Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
Explanation of Secretary of State
More Amazing Than His Acts,
Declares Bristow, Who Intro
duced Resolution to Investigate
Wilson's Premier CapitaIizing His
Position, Asserts Representa-
tive WiIIis-MuCh Work To Be
Done in His Department.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-The con-
sensus Of opinion among public and |
private persons in the National Capt. |
tai is that if Secretary Bryan can not .
live on his salary of $4,000 year
he ought to resign and continue his
lecture tours as private Individual
Mr.. Bryan to-day gave evidence of
the fact that the country wide criu- |
cism had got under his skin. That he
was irritated and impatient and real |
lied the bad break" he has made was |
apparent to his subordinates through |
out the day. Somewhat petulantly he
declared that the press of the coun- |
try might have assumed that my /
lecture engagements are subject to
cancellation"
Publicly Mr.. Bryan announced to
the country that he could not live on |
a salary about which his fellow Cab
met members have not complained /
and in a second statement, given out
authoritatively, complained that crit
icism was groundless
Evades Papers Questions.
The American to-day endeavored to
obtain from Mr. Bryan more in de- /
tail the reasons that actuated him to |
arrange to leave his post of duty at /
time when very grave matters per
tanning to our relations with foreign !
mowers were pending. He declined 10 !
answer certain questions and refused
TO discuss the subject of his othclal
pronunciamento.
Mr.. Bryan was asked these aues-
lions by The American:
"If YOU feel your duty Is to your |
private pocketbook rather than 10
the great common people to whom
Won have preached simplicity for /!
the last seventeen years, why DO
YOU not resign and devote your en-
tire time to the lecture platform
and literary pursuits?
IF you believe the people have
called YOU to the great office you
can fill so ably do you not believe
that it is your duty as an American
and a patriot to sacrifice your per-
sonal interests for the interests Of |
your country? The more so from
the fact that you admit you have /
saved about 100000 which is con-
siderabIy more than competence
when invested shrewdly?
you say that you entered one |
campaign from the Chautauqua |
platform. Is it not a fact that you
look upon the present and future /
engagements as the best opportu-
nitv to get in direct touch with the |
people, who, you contend will elect
the next President by direct vote?"
Bryan Leaves to Lecture.
No answer was returned to the
questions. Later in the day he left |
Washington to keep an engagement
to lecture.
Senator Bristow, author of the reso- !
luton calling upon the President for !
information as to what salary ought |
to be paid to enable Mr.. Bryan te |
stay in Washington and attend to his .
public duties, to-day came back with ,
d ItJollOcl 10 MI ID an .
of last night
SECRETARY 5rya~'s second state
nent has astounded me even more
than his first one" said Mr. Bristow.
THAT the present Secretary of State
should have such a sordid view of
the Governmtnt service is amazing.
Secretary Bryan says he has a
right to use his vacation for lectur- |
ing if he sees fit. But he is to be /
away on one tour of six weeks, and !
there is no telling where his vacation !
will end.
Needed at His Post.
Besides, since he has been Secre-
tary of State he has been in Wash |
ington only about enc half the time |
so far. If ever there was a time (
when the Secretary of State was
needed on the job it is now, when so /
many important questions are up for |
consideration. To cause the people |
to pay money to hear the Secretary |
OF State the highest officer in the |
Cabinet deliver addresses is all |
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