The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21

After telegraphic notice to- Secretary
Bryan of his intentions, Mr. Wilson late
yesterday afternoon dispatched a note to
the White House terminating his own SER
vice. and President Wilson Immediately
Adee to act as Secretary of State during
Secretary Bryan's present absence.
Expect Immediate Appointment
A probable result of the resignation will
be the immediate appointment under re-
cess commission of John Bassett Moore,
as councillor of the department of state
with authority to act as secretary.
In 1000 word letter to President Wilson
the former acting secretary of state set
forth that when he consented to continue
for time with the new administration
he did not understand there were to be
any radical changes of policy for which
he would be called upon to act as spokes-
man. The letter continued in part:
1T today becomes the duty of the acting
secretary of state in dispatching instruc-
tions to the representatives of this govern
ment abroad and as the channel of COM
munication with the representatives of
foreign governments Mt Washington to
be the spokesman of the President in re-
gard to a new far eastern policy which
is apparently deducible from your state
ment issued to the press last night.
Out of Harmony
"InaSmuch as l find myself entire
ly out of harmony with this radical
change of policy as 1 understand It,
trust that you will sympathize with
the view that it was not appropriate
that l should longer retain the re-
sponsibilities of the office which
have now relinquished. have no rea-
son to suppose that the officials now
on duty at the department of state
would learn first from the newspapers
of a declaration of policy which /
think shows on its face the inadequacy
of the consideration given to the facts
and theories involved and the failure
clearly TO apprehend the motives lead
ing to and the purposes of the policy
superseded. | had no reason to sup
pose that the fate of negotiations which
had so long had the studious atten-
tion of the foreign offices of six great
powers would be abruptly determined
with such quite unnecessary haste and
in so unusual a manner.
"These methods against which 1 re-
spectfully protest are the very extra
ordinary circumstances which 1 feel
vitiate my understanding with Mr..
Bryan and completely relieve me of
any further obligation in the prem
ises The repeated utterances of the
perfectly clear that the motive and
purpose of the policy now abandoned
were first and primarily the protection
of China's integrity and sovereignty,
the uplift of the Chinese people moral
ly, materially and governmentally, the
of China's resources and
the maintenance of our traditional pol
icy of the open door or equality of
for American enterprise.
"Precisely because of the ultimate
possibility of a measure of foreign con-
troll of China's finances which may be
inferred from a study of other coun-
tries which have found themselves in
a similar sitaution. it was deemed inn
perative that there should be Amer
lean participation in the rehabilitation
of China's finances in order to make
sure Of the presence of the potent
friendly and disinterested influence of
the United States
Only Practical Method
'rhe only practicable method of such
participation was by the use of re-
liable American bankers. In the con-
sideration of the far eastern policy
l have felt that so much should be
promised and that the problem of the
using American bankers
while still scrupulously avoiding any
material monopolistic feature, might
now as before, be found one of the most
preoccupa tfons.I have always
that in the work of advancing
the national interests and promoting
the welfare of other nations the finan-
cial force of the United States could
be marshaled in some manner to pre-
sent safely united front abroad where
it would be like the apex of triangle
but would have at home at its base
board equality of opportunity both for
citizens desiring to invest and for bank
ers desiring to engage in these diff
cult and relatively risky ventures. 1t
seems. however, that the conclusions
reached are expressed upon other
grounds"
President Wilson replied:
my Dear Sir:--Allow me to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your letter of yes
terday and to say that I accept your
resignation as you suggest as of the pres
ent date
The information was given out at the
White House, Mr. Wilson's letter of
resignation was dated yesterday. The
Presidents acceptance was dated today
Bryan Agrees With Wilson
Des Moines. Ia, March 20--Secretary
of State Bryan, tonight said he was en-
tirely in sympathy with President Will
son in the latter's attitude on the pro-
posed Chinese loan. He declared also