THE WORLD'S MEDIATOR.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2442, 22 April 1915, Page 5

THE WORLD'S MEDIATOR.

(Kec. April 21, 9.40 p.m.)' New York, April 20. Speaking at a banquet, President Wil6oii said that it was clear that the world's affairs were rapidly drawing to a climax. "At tho climax," lie added, "our test will come. Without sneaking selfishly, 1 may say that our duty at present is summed up in the motto: •America, first.' Let us think of America bei'oro Europe, in order that America may bo lit to be Europe's friend. When tliii strugglo is over, we will bo tho mediating nation of the world." AN INDISCREET ADMIRAL. PEARY TAKEN TO TASK. ' (Kec. April 21, 11.5 p.m.) Washington, April 20. Mr. W. J. Dryan (United States Secretary of State) has asked Rear-Admiral I'cary (the explorer and discoverer of the North Polo) to explain his recent spcech in which he sttaed that tho United States would be uhabia to prevent territorial cxpausion, and that if, was likely that during the next hundred .YMits tho United States would expand ovor tie whole oi the American Coutin*

ent, this being the only alternative to' obliteration,

Mr.. Bryan, when' informed, by. RearAdmiral "Peary that■ he -a'dmitted the speech, issued a statement regretting the utteranco, and assuring the public that Admiral Peary's remarks only represented his (Peary's) private opinion. It would be absnrd ; said Mr. Bryan, to suggest that "nation's must continue to oxpand, or die. The United States did not seek territorial expansion., at any nation's expense. ••••..