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S TO ACT AS MEDIATOR SAYS BRYAN Former Secretary Prophesies Greatest Opportunity for Peace-making Peace in All History Is Coming to This Country PREDICTS RECASTING OF CODE OF WARFARE Expects Present Struggle to Result in Revision of Rules to Safeguard rd Interests of Nations Which Are at Peace NEUTRALS NOW SUFFERERS W W WASH Al ASH June 15 Former lb Former V V Secretary of State Bryan ryan in inthe inthe the he fir first t 5 section of his statement on the Causeless s Var toda today prophesied sie sied that tho the greatest peace-making peace opportunity in all hito history was ns certain eel tam tain to come to the United Tuned States Slates and ami declared there would woul be a n demand demand de tie- mand for an international conference with the return of peace pence to change e ethe the rules of international law In which seem to have ho been heen made male for the nations at fit war rather titan than for the thc nations at peace pence Under inder the stress and strain of oC the titanic struggle le In which the they arc engaged engaged en en- Mr Ir Br Bryans Bryan's statement says each cach side lId has felt Itself Itsel Justified in encroaching upon the lie rl rights of or neutrals neu neu- The ocean highways the common common cornmon com corn mon property of oC all have ha been to some extent appropriated for tor war var purposes es and delicate diplomatic questions are forced upon the neutral nations r elf Just JuPt at this time when these questions ques ques- ar arp most acute acuto the belligerent governments go are aro least able to deal leal with them with the calmness and pol poise polso which their great Importance demands No o won wonder er every neutral nation Is In Increasingly In- In anxious for tor the war to end but of oC all thi the tho neutral nations ours has tl th the most reason to prAY r for Tor th the return of ot peace e most most reason to set its face resolutely against participation In this war This nation the head of the lie neutral neutral neu neu- group and the sincere friend of oC all the belligerents is hi In dut duty hound bound to set an example In patience and self re In all history no such uch opportunity has hns ever eyer come to te an any ally other nation as that which Is destined to come to-come come to the I Q QA t o t A e Tn T. lt 11 11 lil tit r n n t hA Vt A u v peacemaker has haR over ever been In position to claim as rl rich h a n blessing as that which will be bo pronounced upon our President when the time line for COT mediation comes as conies as come It must Inn Americans nl Introducing his statement Mr Ir Bryan graphically describes tho the horrors and anel afflictions of ot the war and antl sa says saya Neutral nations cannot look 1001 on with Indifference thie the thc LlE ties that bind them together ar are too strong the relationship relationship relation relation- ship too intimate This Is especially true of oC the United States Wo Vo 0 have havo a composite population population every every nation natien of oC Europe having ln contributed liberally to our citizenship These our countrymen country country- I men themselves hes born horn abroad or 01 Immediately Imme mime de descended from Crom foreign born born ancestors cannot hut but take R a lively In Interest interest In- In terest in the conduct as well as 9 In the tho results of ot the war and a still larger circle shares the concern of at those di directly dl- dl connected Not Zot a soldier falls Calls Callson on either cither side hut but ut the sorrow ex expressed ex- ex pres pressed cd In his lila home homo finds an on echo at Some onie fireside In the lie United States Aside from Crom sentimental considerations lions Mr Ir Bryan ns asserts erts n neutral na nations tin tin- LIons suffer stiffer serious disturbance because of or the war Nearly cr c every cery neutral nation finds new nw domestic problems thrust upon U it anti and old problems made more difficult tim tho statement ent declares dec No o American J citizen lan can note not without dc deep p concerti concern I Ithe the tho manner In w nr questions have o Intruded themselves e Into our polities pol I ItI overshadowing o economic 1 Issues ueN are nr stimulating agitation In favor lr aver of or enlarged d appropriations for Cor military and naval nn purposes Huh Hr lie J JAt t At t sonic some length th Mr Bryan Unan refers to Interrupt Interruptions to leu neutral commerce derangement de tle- de- de of business and consequent and anti speaks of oC scarcity carCIl of oC American ships as ns one ono of ot tho the great great- I e cst t embarrassments to lo the United Jutted States neutral nations ut to The Tho arc are put a areat great reat expense to to preserve neutrality and are nrc constantly In danger r of at being embroiled in the tho war ni without Intention or fault tault on their own part he declared The Thc rules of or International law suon seon to havo have been b en made mad for tho ho nations at war var rather than tItan for Cor the thc nations st at t peace It is almost Impossible to tn alter thc o rules during the war var o an any material chan change affecting as ns It would the tho interests of ot the belligerents would be a seeming violation of neutrality As itS soon as ns tIC peace returns there wIll v bo boa bla a demand for fer an au International conference eon con ference forence on tIle the subJect Tho The presumption tion lion should then n be bo given hen to Iea peace fur for peace neace not war warn ii n I the tho normal condi condi- tion iou If H nations n nrc rc re determined to fight the they the should as far nl as Ils possible bear benr th the burden themselves and not bo he permitted permit permit- ted to transfer fer It to tho the n nations I which avoid war var ar b by resorting to reisen In Instead instead In- In stead of ot force I |
