Evening star., 1915-06-09
Administration Officials Ex.
press Friend|iest Sentiments
for Retiring Premier.
INTEREST NOW AWAKENED
IN HIS PUBLIC SPEECHES
Situation Created by Secretary Of
States Withdrawal Subject
of Much Comment.

Men prominent in public life began
early today to call at the White House
aud at the State Department to talk
over the situation created by Mr.. Bry-
ans resignation to regret il and to
comment upon its effect. Many public
men have conferred among themselves
here since the announcement OF the
Secretary ot states withdrawal from
the cabinet. and some of them are
awaiting with interest what Mr. bryan
may have to sa! regarding the adnQh +
istration's policy when he goes on
speaking tour
The difference OF view between the
President and the retiring premier re-
sartiing the policy toward germany
awakened the livelicst interest. and
among some of the administration oft'-
cials some fear was expressed of the
effect OF speeches that MIR Bryan may
make when he begins to talk from the
platform as a private citizen.
ON the other hand, there was the
iiyeliest regret a; Nj. Bryans resig-
nation and the friendl.est possible senti-
msnts we're expressed in regard TO him.
Views of Cabinet Members.
II feel like all tine other members of
the cabinet" said Secretary Daniels
81 regret Mr.. Bryan's resignation very
much Personally ] regret it. am
very fond OF Mr.. Bryan. ] think the
President expressed the feeling OF
everybody. His own feelings are the
feelings of all the members of the Gao
met.
Secretary McAdoo said:
cir
affection for Mr.. Bryan and ! deeply re-
gret his determination to leave the
cabinet The Presidents letter eX-
presses my feelings.
Secretary Houston of the Department
of Agriculture unequivocally refused to
make any comment upon the resigna-
ton of Mr.. Bryan. when seen at MS
Office at the department this morning.
smilingly, and somewhat enigmatically
Other members of the cabinet had
the following to say:
Postmaster General Burleson-"1 deep
~ resrzt that Mr.. Bryan felt impelied
to resign from the cabinet
Attorney General Gresory-.1 am
sorry that Mr.. Bryan felt that his con-
victions were such that ne could not
remain in the Presidents official fam
ily.''
Secretary of Labor wilson, do not
care to comment.
What Members of Congress Think.
Members of Congress made the fol-
lowing statements:
Senator Ollie James of Kentucky
As the President has said, deeply de-
plore the resignation of my dear friend,
Mr. Bryan But my duty as an Ameri
can citizen is perfectly clear. / stand
by the President.
Representative Thomas L. Sisson of
Mississippi-William Jennings Bryan
life. He does not want TO see the
country engulfed in war. He is think
ing OF the tears that will begin to flow
With the first preparations for 4 grea.
war. Ninety-nine Ten out OF every
hundred are crtiticising Mr.. Bryan to-
day. In case of war Bryan will beat
a majority of his critics to the re-
cruiting station.
louisiana am an admirer both of
the President and Mr. Bryan. | am
sorry that Mr.. Bryan has found it
necessary 10 resign. but ] think the
country will consider that he has done
. courageou thing in acting at this
time in accordance with his convic-
tious. Nevertheless, the country to n
man should back up its President.
Public sentiment is pra ractically unani-
nous in giving emphatic Endorsement
TO his course. and the resignation of
the Secretary of State will not swerye
them.
Missouri regret that Mr.. Bryan saw
1T to resign at this time. because /
fear his resignation will not be fully
understood. and his action viii he
r1isinterpreted by foreign countries.
He should not have signed the first
German note If he did not intend TO
follow the Presidents course to the
end of the negotiations.
Calls Resignation Calamity.
Richard j. Metcalfe, former Governor
CT the Panama Canal Zone who has
eeen associated with Mr. Bryan on
t'1e Ccmmoner said that in his opinion
Mr.. Rryans resignation was a public
calamity
Mr.. Metcslfe continued. in part
II am not in tn. least surprised at
M, Bryans resignation. The wonder
=. that he did NOT resign long ago
Any one who read The carefully pre- :
pared attack upon Mr.. Bryan made in
the Ne~ York Times OF Sunday, May
SO stalwari administration paper
WAS certainly we'll prepared for the i'm :
portant event % this hour Ever since
- hss been iIt the cabinet Mr.. Bryan
hes been the victim of an organized at :
tack. and IL Ia open secret that this
attack has been encouraged hy men
who 2re more Or Iess conspicuous III
tho administration. am not in the
commence OF any OF the statesmen, but
! think IL safe 70 say that the diff
ferences on the German note merel =
precIpitated result which was Ger
fain 70 occur sooner or later from
other causes
Representative Sims Of Tennessee to-
day sent the following telegram to
President Wilson:
The people with you and they
never resign.
Vice President Refuses to Comment.
CULVER. Ind. June s-vice Pres-
dent Thomas n Marshall, who ir visit
ing here. refuses to comment on Sec
retary Bryan's resignation
know nothing about the subject,
said the Vice President III did il
would not he appropriate for me 10 Sd
anything about II ~ this time.
Senator Lewis Expected Move.
CHICAGO. June a-Cnited State.
Senator James Hamilton Levi. said he
had expected the news o. M BRIAN,
resignation. Il hav. been expecting
the resignation for some time he
said Ny judgment is that ne wa,
anxious to execute the peace poIic.e,
Of ms treaties. These call for della v
for certain length Of time before any
1mperious or imperative demand shall
he made
Mr.. Bran. desiring to avoid any
embarrassment to the President step.
ped ouI merely to discharge what he
thought "az duty 10 the President