New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
Secretary to Deliver Another
Chautauqua Lecture Today
in a Maryland Town.
SIX.WEEK TRIP TO FOLLOW
Bristow Again Attacks Him for
His "Sordid View of the
Government Service"
and Neglect of Duty.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, July 16.-The Secretary
of State had nothing to say to-day
about the high cost of living and the
consequent necessity of delivering lect-
ures con the size" to NEE; his current
expenses, except to complain with some
bitterness that the newspapers should
have known that he would not let his
lectures interfere with public business.
Mr.. BRYAN said also that all his en-
gagements had been made subject TO
cancellation IL duty prevented the lect-
ures which bears out the prediction OF
The Tribune that something IN Inc
nature Of curtailment of the lecture
programme will occur.
Secretary Bryan left Washington this
afternoon for Mountain Lake, Nd,
where he will deliver tomorrow
Chautauqua lecture, for which he is 10
receive $3.50, il is stated. He is due in
Washington on Friday morning and
will remain here until Saturday, when
he will start on the six weeks trip.
While Mr.. Bryan was reticent to-day
concerning Senator Bristow. who intro
duced a resolution in the Senate yes
terdav calling for information as to
how much salary Mr.. Bryan really
wanted to stay in Washington, Mr.
Bristow was not.
Secretary Bryan's second statement
issued Yesterday afternoon, regarding
his lecturing for money, has astounded
me even more than his first state
ment." declared Senator Bristow.
That the present Secretary of state
should have such a sordid view Of the
government service is amazing. sup
pose George Washington Lad regarded
the service of his country from tho
same point of view. | wonder where
we would be to-day.
Must Make Sacrifices.
'No man has ever attained to high
service for the United States without
making personal sacrifices OF some
kind. 1t is well known that MGR hold
ing high public offices could in almost
1NGIN instance liidhi nibi' '''A'Ns -
they practised their professions or con
tinued in private business. Yet the
Secretary Of State is not content 10 try
&C. live on 81 600 n month. and, II nee
essary, TO spend some of the compe-
tence which he has made tor himself.
1t IS my opinion that Secretary OF
state and his wife can live in Washing
ton on $1,000, 81 he desires. II he has
money and wishes to spend IT, well and
good. II he does not wish 10 spend II
he certainly car maintain a style OF
living in keeping with his high office
on So 600 u year.
Il notice Secretary Bryan has stated
he thought he had a right to use his
vaca ton for leciuring il he saw m. But
he is 10 be away on one tour Of six
weeks. I see, and there is no telling
where his vacation will end. Besides.
since he has been Secretary OF state he
has been i'm Washington only about one
half the time. so far. and If ever there
was a time when the Secretary Of state
was needed on the JoD IL Is now "heh
so many important questions are up
for consideration.
ITO cause the people to pay money 20
hear the Secretary of State, the high
est officer of the Cabinet, deliver adj
dresses is all wrong. | believe. II is
using the office for making money"
Will Insist on Vote.
The Senator said that his resolution
must be adopted, turned down, or re-
ferred to a committee. In any event IT
would be subject Of discussion, and
there would be a record vote on it,
Senator Bacon. chairman Of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, said he
did not think the resolution would be
adopted lie thought it had been in
troduced merely to bring about dis
cussion. and there was no need for
remedial legislation.
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