Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-17

caustic Criticism of Secretary's
New Departure" Gets I'm
der His Skin.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE ina
bitty of Secretary of State Bryan to
live on his $12, 900 a year salary is still
the talk of Washington, and the con-
sensus of opinion is that, if he cannot
I've on the salary paid by the gov
ernment. he ought to resign his office.
Despite this fact, Secretary Bryan
has left Washington for Mountain
Lake Park, Md. where ne will de-
liver another Chautauqua lecture to-
day.
Mr. Bryan has commenced to give
evidence of the fact that the country
wide criticism had got under his
skin. That he was irritated and inn
patient and realized the bad break"
he has made is apparent TO his subor-
dinates,
Senator Bristow. author of the reso-
Intion calling upon the President for
Information as to what salary ought
10 be paid to enable Mr. Bryan to
stay In Washington and attend to his
public duties. today came back with
rejoinder to Mr.. Bryan's explana-
ton.
Second statement More Amazing"
Secretary Bryans second state
nient has astounded me even moro
than his first one said Mr.. Bristow.
..That the present secretary of state
should have such a sordid view of the
government service is amazing.
Besides, since he has been secre-
tary of state he has been in Wash
lngton only about one-half the time
so far. II there ever was time
when the secretary of state was
needed on the job it is now, when so
many important questions are up for
consideration"
All cabinet officers, excepting Sec
rotary Bryan, are living within their
$4,000 per year salaries and most of
them are saving money besides. Ger
tainly the richest member of the
Presidents official family, Postmas-
ter General Burleson, is not exceed
Ing the limit, so far as his Washing
ton expenses go, and it is limited that
he is able to accumulate neat sur
plus out of his thousand a month
income from the government.
It is subject of comment that the
Wilson cabinet have set an example
-of modesty and frugality in their es-
7 Establishments and social pretensons.
Z Not for many years has there been
so little display as exhibited by the
E present misunderstanding Mr.
I Bryan.
! Daniels Has Fine House.
! The only other cabinet officer to
live, in a pretentious house is Sec
'.retary of the Navy Daniels. 40
1t is understood that Mr.. Daniels
got q bargain because Senator, New
BANDS, the owner, was not looking so
zmuch for revenue as for a desirable
tenant and neighbor. ~
! Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
dis a widower and lives at the Army
and Navy Club. His expenses there
ecould be figured at $4,000 year. SO
Jar as living necessities are concerned.
: Secretary of War Garrison has a
sslve-room apartment in Stoneleigh
Court. one of the big apartment
houses in lower Connecticut avenue.
1T is no secret that Secretary and
Mrs. Garrison intend to live within
ais salary.
= Secretary of Commerce Redfield also
has become a cliff dweller in an
apartment house called the High
lands. His establishment and man
slner of living are similar to the style
set by Secretary Garrison.
8 Attorney General McReynolds is a
Fbachelor, living at the Shoreham
Hotel He coniided to a friend the
sDther day that he was tired of hotel
alife and wanted to find a bachelor
wherein he could install a
ss;southern nanny who would make
ahim cornpone and Maryland fried
rchicken.
n Secretary of Labor Wilson has been
in an inexpensive hotel near
.1he capitol in a part of town at
switch society turns up its nose. His
Expenditures will not exceed his SAL
.ary by 80 per cent. margin.
Secretary Houston, Of the depart
~tnent of agriculture, has a comfort
sSlble house for his family in II street.
ssyI'he rental probably is somewhere
smear 800 per month. The tastes of
Che Houstons are so refined and
sagainst display that it is safe to as