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Show Bryan's Statement Proposesjediation In Last Document Suggests Adoption of Peace Commission Com-mission Washington, Juno 18. Former Secretary Sec-retary of Stato William Jennings Cry-on Cry-on in the third and concluding sec-t sec-t on of his statement on "Tho Causeless Cause-less War," Issued today, suggests mediations as "tho way out." As a preventive of war Mr. Bryan proposes pro-poses universal extension ot his investigating in-vestigating commission peaco treaty , plan. "Mediation," tho former secretary says, "Is tho means provided by International In-ternational agreement through which tho belligerent nations can bo brought into tonforenco; tlmo for investigation investiga-tion of all disputes is tho means by which future wars can be averted nnd tho cultivation ot international friend ship Is the moans by which the de-slro de-slro for war can bo rootod out." In elaborating his plan for restora tlon of peace, Mr. Bryan urges: That neutral nations In advocating crystallize sentiment In favor ot peace Into a coerclvo forco and offer mediation medi-ation Jointly or severally; that tho warring nations Join in a treaty to provide for investigation "by permanent perma-nent international commission of every ev-ery dispute that may arise, no matter what its character or nature," and that a world wide educational movement move-ment to cultivate a spirit of brotherhood broth-erhood among the nations bo undertaken under-taken as the Anal task ot the advocates advo-cates of peaco. "Groat nations cannot be exterminated," extermin-ated," says Mr. Bryan, "Predictions made at tho beginning of tho wax have not been fulfilled." He continues: Predictions Unfulfilled Tho British did not destroy the German fleet In a mouth; Germany did not tako Paris in two months, and tho Husslan army did not cat Christmas dinner in Berlin. But oven ov-en if extermination wero possible it would bo n crlmo against civilization which no nation or group ot uatlons could afford to commit." When can peaco be restored? Any time now, It tho participants are really re-ally weary of this war and ready for it to end. If any nation Is not ready let its ruler state in clear, distinct and definite terms tho conditions on which it is willing to agroe to peace; then if an agreement Is not reached blamo for continuance ot tho war will bo upon thoso who mako unusual demands. In proposing mediation tho former secretary points out that Tbo Haguo convention expressly declares nn offer of-fer ot mediation shall not bo considered consid-ered an unfriendly act, and adds: Duty of United States Tho duty of offering mediation may seom to rest primarily upon tho United Uni-ted States, tho largest ot tho neutral nations and tho ono most Intimately bound by tlo of blood to all the belligerents. bel-ligerents. Tho United" States did not make an offer Immediately after tho war began, but why not again and again until our offer or somo other offer is accepted? But our action or falluro to act need not detor any other oth-er neutral nation from acting. This is not a tlmo to stand on ceremony; If any othor country for any reason no matter what tho reason may bo Is in a hotter position than wo to tender Its good ofilces it should not delay a moment, A treaty such ns thoso which now protect the peaco of . tho United States would give a year's tlmo for Investigation In-vestigation nnd report, nnd wlro doubts that a year's tlmo would bo sulllclont to reach an nmlcablo solution solu-tion ot almost every difficulty. Does anyono supposo that tho presont war would havo boon begun if a year's tlmo bad been taken to Invcstlgato tho dispute between Austria and Sor-via? Sor-via? ... |