The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-17
SAYS TIME HE SPENDS ON PLAT. FORM OTHER OFFICIALS DE-
 VOTE TO VACATIONS.
PROVIDES AGAINST OLD AGE
Senate Resolution Calls Upon Wilson to Find Out Salary Needed to Keep the Secretary at
 His Desk.

Washington, July 17-Secretary of State Bryan has issued the following statement as an answer to the criti- sism directed at his undertaking lec- turing tour while secretary of state and his statement that he is unable to live on $12,000 year-his salary as a cabinet officer:
 T am glad to have the criticism brought to my attention. I believe in criticism of public officials. Criticism is helpful. If man makes a mistake criticism enables him to correct it; if he is unjustly criticised, the criticism helps him. 1 have had my share of criticism since 1 have been in public life, but it has not prevented my doing what l thought proper to do.
 "ln devoting part of my vacation 1 to lecturing l am doing what believe to be proper and I have no fear what ever that any unbiased person will criticise me when he knows the facts
 Many Speeches Without Pay l VI II tNol . lllC SOuICtS Ol IIlN lU- come have been writing and featuring, l but each year I have made more pub- lie speeches without compensation and where l have paid my own travelling expenses than I have where compen- | sation was received.
 My earning capacity has been large and l have made not only an income sufficient for my immediat needs. but | nave saved on an average something more than $10,0OO a year.
 In accepting the office which I now hold l gave up the opportunity to add to my accumulations, for I did not except to increase during my term the amount I have laid aside-that is. 1 am willing to forego whatever ad vantage l might derive from the ac- curing of S40,000 more for the priyi. lege of serving the country in this of flee during the coming four years.
 T will do more if necessary, but | do not believe that fairminded people | will ask it of me. Therefore, until I see some reason for changing my pur- pose, expect to lecture enough to bring my income up to my expenses these lectures to be delivered during the time that other officials give to their vacations.
 Tn addition to supplementinp my salary, l hope that my lectures do good-people who attend them would not do so if they did not think they received their moneys worth, but would be glad to spend my vacations resting instead of featuring if could do so without eating in upon the amount l have laid away as a protec- tion against old age"
 Away at Important Time.
 The criticism of Secretary Bryan in : official Washington is not directed so much against his featuring as it is against the amount of time if will tako him away from Washington and be- cause of his taking the time at a De- rod when there is so much unfinished business before the state department
 Bryan will leave the capital on Sat. urday night and will not return for six | "NSiA"' HOiO ID uO CIlllCfS10 or his taking day or so now and then in week ends He already has taken one pr two of these, and he plans another before going away.
 BristoW Asks for Facts.
 The foundation for a possible die. cussion of the statement made by Bry. an that he is unable to live comfort. ably on salary of $12,0O0 a year. was laid in the senate. when Senator Bris- tow of Kansas offered a resolution 1 calling upon President Wilson for in formation and an opinion. This will come up automatically for action Fri day
 | The Democrats have sufficient votes 1 to prevent the actual adoption of the resolution, but there is no way by which debate can be prevented. If is entitled to proceed daily for two hours until some disposition of it is reached ! The resolution ayers that other sec. retaries of state have lived on from S3,5OO to $S,000, that there is need of the incumbent at his office, and that the country is likely to suffer by his absence. The president, therefore, is asked to ascertain what salary should be paid the secretary to keep him at his post daily.