Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-24
PEACE RULES SEA
WAR THE LAND,
SAYS w. J. BRYAN
Militarists Are Again Attempt
ing to Swing Favor TO
Their Side.
ATMOSPHERE IS COOL
BY WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

BY WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
WASHINGTON, Nov 24.-The mercury
in the peace thermometer has fallen con-
sdernbly since Premier Brands speech.
1t may be only n natural reaction from
he high pitch of enthusiasm stirred by the
Hughes navm proposal and its immediate
acceptance
But the miltarists are certainly n little
more active in Washington than they
were few days ago; they are beating
the tom toms. France is being made
their first line of defense, but back of
the line are all the time-woru arguments
in favor of force as the Il Il arbiter
of world disputes.
1t remains to be seen whether this
threatened revival of the brute force idea
will nullify the work done earIer in the
session 1t is impossible that the spirit
of peace should rule the sea and the
spirit Of war dominate the land. The
same people who control the navies CON
troll the armies and they will not scrap
one IL they intend to preserve the other. |
FRANCE
RAISES QUESTION.
The question which France has raised |
therefore, may end for the present |
worlds dream Of peace unless the ques-
tion of ornaments can be settled In ac-
cordance with the naval program. No
one fails to recognize Frances peril if
war should be renewed. but the question |
IL how can future wars be prevented |
BY military preparedness that can only |
be planned and supported on the theory |
that war IS 10 be expected or by the gen |
Grating Of a DISPOSITION. rs Secretary |
Hugheo puts It, that Will a1ord greater |
protection than armies?
Premier BRAND pointed out the posi- !
bilities Of attack from Germany. but pos |
slbilities do not furnish a basis Of ac-
ton.
All things are possible; we act on |
probabilities rather than possibilities.
Is renewal OF the war sufficiently /
probable to justify a state Of prepared
ness on the part OF France? If so, the |
state Of preparedness must extend to the .
other countries upon whom she expects
to rely, because France alone could /
hardly hope TO withstand an invasion
from Germany. The last war proved .
that quite conclusively. Must the whole
Of Europe remain an armed camp?
Germany denies that she has any
thought OF aggression. Why not in
stioute an inquiry at once and let the
world know the facts? Arc facts i'm
material TO the masses. Are the mill
tarists sure that they can command the
resources OF the world as they did IN
the last war, with war debts more than
six times as great as when the last war
began? VIII II be an easy matter to
finance another war? II not, why this
blnre of trumpcts?
BRITAIN
PLEDGES HELP.
Mr. Balfour promptly pledged to France
the support Of Great Britain :n case Of
another attack, but does that mean that
his country prefers continuation OF
military expenditures to a peace based
upon restored friendship and good viii?
Great Britain has given every evidence
Of desired to end war on land rs well
as on sea and her people will not any
more than the American people assume
that n peace basis is impossible Why
ieopardize the entire program OF the
peace conference by a resurrection Of the
war spirit when investigation may not
only nllay the fears of France but furnish
basis for a land reduction in keeping
with that proposed on sea?
Here again the American Government
mas an opportunity to make an immeasur-
able contribution TO the possibilities or
world peace by offering the ten billions
Of war debt. due from the allies I'm OK
'AdHke lbI AAllE ltAtFt II bfuit UNili :
upon restored friendship and promised
II would cost the United
States Government many times as mucn
rs ten billions to prepare for unnecessary
wars when the surrender Of a debt that
be paid within hundred years
may remove the possibility of future
vars, and therefore remove the present
necessity for large military establish
1921, by United Press.