The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-02
BRYAN SPEAKS
IN PENSACOLA
ONWORLD WAR
Great Conlmoner Is Still the
Magnetic Speaker
Of Old.
IMMENSE CROWD
PACKS ARMORY HALL
Declares That Passion OF
The American People Is
For Peace.
IMMENSE CROWD
PACKS ARMORY HALL

Those who believe that William J.
Bryan has lost his hold upon the peo-
pie of America could not have heard
him IN his famous lecture that he de-
lvered at the armory hall last night
under the auspices of the Pensacola
High School Lyceum course. While
the Peerless Leader of yore has lost.
some of the fire that characterized his
speeches in the political battles of the
past, he is none the less convincing
speaker and his magnetism and con-
vlncnlg manner coEpled with his
sound logic makes him still the
greatest single force in American
life. A large audience heard the adj
dress and frequently applauded the
speaker, who was introduced by Hon.
John S. Beard.
Mr.. Bryan said among the pleasant
things of his life is going back to
places where he visited formerly and
renewing acquaintance, that his visit
to Pensacola would be one Of entire
pleasure If it were not for the alb
sence of his old friend and worker for
the people, Frank L, Mayes.
The passion of the American people.
Mr.. Bryan said, is for peace. The
difference in the two elements is the
manner Of securing and maintaining
peace. One seeks to secure it through
the methods of preparedness that
brought about the European conflict,
and the other, he said, sought to
do it by cooperating with the nations
and not by the doctrine of ar1ning
and saying to the world that might is
right.
Mr.. Bryan spoke in part as fol-
lows:
''In order that you may follow me
: more easily, shall outline in advance
the address which / am about to de-
liver to you. 1t naturally divides itself
into three parts; first, the war as it is
and its injury to neutrals; second, the
false philosophy out of which the war
has grown and the natural results Of
that false philosophy; and, third, the
way out, or the road to permanent
peace. The subject is presented with
view to emphasizing the lessons
which this country can draw from the
conflict beyond the ocean.
WAR WITHOUT PARALLEL.
mo matter by what standard you
measure this war, it is without pre-
cedent or parallel. I win not call it
the greatest war in history, for the
word great implies something more
than bigness. When we speak of a
great institution or a great move
ment, we have in view something
more than mere size. There have
been, | think, greater wars than this,
but none that approached it in big
ness. 1t is the biggest war ever
known if we measure it by the popu-
| lation of the nations at war-never
before have so many people lived in
belligerent nations. 1t is also the big
gest war of which history tells if we
measure it by the number Of enlisted
men who face each other upon its
many battlefields.
'When you understand information
al law as now interpreted and APP
piled, you viii feel as do, that inter-
national law seems to have been
written for the benefit Of nations at
war rather than for the benefit Of ma
tions at peace. l am hoping that
when this war is over, we shall be
able to secure such changes as may
be necessary to write international
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