Show N SUBMITS J rI r HI HIS PEACE PLAN I TO DIPLOMATS Details IBS to Be Worked Out By B Y Negotiations With Vany Various Vari Van y 7 ous Nations April 24 Secretary Secretary i 1 t vY Bryan Bryan's Bryans S 'S plan for international agreements was a submitted to the pt ce aR diplomatic corps today with every ambassador and m minister n stele t 1 la In ton present Tho The diplomats had ted assembled at tho the state department division to hear secretary's the aon aton i explained I c proposal Later in the da day President Wilson made known his views upon tho the plan at informal conference with new spa spa- ff MI In House Tho The I. I Jer per men at the White J 5 p President talked of or tho the subject in a aD away pre j the de- de indicating that R D' D general l way t tails us would be worked out b by tion The general proposal ho lie has in mind is that the contracting nations should never go to war war ar over an any dispute dispute dis dis- pUle before there has been an Investigation gation of or the facts involved in The plan would be not to bind the nations to abide b by an any decision of or the investigating investigating gating committee but hut merely to tc effect a 3 suspension of or judgment until Impartial impartial impartial persons have o looked into tho the circumstances circumstances cir clr- at t issue As orl originally submitted to the tho Son- Son ate te foreign relations committee the thc draft of ot the plan contained a sentence bearing upon tho the su suspension of warlike warlike war war- like Uko preparations during tho the period of ot Investigation but this was stricken from the tiro copy COP distributed formally to members of or the diplomatic corps today The Presidents President's explanation of or the omission was that it was deemed advisable advisable ad nd- to eliminate details at this time and leave such points to bo be determined b by negotiation with each particular nation nation nation na na- na- na tion The President considers that the plan of ot limiting armaments is feasible only onh If It every overy nation enters Into a general gen gona eral arrangement Ire Ho eB that if two nations agree agreed not to make preparations t for r war a a. third might encroach on either cither one of ot the inactive nations Bryan Explain Tho The statement presented to the tho diplomatic diplomatic dip dip- representatives said fald Secretary Bryan is only intended to set forth the tho main proposition namely that the President de desires to enter into an agreement with each nation for or the investigation In of all questions of ot every nature whatever his I is agreement Is intended to supplement t the arbitration treaties now non n w in existence and those that mR may bo he made herc hereafter Arbitration treaties HeM already except some fue questions arbitration Tho Tiro from agreement proposed proposed pro pro- posed b by the President Is intended to close the gap and leave no dispute that can cnn become a cause for war without investigation The time within which the report is to bo be made is left to be he agreed upon and it may 1 bo ho 0 that the time will differ ditter In to different cases but an any time however however however how how- ever short furnishes an opportunity for tor investigation In and deliberation will be he sufficient to secure a a. settlement without without with with- ou out t resort to war Each party part Is Ss to res reserve the Tight right to act Independently after a no report is submitted but it is not like likely that a nation will declare war after atter it had had hadan hadan hadan an opportunity to confer contel during tho the in investigation investigation In- In with the opposing nation But whether tho proposed agreement agreement agree agree- ment accomplishes as much ranch as is hoped for tor It It it IB is at least a a. step in tho the direction direction tion Hon of ot universal peace and I am an pleased to bo be tho the Instrument through which the President presents this proposition proposition proposition prop prop- to tho the power represented here |