The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-06-16
GOD BLESS YOU"
WILSON AND BRYAN CLASP
HANDS In FAREWELL
both SHOW AFFECTION


No Break in Relations With Ad-
ministration - "Relations," Says
Bryan, "Are Still Cordial
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan said goodbye to each other
wednesday in the Green Room Of the
White House.
Mr.. Bryan telephoned from the
state department that he would like
to pay his farewell visit as soon as
possible and the president set twelve
thirty-five as the time.
The retiring secretary walked from
the state department to the White
House. He stopped for a moment in
front of the executive office building
to ask if Secretary Tumulty was there
and found that he had joined the
president for the farewell interview.
When Mr.. Bryan entered the Green
Room, he was greeted cordially by
the president, who asked both Mr..
Bryan, and Mr.. Tumulty to be seated.
There was nothing about the manner
or bearing of the president and his
secretary to indicate that there had
been a serious difference between
them. They talked frankly and free
ly for twenty minutes before the final
parting words were said.
The conversation veered around to
the diverging positions taken by the
president and Mr.. Bryan over the
German crisis. No display Of feeling
marked the discussion Of this DELI
cate matter, both men being calm and
apparently entirely friendly. Mr..
Bryan spoke particularly Of his con-
viction that American citizens should
be warned not to take passage on
ships of Germany's enemies or other
ships that carried arms and ammuni-
ton.
He urged also that the Wilson adj
ministration was committed to the
principle enunciated in the Bryan
breathing spell' peace treaties. This
was a principle dear to his heart, he
said, as he had been devoted to it
for a lifetime But he realized, he
explained, that the president took the,
different view, and that being so, he
would not have respected Mr.. Wilson
if he had followed any other course
than that which was outlined in the
note to Germany. He believed, how
ever, that the president respected him
for the position he mad assumed in
opposition to the presidents policy.
This brought from the president
cordial affirmative.
Mr.. Bryan said that he believed
that he could help Mr.. Wilson more.
by outside work than by remaining as
a member of the cabinet: He gave
some explanation of a, desire to up
hold the Wilson policies.
In reply the president repeated
what he had said in his letter, ac-
cepting Mr.. Bryan's resignation in re-
gard to the secretary of states loyal
and generous attitude. He also spoke
of the German situation and indicated
that he was sure that Mr.. Bryan had
acted from conscientious motives in
leaving the cabinet.
At points in the conversation it
took an easy personal turn, as for ex-
ample when Mr.. Bryan said that he
really felt relieved, now that he was
free from official cares. He had:
slept splendidly last night, he said.
Another remark OF Mr. Bryan was
that he had been told that the cir
cumstances of his resignation were
absolutely unique in that no bitter
ness was connected with it. There
had been just an honest difference Of
opinion between the president and
himself which both had recognized.
he said. z
In answer to question from the
president, Mr.. Bryan said that he
would be in Washington for two
weeks ct least. 1t was very evident,
however, that he and the president
did not expect to see each other dur
ing that period. The president spoke
of some matters concerning South
America, about which they had ap-
parently talked previously, and Mr.
Bryan, in response to request OF the.
president, promised to prepare mem
oranda on the subject. He added
that he was at the disposal Of the
state department during the rest OF
his stay in Washington.
AS the conversation endel both the
president and Mr.. Bryan rose at the
same moment and clasped hands.
"God bless you" said the president
and the Commoner together. Then
Mr.. Bryan turned and left the room
with Mr.. Tumulty.
At his residence Tuesday night
Secretary Bryan said that there was
no political significance to his resiS-
nation and no break in his relations
with the Wilson administration or
the Democratic party.
Asked if the difference which the
president would, in his opinion, ex-
tend to political matters, he replied:
$50 far as I know, we think alike
on those questions.
In telling his interviewers that his
retirement from the cabinet did not
mean a political break of any sort,
Mr.. Bryan said slowly and thought
fully:
"No man with the presidents con-
victions could have done other than
he has done. nor. could have done
otherwise. A man can only do what
he believes to be right
Mr.. Bryan disposed of rumors that
the differences between the president
and himself had partly involved the
decision of Mr.. Wilson to call on the
Mexican factions to settle their diff
ferences or take the consequences of
positive course by this government.
He said that there was no friction be-
tween the president and himself over
Mexico.
"Our differences remarked Mr..
Bryan, "related solely to the notes be-
tween this country and Germany.
There was nothing else involved"
"I want to emphasiZe," said Mr..