Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
BRYAN TOO BUSY
LECTURING To
SEE JAP ENVOY
Baron Chinda Unable to Get An
swer to His COuntry's Note
on Alien Law.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O-Baron
Chinda, the japanese Ambassador,
called upon the United States Gov
eminent to-day for the third time
within week to secure an answer to
his country's note on the California
antf-alien land legislation. He failed
to get it.
The Ambassador reached the State
Department just before Secretary
Bryan was leaving for Warrenton,
Va, to fill his last chautauqua en-
gagement.
The Secretary was able to give the
Ambassador only few moments of
his time.
1t is intimated that Japan intends
to press to a quick conclusion the
negotiations with the Administration.
Il, is probable that when Secretary
Bryan returns to his desk Monday the
Japanese issue will be the first to
occupy his attention.
He also will begin to dispose Of
other important business that has
been accommodating in the department
during his incumbency This in
cludes the Mexican situation and the
issue between Great Britain and the
United States as to Panama Canal
tolls.
This Is His Last.
The charges made against Post
| Wheeler, first secretary of the EN-
bassy at Rome. also are to be dis
7 Of hut xn.f11 he oil
or them until Nj. Wheeler arrives i'll
Washington.
Mr. Bryan to-day confirmed the
statement made last night that to-
nights lecture would be the last on
the chautauqua program for the year
At the same time he issued a state
ment replying to the criticism which
had declared that he should be at
tending to the duties of the State
Department rather than lecturing for
his own personal gain. In this state
ment he said:
This evening is the last of the
chautauqua lectures for this season.
The total income from the chautau-
qua lectures this year is a little over
$1,000. The net receipts, after taking
out expenses, something over $500.
The number of whole week days
which have been used for the lectures
is, according to my recollection, seven.
the remainder OF the lectures being
delivered at places near enough to en-
able me to leave after noon, some-
times as late as 3 o'clock
81 would not assume that the pub
lie was interested in these details
were it not for the fact that repre-
senatives of few papers have re-
garded ii as a matter of great import
ance, and ] comply with their wishes
in giving the facts to the public"
Will Continue Leoturing.
Several of the reporters Joined in
in asking Bryan whether he would
lecture any more during his connec-
ton with the State Department AMI
he answered:
Il expect to continue my lecturing,
and shall lecture whenever I deem it
desirable or necessary to do so. |
have not in the least altered the plans
that | made on this subject when
assumed the duties of the office. The
criticism that has been directed
against my lecturing is no more bit
ter than the criticism that | have
encountered at other times and for
other things during my connection
with politics. A part Of this criticism
is malicious, a part of 1t is partisan
and a part OF it is based upon misin-
1 1OfmatlOls 4 nat WHICH Is MALICIOUS
win answer itself; that which is par
tisan will be accepted as such; that
which is based upon INSTRUMENTATION
cease when the critics are bet
ter informed.
mo man should enter public life
il he objects to criticism, ana he can
not stay in pubic life if he permits
criticism to turn him from the doing
of what he thinks is right. He must
decide his duty for himself and an
swer to the public for any mistakes
he makes.
81 regard lecturing as entirely le-
climate | lectured before I was
nominated for President: l lectured
between campaigns; l shall continue
to lecture, and | shall not believe
that any person whose opinion is
worth having will think the less of me
because l do so.
This closes the lecture subject for
the present