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Show HE WON'T GO. William Jennings Bryan, Miss Jane Addams, the Kev. Charles V. Akcl, Mrs. Joseph Eels and Henry Ford have been elected to membership on the 1 u'r man cut peace board which is to sit ' in Europe indefinitely with the purpose of using all efforts to settle the ,var. The administration Democrats in Washington would hail with joy the! selection of Mr. Kryan as a member! of the board if there existed any jui- j mediate prospect of his betaking himself him-self to Europe and remaining there until congress adjourns f (,r the sum- ; mer. Unfortunately for the Wilson end of the Hemocratic party, William .! en ii i ngs is never rea 11 v happy u n less j engaged in a political fight, and lie j will re m a i u at the national ca pi I I j to indulge in his belligerent propensities propensi-ties to his heart's content. So i'ar as Hryan is individually concerned con-cerned the wa r i u En rope could go on t'oi ever u i l hout any int ei iVronce from him so buig as he is able to mix in i polities'. ! 1 is interest in plans to brng I peace to the warring nal ions of Eu- ! rope :s purely academic 1 1 is heart ; is not in the movement . S,f the pear board will be compel led to get a lo,i without, him until he has complete!-.-p!a ed h i nisei f out by oppo.-i ng all plans f"r national defense. HN present pres-ent ijc.-u pa : ion is t ha t id" a ma r plot, and alt hough he will utnioubtedly a- i-f in dei'eaf ing President Wilson for . re-elect ii mi, he will not he aide to pie ven t cuii g re-s from g. .in u' f orwa rd w i' h some nrt of a preparedness programme. Under the nexi adm in ist j a t ion, which is almo-t certain to be Republican, Bryan Bry-an s pick will be finally broken, and no one v. ill r-ire what lie thinks. sn s .uf d"es. He may go t tau-ope ur : e- ' n Ml home, it will be all t tie sa me ' ' o t he a vera a-' A meri a n. Henry Ford and Mi- Jane Addam. 4" o oi her mem be r- of the per ma neu t r' boa: d. are in the U ni ted Stat - " ;,r p.e-e,,; time, and ti.-y are not 'h'hc'v to rn., the o.-ean before -pi nig. 1 Mt mi' ii-iug Hud t lie-t endear nr.-'to nr.-'to prevent tie' building of more warships war-ships a nd i nc rea si ng the si :'.e of t In1 A I'm;'. A b hough neither of t hem po---'- -es a ny h i ng like the pnb t iea ! in -diieiu-e v.'iejded bv Bryan, they cmjld l-f spared for .-ei vie alu'oa-i al any I i me t hey -ee ti i to go. Their pi e--eiiee in the United States is not nec?--.-ary at this time, and we violate no ''O'i-tideuce ''O'i-tideuce by sayiug that the state department de-partment would waie ail the formal1-ties formal1-ties and furnish them with the nmv-t nmv-t sary passports upon a tea t ion. Thi-I Thi-I is (ioublv true in the ca-e of Bryan. ! In the men n t i me Hie peace movement I languishes and so I'ar as anv effect the Kurd expedit ion may Im ve (he j buys will not be nut of the trenches ! b v next 1 h rtst mn. 1 ' |
