New Britain herald., 1915-06-09

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 Closing Up Affairs.
 :E MT. Bryan was up early to begin closing up his affairs at the state de- rartm Before breakfast he took q long horseback ride alone through Rock Creek Park, and then returned to his home received one caller, Louis F. Post. assistant scretary of labor, who stopped on his way to his office to speak word of regret at the secreRry's departure.
 MT. Bryan ssaid he would issue his promised statement giving in detail his reasons for resigning some time today, after the note to Germany has been started on it's way to Berlin. It will be about one thousand words long. *4'.
 1T will make it public as soon as I learn that I am no longer secretary of state,' he said That will be when the note is dispatched.
 Effective When Note is Sent.
 Rr. Bryan's letter of resignation had asked this his resignation be eff effective when the note was sent, un- less President Wilson wished to ac- cept it sooner :@ .<-..
 When MT. Bryan started for his office Mrs. Bryan walked down the drive with him to his carriage and at the approach of the couple, the old state department coachman, who for many years has driven the carriages which are assigned to the secretary got down from his box and, hat in hand told them both how much he re- gretted to see MT. Bryan go and how much he had appreciated the secre- tarys kindnesses
 As the secretary drove to his office probably for the last time he passed throngs of government clerks on their way to their desks reading in the m orning papers the news of his res ignation. He was surrounded by scores who wanted to say a word of goodbye as he entered his offices.
 Lansing Sees Wilson.
 Counsellor Lansing, who, upon Mir. Bryans resignation, becomes acting secretary, was at his desk early to- cay, and shortly before 10 o'clock went to the White House and saw the president.
 So far as state department records show MT. Bryan is the first secretary to resign as the direct result of a clear issue with the president on for eign policy. Some of his predeces- sors have had differences with their chiefs, but usually those have arisen from divergent views on details of but never have they, de- veloped to a point involving the sur- render of a portfolio.
 Recalls Gary's Resignation.
 The nearest approach to Secretary Bryan's action recalled here was the in 1898 of James A. Gary. of Maryland, postmaster general in President McKinleys cabinet. His was based upon repug- nance to the approaching war with Spain.
 Tn MT. Bryans dramatic resigna- ion observers in some quarters pro- 1 'essed to see a development in this of the European idea of cabinets answerable to public opinion. In nearly all consti- utional European countries it has oeen the custom for an entire cabinet Q resign office upon some such man l festation of public disapproval as an 1 adverse vote in the legislative body, l out in such case the consequence has 1 been more or less complete reversal 1 in the political construction of the l cabinet which was able to influence the action of the executive. Since the beginning of the present war many of the European cabinets have been reconstructed, but with the sim gle exception of Italy all of the changes have been caused by popular. desire to meet the internal question and, perhaps, to strengthen the con- rulers in the conduct of the war.