The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-10
BRYAN ADVOCATES
GENOA ENTRANCE
NEeRAskAN APPEALS TO PREsl.
DENT; GoMPERs 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
at his former home here Monday made
public letter he has sent to Presi
dent Harding imploring him in the in
terest of world peace and the regener
alton Of Europe to send represen
tative to the Genoa conference. Mr.
Bryan makes his plea with a degree
Of religious fervor. He tells the pres.
ident a great blunder was made when
the United States declined to enter the
league of nations, but says 1t is not
too late to partly rectify 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 com,
ment and plea. The letter follows in
part:
1T would not hurt us to have a rep
resentative there If he went empow-
cred to advise only and with the un.
Outstanding 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.
1.-THE failure Of the United States to
enter the league of nations was a ma.
tional and international calamity, the
responsibility for which was divided
between the refusal of Republicans
and Democrats.
"But mistake in the past should
not prevent wiser action in the pres.
emit and future. 1t matters little
whether it is called league Of ma
trns 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, po.
sition; she would come with the voice
Of peace.
What excuse can this nation give
before the final judgment bar for ita
failure to respond to such a call of
iuty at such time?
1.-THE world has been wearing the
dveil's yoke and the devils burden
has become too heavy to be borne.
Christ's yoke ID 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 n Christian
md your sense of responsibility tn
Tod must soon compel you to propose
IN appeal to the estranSed nations T.,
forget the past and with an eye to the
worlds future welfare begin the work
of friendly cooperation in the upbuild.
ing Of Europe You made a splendid
beginning in calling the arms confer.
ence, but what will It's work avail II
Europe is to become a big 'slaughte r
house and how shall we escape, made
mp as our population il of the blood
hat will be mingled on battle fields
T Europe again beats her plowsharea
into swords?
You are man of prayer, Mr.. Pres.
ident-you are the first president t.
include the Lords prayer in a pub
.ic address; beg you to turn aside
4 moment from things exclusively na
tional and ask for guidance in this
world crisis"