Evening star., 1916-10-03

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oc-
tober. 3.-Viscount Bryce Of
Dechmont, former ambassador at
Washington, addressing the Con-
gregahonal Union today, decried
the spirit of hate against the Ger.
mans and the talk of a lasting
trade war. In conclusion he ad-
vocated a league to restrain ag.
gression and compel arbitration.
IF there is to be recurrence
of wars, becoming more terrible
with the unceasing advance of
SCIENCE" he said, I'VE may well
despair of the future"
"a Wants America to Lead. -
Lord Bryce recalled that Premier
Asquith. Lord Grey and Mr.. Bal
four had expressed energetically and
sincerely the need of such machinery,
and said that several groups of think
ers were working out the plans
ITO establish any machinery for pre-
serving peace" continued Lord Bryce
would be impossible without the aco-
operation of the neutral states, and
especially the greatest of all the neu-
trail states. We have been waiting and
watching to see whether America
would, in view of the immense interests
at stake, depart from her old policy of
complete isolation and bear her part
in the effort for securing a permanent
alliance for peace. An influential
league for that purpose already has
been formed there. and now two mo-
mentous events have happened. on
which dwell because they have been
little noticed here.
Quotes Wilson and Hughes. =.
president Wilson delivered four
months ago a powerful and luminous
speech, in which he announced that the
United States could not stand aloof
from a movement in which the highest
interests of manhood were concerned.
and that he felt sure the people of the
United States were prepared to join
in any feasible scheme for the preven-
tion Of future wars.
Two months ago Mr.. Charles E.
Hughes, in accepting the nomination
as candidate for presidency by the re-
publican party. declared with no less
force and no less sincerity that he was
convinced the time had come for Amer
frsa
in a well considered scheme for ap-
plyine methods of arbitration and con-
citation to securing general and per-
manent peace in the world. .,..Y..
..Thus the heads of the two great
American parties, distinguished men
and the official exponents of American
oninfon. have promised the co-opera-
tion of their nation in this project
one of great difficulty, no doubt. but
also Of supreme Importance.
Great Work for Churches
"other people and the statesmen who
lead our people could have no greatsr
cement to address themselves !
when the time comes to this enter
prise, which they have already pro-
nounced to be necessary. 4 ask your
help to bring the matter before the
Deople and to. show them how much
We and every nation have to gain by
removing the terror and the danger of
war, which SO long has hung like
black cloud over Europe. The churches
could do not more truly Christian work.
Let not this war have been fought
in vain! Let us. search for and try to
put into practice some scheme for re-
iucing and II possible, at least for end
ng, this oldest and most terrible
of mankind. .
Lord. Bryce said the country was
,irtually unanimous In holding that
he war must be prosecuted to victory
10 complNte AZ to open the prospect
Il an enduring peace, and added: s0n
he terms of that treaty the people
VII insist, and ought to insist, in ex- :.
pressing their opinion. and. their