Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-10
EXPECTsT0sOUND
Sc |ME Mt Of
PEOPLE ON POLICY
Colonel Bryan Puts in First
Hours as Private Citizen
Receiving kilograms of
Congratulations

Washington, June --- On leaving
The state Department Mr.. Bryan drove
directly home to assume his new role
as "A private citizen 10y reading tele-
grams of congratulations which pour
ed i'm from friends throughout the
country.
Mr. Bryan had luncheon alone with
Mrs. BRYAN, awaiting word from the
department that the note To- Germany
had been cabled A few minutes ar
ter o'clock he appeared on the YER
anda and distributed among waiting
correspondents copies of his statement
explaining that he had reserved the
right to discuss other points in the
note not dwelt upon In the statement
He minated that he might have
something further To say after the
note had been made public.
The afternoon and evening the re-
firing secretary spent quietly at home
Il expect TO spend most of my first
hours as a private citizen" he said,
reading kilograms that keep coming
in"
Are most Of them congratulating
you?n he was asked.
Has Tentative Engagements.
ooh, that is their general tenor"
Mr.. Bryan replied. Naturally there
would not be many personal tele-
grams OF a different nature sent
When asked II he had any an-
nouneement as to his plans for the
future Mr. Bryan said nothing had
been determined and that he had no
definite speaking engagements. I
have some tentative engaeements. he
added, but cannot announce any
thing at this time.
Remarking that he expected to re-
main in Washington for time at
least, MIR. Bryan said while here he
would keep i'm touch with the admin
stration and probably occasionally be
about the state department unotfl-
cially.
10 friends he amplified his argu-
ment in the statement regarding the
international relations now stirring
the American people, In these talks
he gave some intimation of the stress
of his efforts i'm the cabinet to change
the course taken by the administra-
ton toward Germany and made 1t
clear that 1t was his purpose TO sound
the sentiment of the country to deter
mine the peoples views on the differ
ences of opinion
Argued ThIcshcr Case.
Mr.. Bryan told several persons that
he had felt from the day the Amer-
can citizen Thresher was killed on
the British ship Falaba that Ameri-
cans had no business trayersing the
war zone on belligerent ships. 1t was
his view that Thresher did not have
the same rights before the law as he
would have had under ordinary cir
cumstances because he ventured on a
belligerent ship into danger zone.
The element Of contrihutory negli-
gence. the former secretary of state
commended had to be considered in
connection with all these matters.
In urging the president and the cab
met to submit existing differences
with Germany to an investigating
commission. he proposed that while
the commission was sitting steps be
taken to prohibit American ships from
carrying ammunition and to prevent
American citizens sailing on beliger-
ent ships.
No man, Mr. Bryan argued would
go into court to prevent the govern
ment of the United states restraining
him from undertaking a journey at
the risk of his own life