The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-20
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listened and applauded.
Mr.. Bryan said soon after ne began
to talk that he was a much misunder
stood man, but that he harbored NJ
grudge against those who condemned
his doctrines.
Il know of one man VINO kneit dowT
and thanked God when he heard thai
| had been defeated, and | do not doubt
that he was perfectly sincere" said
Mr.. Bryan. Il heard of another who
/ in lamenting a wasted life declared
! that he knew of only two things that
could be put to his credit in the final
accounting. He had been a regular
attendant at church and he had al
ways voted against Bryan. l have no
doubt that he was sincere, too. The
trouble with such people is that they
do not understand government and
they do not understand me-"
| The Nebraskan introduced himself
to the audience as an exponent of a
new diplomacy. He made a hit with
this epigram:
present time is arrayed in military
uniform. 1t is high time it was put
hack in civilian ottiro
Il have felt" he went on, that there
was great need that some one should
speak in favor of new diplomacy
a diplomacy that should discard
threats and ultimatums and proceed
on the theory that nothing is final be-
tween friends. This nation by en-
bracing that doctrine would be in a
better position than any nation on
earth has ever been to lead mankind
and the world on toward a new and
better day
Il feel that when the war in Europe
is over the people of this country will
turn from militaristic thought to a
better preparedness, built on the surer
and more enduring foundations of cul-
tivated friendships with all the ma
tons of the earth.
God forbid that the lingo papers of
this country should be permitted to
sow the seeds of discord between this
nation and nations who never have
been our enemies. | have been preach
ing the doctrine that if diplomacy fails
We must not carry out disputes to the
point of war. We must be prepared
o postpone settlements until the war
S over, when the peoples can be free
o consider calmly what is involved.
If We go into this war we will go
ntO war that is not ours, but every
)Ody's war. If we go into it, we must !
Re prepared TO stay in it until the 1
'thers are ready to quit, and we must !
light for the things they are fighting
bout. If we are determined to have 1
var, it would be far better to wait |
Until this war is over and then have !
war of our own at the close of which .
We could be controlling factor in .
he peace settlement.
IF we are attacked, | am willing
hat we should fight until our last
man, but | do not want to see a single
american mothers son shipped across
n ocean 5000 miles wide to bleed and
lie in the settlement of some kings
ispute.'
Mr.. Bryan said that there was no
question that could not
e settled by common sense, if lit
.mericanism was applied to the prob
Ems involved.
Thought is and always has been ,
tighter than artillery fire." he went
n. international questions should
G settled by the. same methods and
lie same common sense that are APP
lied to avert neighborhoOd ARRAYS
common sense is not applicable in
ie settlement of international differ
noes. it is not applicable in the mar
over disputes local to neighborhoOd
nd communities. But We all know |
lat it is applied and with success
IT. Bryan said that in urging pre- |
aredness. as that term was generally II
involving an extraordinary
lcrease in ornaments on land and Il
"a, the United States was trying to II
5tablish on a national basis some
ling that every state had repudiated II
II have reference" he continued, II
o the false doctrine that prepared
ess makes for peace-a doctrine that /
e now are seeking to preserve on
ational basis. That doctrine has II
cen discarded by every state in the
MON after long and bloody expert
ice with guntoting, and laws have
zen enacted to stop the practice as
wiling trouble"