Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-05
BRYAN ADVOCATES
GENOA ENTRANCE
APPEALS TO PREsI.
DENT; ooMPERs OPPOSES
RUSSIAN RECOGNITION
In The interest Of World Peace Rep.
resentatlve Should be Sent to Con-
ference; Meet Now Being
Held at Genoa

Lincoln, Neb.--william !. jennings
Bryan, spending Sunday with relatives
It his former home here Monday made
public a letter he has sent to Presi-
dent Harding imploring him in the In.
crest Of world peace and the regener-
ltion Of Europe to send represen-
;ative to tho Genoa conference. Mr..
Bryan makes his plea with n degree
Of religious fervor. He tells the pres
ident great blunder was made when
the United States declined to enter the
league of nations, but says It is not
too late to partly rcctify that mistake.
The opening paragraphs quote the
statement Of Lloyd George deploring
the absence of the United States at
Genoa and then adding his own conf.
ment and plea. The letter follows In
part:
ut would not hurt us to have rep
resentative there II he went empow.
cred to advise only and with the un.
derstanding that our nation is not
bound by any conclusions reached, ex.
cept as our people, acting through
congress and the president, or later
referendum, may expressly approve.
THE failure of the United States to
enter the league of nations was n ma.
tional and international calamity, the
responsibility for which was divided
between the refusal of Republicans
and Democrats.
M a mi n N hA ~ oh
not prevent wiser action In the pres.
ent and future. IL matters little
whether 1t is called league of ma
tons or an association of nations. or
anything else. our nation should use
Its influence to aid in securing world
peace. Lloyd George is right when he
says: America could exercise an in
fluence no other country could COM
mand. She could come here free and
disentangled and with the prestige
which comes from her Independent POI
sition: she would come with the voice
Of peace.
"What excusa can this nation give
before the final judgment bar for It's
failure to respond to such call of
duty at such time?
THE world has been wearing the
Wells yoke and the DEVILS burden
has become too heavy to be borne.
Christ's yoke Is not only easy. but His
burden is the only bearable one. The
world needs an anthem in which the
world can join, and there is no other
than the one that startled the shep-
herds at Bethlehem. On earth peace,
GOOD will toward men,
"Mr. President, you are Christian
md your sense of responsibility tn
God must soon compel you to propose
IN appeal to the estranged nations -
forget the past and with an eye to the
worlds future welfare begin the worL
Of friendly cooperation in the upbuild-
Ing of Europe You made a splendid
beginning in calling the arms confer.
ence. sut what will its work avail IL
Europe is to become big slaughter
house and how shall we escape, made
mp as our population Is OF the blood
that will be mingled on battle fields.
II Europe again beats her plowshares
into swords?
"You are a man of prayer. Mr.. Pres.
ident-you are the first president to
include the Lords prayer In pub
lie address; beg you to turn aside
I moment from things exclusively ns.
tional and rs. for guidance In this
world crisis"