Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-21
BRYAN ON TOUR
PRAISES TARIFF
Says, in an Interview, Bill Is a
Better One Than He
Had Expected
CLAIMS CRITICS APE WRONG
Feels Friends Will Uphold Him in Ac-
ceptins Pay for His Plat
form Speeches.

Winona Lake, Ind, July 2f.-secre-
tary of State Bryan is a contented
man. Despite the hue and cry over his
taking money for chautauqua lectures,
he feels that his friends will approve
his course. He made two addresses
here yesterday, a long speech before
5000 persons in the Assembly audi
torium yesterday afternoon, and a
shorter talk last night. Both were
along religious lines, and in neither
did he make the slightest reference to
statesmen of the Bristow type. who
are endeavoring to make political
capital of his quest for additional in
come.
PLEASED OVER TARIFF.
However, his placid determination
ITO continue along the lines already in
dicated-to adhere to the program he
made some time ago in his contract
with a Lyceum bureau-does not &C.
count for Secretary Bryan's present
optimism.
In aninterview, given while stroll
ing over fields last night, the chief
officer of the Wilson cabinet talked
enthusiastically of such important
matters as the tariff and currency
questions, peace negotiations, and the
japanese and Mexican situations.
Your opinion of tariff legislation
would be interesting" was suggested
| as an opening query.
81 believe that the tariff bill will
satisfy the country" said the secre
tary of state, in reply. II is better
than | had hoped for, and the senate
instead of emasulating it, as sons
| senates have done in the past, has
really improved it. So that it will &C
forth as the join. action of the two
| houses, with the Endorsement of the
! president and will, believe. strength
en- the party before the country"
: DISCUSS CURRENCY PLANS.
One cannot help noticing the diff
| ference" continued the secretary
between the situation and that which
| US " uCh LOI cllOi u
were made to reduce the tariff. We
see no such attempts today Il
frighten the country as We have seer
in he past.
"On the contrary, we see a genera
acquiescence in the bill and DISPOSE
ton even on the part of the republi
cans to give it fair trial"
IL,
which there has been such a variety
of views, Secretary Bryan had thi.
to say:
Committees of congress are dis
cussing the bill and there is a grow
ing approval of its general principles
Some changes are likely to be made il
the details of the bill, but the mair
provisions are not apt to be altered
Not desiring to go infinitely int
this matter, the secretary was sounde.
on a subject very close to his heart
the new peace program. There wa
no gainsaying his optimism now
"Twenty-three nations have accept
ed the principle" he declared, har
PLY, and the details are being col
sidered. | think it is reasonably SAT
to predict that before the first yea
of the present administration ha
expired 25 nations will have joine
with us il treaties along the line
proposed. | think it is more likeI
TO be 30"
viii you say a word about tn
Japanese controversy" he was aske'
THE discussion between the tw
countries is proceeding in a satisfa
tcry manner" he replied, after
moments thought. Both countrie
desire an amiable solution of the diff
culties."
Horses could drag nothing furthe
from him as to what stage the neg
tiations were in just now, and so h
was oueried concerning Mexico an
admitted readily that the situatio
was somewhat serious. He said:
81 cannot say there is anythin
really new regarding Mexico. TIL
situation there is serious. but tn
president is keeping himself fully IL