Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-10
SPLIT IN THE CABINET

conceded to be the most available
successor to Bryan.
The effect of the Bryan resignation
abroad, specifically in Germany con-
Germs the administration moro than
anything else. now tina, its polio: has
been decided on.
No Reason to Delay
AS things stand. the administration
view is strongly in favor Of the theory
that Germany will interpret Blyan's
withdrawal as the sign of an ire
vocable position on the part OF the
convinced that firm course toward
Germany is the common desire Of the
country and they feel that Mr. Bryan
has gotten out of line with public
sentiment. Mr. Bryan is credited
with sincerity and with having acted
according TO his convictions, although
the view generally in Washington is
he took a most unfortunate time to
dcmned as man who deserted the
culOrs on the eve Of possible battle.
Respcns bility on Kaiser.
The note. to which Mr.. Bryan was
unable to subscribe, firmly restates
the position of the United States, re-
iterates President Wilson's previous
demands and calls upon Germany for
a prompt expression as to whether or
not she intends to abide by the prin
ciplrS Of the international law and
humanity. That it is more vigorous
than the presidents first note to Ger
MANY is evidenced by the fact that
Mr.. Bryan signed the first. but re
signed rather than sign the second.
Country May Divide.
Four things stand cut impreSSively
among the results which seem certain
to come from yesterdays remarkable
developments:
First-That the country will be
divided on the question Of President
Wilson's policy toward Germany.
! Second-That there will be a real
awakening in Germany to the deter
| minalicn of the presidtnt. and the
seriousness of the situation confront
| ing them as result Of the United
States demonds.
Split in Democratic Party.
Third-That there will be 4 split
in the democratic party, with Mr..
Bryan eventually appearing as a lead
er in opposition to many OF President
! Wilson's policies and probably in op
! opsilion to Mr.. Wil"on's re-noInina
: ton.
Fourtll-That there will be change
in the administrations general for
eign policy-the substitution of a Wig
orous assertion of American rights
for the temporiZing policy of the lasi
two years.
One sentence in Mr.. Bryan's letter
: Of esignation to the president was
i; id. .:.iE@. This sentence read:
| "Obrdient to your sense OF duty
and Hcrualed by the higeSt motives.
YOU have prepared for transmission
, to the German government a note in
, which | cannot join without violating
| what deem TO be an obligation to
my country, and the issue involved is
| Of such moment that TO remain Il
member Of the cabinet would bo as
unrail to you as il would be to the
cause which is nearest my heart,
namely, the prevention Of war;
By some the sentence was constru-
ed as a plain intimation that Secre-
tary Bryan feared that one Of the
possibilities OF the note. which the
president has ordered forwarded tc
! Germany may be war. Tho other
: construction was ihAt Secretary Bry-
an feared that his acQuiesence in the
presidents : determination To refuse
to discuss the facts of the LuSilaniil
sinking with til" Berlin government
would be a death blow to the princi-
pies fer which Mr. Bryan has con-
tended and for which he has embodied
in thirty peace treaties with foreign
/ Governments.