Logan Republican | 1915-08-10 | Page 8 | The Bryan Treaties

THE BRYAN TREATIES As a private citizen Mr. Bryan occupies oc-cupies tho position in which ho always al-ways has been nnd now ngain Is ot greater service to the country. His Immediate work before tho nntlon, and tho world is to mako something moro than scraps ot paper of tho treaties ho has negotiated and on which history w 11 Judgo his career aa Secretary of State. There must be a sentiment behind theso treaties or In caso of any Incident affecting the national honor In public opinion tho prediction of Mr. Iloosovelt will como truo nnd no attention w 11 bo paid to them. It is truo wo bad no such treaty with Germany, but that country had accepted tho prlnclplo, and ngaln proposed to nbido by It. If wo aro bound by solemn treaties to arbitrate with any ono of thirty countries of tho world, how may wo consistently refuso similar peaceful conciliation betwoon a friendly country coun-try and ourselves, ovon it no treaty actually has been signed? From Mr. Bryan's Position, by Gcorgo F. Milton, Mil-ton, in tho American IleWew of lie-views lie-views for August.