Praises Our Peace Plan.

New York Times 100 years ago today, May 13, 1913:
French Congress Congratulates the President and Mr. Bryan.
    PARIS, May 12.— The National Peace Congress this afternoon adopted a lengthy programme, which it demanded the French Government support at The Hague in 1915. It embodied in a resolution the following sentiment:
    "The congress felicitates President Woodrow Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan on their project relating to an inquiry by commissions with a view to the solution of international differences."

    LONDON, May 13.— The Daily Mail comments in a cynical vein on Secretary Bryan's peace policy and describes Mr. Bryan as a highly inexperienced diplomatist."
    Referring to the Panama dispute, the difficulties with European nations arising out of the new tariff, and the California trouble, concerning which it says that Japan's proposal to refer the matter to The Hague ought to be "accepted with effusion by such an enthusiast for international arbitration as Mr. Bryan," The Mail concludes:
    "With so many hard nuts to crack in his own particular department it seems unnecessary for this eminent idealist to dissipate his energies in preparing for the millennium."
    The other London papers warmly welcome and applaud the aspirations of President Wilson and Secretary Bryan, although in some cases with reservation. In regard to the Panama dispute The Chronicle says:
    "Mr. Bryan always has been a great apostle of peace, and now has a magnificent opportunity to do practical work, and his striking declaration of eagerness to sign arbitration treaties should have a world-wide welcome."
    The Daily News, in an editorial predicting that the United States Senate will adopt the Tariff bill, says that President Wilson's strength lies in the force of popular opinion behind him.