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Show oo PRESS' CHANGE IN TONE PRAISED Bryan Comments on Jingo Editors Who Forecast Note Before It Is Published. COUNTRY NOT FOR WAR Warrior Journalists Should Support President in Efforts to Find Peaceful Solution to Problem. Washington, June 11 Former Sec-r Sec-r tary Bryan today issued a statement state-ment expressing his gratification over what he termed a change in the tone of the press regarding the American note to Germany. The statement follows fol-lows "I am glad to note the change in the tone of the press in regard to the note to Germany. From the time the papers began to publish forecasts down to yesterday the Jingo editors have been predicting that the matter would be dealt with 'great firmness;' that Germany would be told that there might be no more delay in the acceptance of this country's demands, etc. "Instead of waiting until the note was issued they put their own construction con-struction upon it in advance and colored col-ored it to suit their own purposes It is a relief to find the papers now emphasizing em-phasizing the friendly tone of the note and pointing out that it does not necessarily mean war. "Something has been gained if the warrior journalists at last realize that the country does not want war. but that on the contrary it will support the president in his efforts to find a peaceful solution of the difficult problem prob-lem raised by the United States of the submarine warfare against merchantmen." mer-chantmen." Tells Apt Story. The former secretary giving out his formal statement, supplemented It with the following anecdote. "A congressman replying to a jingo speech, recently said: " 'While I am personally against war, I am in favor of the country having hav-ing what it wants. If the country wants war, let it have war, but let it first find out if the country does want war. If it becomes necessary' to ascertain as-certain the sentiment of the country, I suggest that a ballot be taken; let those who want war vote for war, and those opposed to war vote against it and let the vote be taken with the understanding that those who vote for war will enlist for war and that those who vote against war will not be called upon until after those who want war have exhausted their ef-ort8.' ef-ort8.' " |
