The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-28
FRICTION, in CABINET RE-
PORT OVER HIS PEACE
VIEWS RUMORED
VIEWS OF OTHERS
Secretary of Navy Says News
papers Owe 1t to Public Not
to Spread the Error
(By Associated Pressl

Washington April 25.-Seeretary Of
State Bryan today emphntlcalIy denied
widespread and persistent reports that
he would resign from tIie cabinet.
When Informed Of published reports
That he would rellnquish his post
should war be declared against Maxi.
co Mr.. Bryan said:
@The subject Of my resignation has
never been discussed with anybody, nor
thought Of by me-"
Whfto House AnraeR-
White. house officials pointed to the
general denial issued a few days ago
of the story that Secretary Bryan
would resign, saying that statement
was sufficient to cover all rumors of
cabinet dissension. They said they
did ons regard 1t as necessary to re-
peat the denial with. each published
report.
Outside of the white house there has
been considerable discussion of the
individual views known to be held by
members OF the cabinet on the present
situation. None OF these is said to be-
serious or approaching any breach in
the presidents official family, but
there have natural differences of op-
infon as to what aggressive measures
should be pursued. &
Askeif for q Views i j35s.ggs' AZ (
50 he pre- slafHt ksls.iissasiiss, Il ID said
lllia Invited tile ldest OF russ
gest ljfA lls 90 arid ID B
Gtses ~ LnIdd dle course between those
Who favor a q ehIy = ;.sgrassiye policy
Gs.;d thUsv who b5sf5vo war can be best
avoided by patient observation and
carefully delfberated action.
Persons close to the administration
described the divergence OF views as
the product OF natural differences
AMONG these charged with responsi-
bility for executive action. Officials
point out, for instance. that the war
department IS naturally anxious to
take every reasonable precauticn with
its military fcroea and the navy is
bending its energies likewise to per-
fecting its preparations for actual
warfare.
They say also that the state depart
iasni, which is directly responsible
for relations with other foreign gov
ernments, and which Is trying through
diplomacy to prevent aggressive move
A1Shlo "uLCu iuibuL dBBEdEdI0 aCtlOu
by the Constitutionalists and the Mex
lean people as a whole, is busily oc-
cupied in friendly repression of the
spirit OF its allied departments All
the cabinet secretaries themselves de-
MED that there Is any serious division
and point to their close and frequent
conferences. as evidence of their CO.
operation.
The rumors Of Mr.. Bryan's intention
to retire from the cabinet In various
contingencies are ascribed by his
friends to sentiments uttered by the
secretary early in his incumbency
Among other things. in speaking on
the subject Of universal peace, he has
said there would be no war while he
was secretary Of state. The secre-
tary's purpose, 1t Is explained, was to
emphasize his general conviction that
the growing feeling of disapproval of
warfare could be relied upon to pre-
vent the country from drifting into
war.
Secretary Daniels, In discussing
newspaper reports of cabinet friction
said:
There is not now. and never has
been the slightest dissension in the
caDlnet. AT time like this my private
Judgment as newspaper man !s that
the press owes II as patriotic duty
not TO spread such reports."