states ana Germany we
not only desire II, but with equal Ter
Nor we pray Tor II, put we ditfer r.
recohcllaply as TO the means OF Sc
curing IT, II II We're merely a per-
sonal difference 1t would be o matter
OF niue moment, Tor an the presump-
tions are on ms side--the presump-
tlon that so WIN power ana authori- |
W nc ~ president am II private
cltizen without otfice or title--hut one
OF the hundred million OF Inhabitants. |
But the real issue ls not between
persons 1t Is between systems, and |
rely for vindication wholly upon
strength or the position taken.
Among the influences which gov
ernments employ IN dealing with each |
other there are two which are pre-
eminent ard antagonistic--force and |
persuasion, force speaks with firm |
ness ana acts through the ultimatum; |
persuasion employs argument courts
investigation and depends upon ncgo- |
tiation Force represents the old sys- |
lem-the system that must pass