The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-04
than at the White House, all engaged
in the gentle sport of hunting the lost

in the gentle sport of hunting the lost
Bryan toneue.
"Gentlemen," said the secretary one
day to a crowd which had stopped
him. Il refuse TO be catechized any
more" The Bryan eye flashed ON
inously. and thereafter it became an
accepted fact that Bryan had fitted
in with the old state department ira
dition of silence.
But if the newspaper men were dis
appointed, the force Of subordinate Of
ficials in the department We're aston
ished III quite a different manne
Some alarming tales about Bryan had
austere.
Con1moncr is Genial.
1t was exactly IN opposite Bryan
his geniality seemed to warm h
musty old department, in which the
very fu~rniture-old mahogany and
walnut. which has withstood twenty
administra tions-chills eDullience of
spirit. Bryan met the whole force OF
s~ubordinates during his first day in Of
flee. and completely Won them with
his kindly good nature.
A new spirit pervaded the depart
ment. By the end of the week the
civil service employees. many OF whom
had been taught to regard Bryan as
something between a horned demon
and a torch swinging anarchist, were
swearing by him, and bureau heads
who must soon give way to Democrats
than ever.
While Bryan is taking his new WORT
With a seriousness equal to it's inn
%portance, he is not allowing it to de-
press him for a moment. He has
simply adapted his CHEEKY democ-
racy to the confines of a mighty i'm
portant job. When he works it Is
with the speed of a siX-cylinder racer,
but he mikes up play with work. He
is never so happy as when relating
some personal mishap in learning the
routine Of his Office.
He's Real Diplomat.
Having sized up Bryan satisfactory
~ from the personal standpoint. the
next oncer Of the department ex-
perts was to see how he would act as a
diplomat. 1t Was hard to believe that
he would handle delicate International
affairs with h tinesse usually ASSOC
ciated With more aristocratic tempera-
ments than his. But Bryan immedi-
ately set fears at rest on this point.
The first situation confronting him
was the settlement of the Cuban
amnesty bill. Bryan summoned the
Latin American experts. He grasped
an intricate situation SO quickly that
1t surprised the subordinatcs. Then
he disposed of the matter Thoroughly
and in a manner to satisfy the most
critical of diplomats.
Shortly afterwards Bryan again
showed his skill as a diplomat. He
issued the statement warning the
temperamental I-atins not to revolute
except for good reasons. and not for
reasons OF personal ambition. This
was followed by the famous Chinese
Ioan statement. whose secondary
will be withdrawn from Central and
South America. Except for the warn
ing coming first, the announcement Of
the reversal Of the dollar diplomacy
policy could reasonably have been ex-
pected to be followed by revolutions in
Latin America,
Lodge is Pleased,
The fact is. Bryan As showing all the
signs Of becoming an eminent secre-
airy OF state. one of the greatest this
country has ever had. Even SO metz
cnlous a critic as the precise Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge. a deep student of
foreign affairs. after observing
Bryan's methods for two weeks. has
predicted as much; and Lodge has
~disapproved Of every secretary Of state
since John Hay.
by travel, Mr.. Bryan has
peculiarly fitted himself for his pres
ent position by personal study of for
eign affairs. He is an enthusiastic
trade exp%ansionist along democratic
lines. and the recent promise in the
Chinese prOnunciamento of LEGISLATION
giving our exporters adequate banking
facilities abroad is probably the be.
ginning Of our most far sighted for.
eign policy Of modern times.
Politicians Bother Him.
Contrary to expectations, the poll.
ticians and ONCE seekers bother
bryan. who srudges the time takes