Show BRYAN A A ASKS K CONGRESS TO AD ADOPT PT HI HIS PLAN Former Secretary of State Points Out Advantages Advantages Advantages Ad- Ad vantages of His Ideas to Bring About Peace Ic y By International News Service WASHINGTON March 29 The Th The gigantic giganti peace at any price parade scheduled i to be staged in Washington I by the Emergency Peace federation federation federation fed fed- on the day that congress congress congress con con- gress reassembles in extra session was indefinitely postponed this afternoon The postponement followed the flat refusal of the District of Columbia officials to issue a permit for it By Associated Press Fla March 29 MIAMI William J. J Bryan today addressed addressed ad ad- dressed an appeal areal pt to the senate and house of representatives urging that an attempt be made to secure the suspension of ot Germanys Germany's ruthless submarine campaign through h the application of 01 the so 80 called Bryan I peace plan which provides pro for tor an in investigation In- In of or all disputes by an international international inter inter- national tribunal before resort to war Mr Bryan tan asked that congress alto also consult tho the wishes of ot the people through a 8 referendum if ir it concludes conclude that nothing but war ar will III satisfy fy the tho thel nations nation's honor Mr Bryans Bryan's appeal to con congress follows Exercising the citizens citizen's right of or petition I appeal to you ou Tho dispute I with Germany German has passed beyond tho domain of 01 diplomacy and ond somo some advise settlement by the sword The metropolitan metropolitan metro metro- politan press which tried to prevent the tho election re-election of tho the president and failed tailed undismayed maed by 11 a a. popular r verdict of more than one half million now no seeks necks to lash the country countr into a n fUr fury and ur urges es the tho government to 10 take part partin in the I conflict POWER TO DECLARE WARTo WARTo WARTo WAR To you and to you OU only Is given ri constitutional authority to declare war Wor war war which in this case cas casmay may mean the signing of or the death feath warrant nt of or thousands thousands thou thou- sands sande even millions of ot your our countrymen country country- men and the laying of or grievous le burdens upon future generations Before you take tako this blood upon your our hands consider con con- sider elder I pra pray you ou first that the wrongs which you ou would i pun punish h cruel ne and unjustifiable as 38 the they arc are aro not Intended in intended In- In tended primarily against this country but aro are acts of desperation directed a against other nations with which tho the offenders are aro at nt war ar Second cond that our land Jand l JB is not threatened with Invasion In Continued on page 4 4 BRYAN ASKS CONGRESS Continued from pal page 1 but jut that we are asked to go miles for or a chance to fight tight Third that we have e not the excuse for going to war vUr that the Europeans had They rhey had no machinery for peace We Ve have a peace plan offered by this nation to the world and now embodied in thirty treaties with three quarters of ot the population of or the globe The plan has the In Indorsement Indorsement indorsement In- In of the president the commendation commendation commendation com com- of or the senate and the approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of the I people eople at the polls It provides pro for Cor investigation Inv of all disputes dis- dis lutes h by an International tribunal before resort to war PLAN APPROVED Fortunately Fortunate these theBe treaties compel us uso to o employ the plan with Great Britain France Vance Ital Italy and anft Russia before beCore going to war with them Germany formal formally approved the pl plan plait n although no treaty has las yet et been concluded with her Shall we repudiate our own plan the first time Ime we have hae an opportunity to employ It t If It as aa the president recently declared de declared declared de- de the American people do not want war Is It not worth while to tr try the ho peace plan before bringing upon the people the horrors of ot war Until an attempt 1 IR in made and fails tails no one onn Is Isabl Isable isable able abl to sa say that it would be he Impossible to secure the suspension of ot ruthless ruthless' submarine submarino warfare during durinS' tho the Investigation investigation gation atlon for tor which tho the plan provides Shall we e den deny to ourselves the credit of ot trying to settle the tho dispute with the treaty plan And is it not worth while to do our part In trying to avoid oid injury InJun Would It t not be better an as well wen RB as cheaper cheaper- for forthe forthe forthe the government to carry on its own vessels such uch Americans as ns must go 10 goo goto to o Europe Europe- rather than engage n age in war warto warto warto to vindicate the tho right of or citizens to disregard all risks and ride upon belligerent ships Is It not worth while to separate passengers from contraband cargoes HO so HOhe the he captains of oC p passenger er ships can give oc their entire attention to tho the safety of ot tho the passengers rs Our nation is the tho worlds world's foremost advocate of ot peace If It we go 10 to war it should l be e for a n cause which history will ill Justify If It you ou reach the conclusion that nothing but war will satisfy tho the nations nation's na- na lions ions honor is It too much to ask asic that b by a Q referendum you OU consult the wishes of ot those thoo who mus must in caso case of ot war do- do fend the nations nation's honor with their lives lI As one who expects to live 11 up to a l citizen citizens dull duties s if It war comes come I plead with you OU to use all honorable means to preserve erve peace before you OU take tako the thc I responsibility of oC plunging our beloved land into this unprecedented struggle b begun un without an any sufficient cause and conducted h by both sides aides In utter disregard ills dis regard of ot the well settled rights of or neutrals |