The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-18
BRYAN MADE FRIENDS
FOR WORLD PEACE

By His Friday Night Address
in Howell Theater.
The address of William Jennings
Bryan under the auspices Of the Pa
Ilatka Woman's Club at the Howell
theater on Friday night last was well
attended.
This is not generation of special
popularity for paid lecturers. This is
the generation Of moving picture
plays. When this fact is fully con-
|sidered the audience that greeted Mr..
Bryan can be considered only as a
great tribute to the popularity of the
speaker. The crowd was not djsap-
pointed. They came away with
something to think about. They also
enjoyed every word of the mastereul
address; the eloquence of it's delivery;
the wonderful magnetism of the man
was revealed; he compelled respect
from any who had differed or misun-
derstood him.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced in hap
py vein by COL S. J. Hilburn.
The address was on "The War IN
Europe and it's Lessons to U.s." For
an hour and a half he held his audi
ence under the spell of his magic elo-
quence and by the power and convinc-
ing quality of his arguments and il
Illustrations. The whole gist of his
argument was that if we make prep
|aration for war we must expect war.
Mr.. Bryan did not declare himself
opposed to our present annual expen-
diture of $250,OOO,OOO for naval and
army preparation and equipment, but
as opposed to the contemplated addi-
tional burden of $500,000,00O per an
mum as urged by the Navy League.
He also opposed the propaganda
of preparedness now being conducted
by the jingoes of the country, who, in
case of war "would be too busy maxi
ing army contracts and loaning mon
ey at high rates of interest to reach
the front"
Here is one of his illustration Of
preparedness:
"The people who profit by furnish
ing preparedness have been playing
the nations of Europe against each |
other for a generation. Every bat
tleship that is built in one countW is
made the excuse for building more
battleships in other countries. Let
me illustrate the plan of the battle
ship builder. Suppose three farmers
lived around a little lake and bat
tleship builder wanted to increase his
businessh-how would he go at it?
He would go to the first farmer and
say: You are helpless. If your two
nelghbors were to combine against
you, they could overcome you; your
lack of preparedness is an invitation
to them. Let me build you battle
ship and anchor it here by your land.
Then they will see that you are pre-
pared and they will be afraid of you
and peace will be preserved He
would then go to the second farmer
and say: DO you see that battleship
over there? Do you know what that {
s for? That is for you. Are you
Wiling to invite atttacke by being de- q
,enseless? Let me build you two y
and then he will see that {
vou are prepared and will be afraid |
# you and peace will be preserved c
lie would then go to the third farm /
r and say: Either one of your Q
leighbors is more than match for t
rou alone; together they can annihil- n
tie you. Your only safety lies in the C
uilding of three battleships. Then a
When they see vou are ready they will a
70 afraid Of you and the peace CT the t
axe will be preserved By this time o
e would be able to go back to the "
irst man and say: Your little bat n
leship is out of date. 1t is provo t.
alton instead of a protection. Ur- u
sss you are willing to build more r.
hips you had better sink that one. t!
shows you want to fight and every tt
ody knows you can not fight. You p
lust have four battleships of the la a
est pattern in order to prevent war tt
y being prepared for it, And so on
nd SO on. This is what they have
cen doing in Europe. Is it possible E
nat they can entice US into this mad
valry?" D.
The News wishes it could print that t,
ddress in full; it would make two g
ages and half of this paper. i
Mr.. Bryan simply opposes the sub re
tuition of the European standard o. OF
onor-the duelist's standard-the
Use philosophy that Knight makes CO
ght," for the moral code upon which la
e rely for the protection of individ- m
al life and the guarantee of private &C
standard in keeping W
18th our aspirations and achieve re
ents." m
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