The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-16
secrctary's Public Statement
says lie VIII Lecture in
"VacatiOn Time"
RIG STORM OF RIDICULE
al 900 a Month Poverty Plea
Is Scvcrcst Blow Yet to
Administration.

Ctatp Bryan Itlt obiiSNu w uSAShN '''''
.ey again to-day against the flood Of
criticism that has poured in on account
=, his absences from Washington on the
chau,auqua platform.
Mr.. Bryan issued statement In which
bs announced that his forthcoming six
xaeks speaking tour would be his va
c.,,on. He reiterated his statement that
\, vos unable to live within his salary
q, sl9 900 a year. and added that he Is
,acrifcng $4,000 net income by serv-
ing as secretary Of state for four years
Mr. Bryan acknowledges that in the
las, seventeen years he has saved $780,
ooo Inasmuch as this apparently does
,o, include investments which Mr.
Rrvan may have made there seems to be
,,od reason for the statement that he
"a worth between $4O0, 900 and 100000.
pri.tow says allow Muchs"
While Mr.. Bryan was doing this ex.
naining at the State Department things
we're happening at the Capitol. Sena-
,or Bri.tow arose from his seat ana In
,roduced a resolution calling upon Presi-
dent Wilson to advise the Senate what
sa,ary is necessary In order to retain TO
the Government the exclusive services
of the Secretary OF State and keep him
in Washington.
The Bristow resolution flabbergasted
the Democrats Of the Senate for a few
minutes, but they got their wind soon
enough to shut off debate on the reso-
luton. 1t will come up under the rules
OF the Senate on Friday. and Senator
Bristow intends to push 1t.
These two developments indicate
clearly the rumpus that has been stirred
up In the national capital over Mr..
Bryan's Chautauqua circuit predilec-
tions Nothing more embarrassing for
the Democrats and the Wilson ad-
min,strat has yet occurred than this
attempt by Mr.. Bryan to use the time
for which the Government In paying
him to deliver Chautauqua speeches
for hire.
Not the least humiliatfng feature OF
the case is the knowledge that 1t will
be used in Europe to add to the
ridiculous impression that already has
Daeu CTtdttu ny tiN esope JS'>> es''@
other stirring episodes in Mr.. Bryan's
brief career as head Of the state De-
partment.
Mr.. Bryan's Statement.
Here is the statement Issued by Mr..
Bryan:
"I am glad to have the criticism brought
to my attention. believe in criticism OF
public officials Criticism is helpful. II
a man makes a mistake. criticism enables
him 10 correct It: II he is unjustly criti-
cised the criticism helps him. i have had
my share OF criticism since ] have been
in public life but IL has not prevented
my doing what I thought proper to do
In devoting a part OF my vacation
10 lecturing ] am doing what believe to
be proper. and have no fear whatever
that any unbiased person will criticise
me when he knows the facts.
For seventeen years the sources OF my
income have been writing and lecturing.
but each year l have made more public
speeches without compensation and where
have paid my own travelling expenses
than have where compensation was re-
ceived. Ny earning capacity has been
large and have made not only an income
sl;hcien, for my immediate needs. but
have saved on an average something
"'"'c AidH siO,VUU year
In accepting the Office which I now
hold gave up the opportunity to add
10 my accumulation. for l do not expect
10 Increase during my term the amount l
nave laid aside. that IL ] am willing to
iofego whatever advantage ! might de-
rive from the acquiring of $4,000 more
'or the privilege of serving the country
years
I will do more II necessary, but do
hot believe that fair minded people will
ASK It Of me, Therefore until I see some
Ieason for changing my purpose ! expect
lo lecture enough to bring my income up
10 my expenses, these lectures to he de-
uNefed during the time that other officials
give 10 their vacations.
IN addition to supplementing my sal
ary ] hope that my lectures do good
iropl" who attend them would not do so
WeS did not think they received their
u'oH"N worth. but ! would he glad to
,i'"H my vacation resting instead of
ie'N! .ir If | could do so without eating
~ uh'' ~" amount that ! have laid away
az protection against old age"
Th" Hristow Resolution.
IhlS II the rcsolutionl introduced in
h' senate by Mr. Bristow of Kansas:
her'as from 7S9 to 1899 the
,'.''' peg anuum, during which period
'' "'''r, vas occupied by Thomas JEFF
''.,1, ana Edmund Randolph and
Nh'r'as from 1893 to 1919 the sal
''F ot the Secretary of State was $1,000
w. 'nhim, during which period the
.'' Was occupied by such eminent states
zen as John Marshall. James Madison,
and '' ~"
whereas from 1919 to 1853 the sal
"' IN" Secretary OF State WAS $4,000
geI "nnum, during which period the Of
'' "iH occupied by such eminent states
"s llelny Clay Martin Van Buren,
iIl' Webster John c. Calhoun and
'dlu"S buchanan; and
whereas from 1858 to 1911 the sal
sy ~ III" Secretary OF State was $s, 600
F "unum, during which period that
Hn "'h'e was occupied by such eminent
,,"'tSh"n as william H. Seward James
r. n.'lh'' Thomas r. Bayard, Walter O.
I'Sham' Richard Olney. John Sherman
''ln ifaN and Elihu Root and
A.. n"reaa during this long period oi
uas n' no one Of these eminent statesmen
"a compelled to neglect the duties OF
H s oiiIce because OF the meagreness Oi
me salary. and
whereas during the year 1911 the
."N"'y of the Secretary Of State was In