Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12
WTLSON-BRYAN BREAK
STARTED WHEN FIRST
NOTE WENT TO BERLIN
So Declare Many Washing
ton Bryan Re-
sented Presidents Fail
ure to Consult Him Re-
garding Attitude on Lusi-
tania.

WASHINGTON. June l2.-That former
| Secretary of State Bryan's retirement
| from President Wilson'S cabinet was not
due to a sudden flare-up, but was the cul-
mination Of a long series OF Incidents
was belief which had many supporters
| In official life today. The reason the
| Secretary gave for resgnlng is accepted
| without question. but because Of the
! circumstances surrounding II and the
| realization that. for long time, there
| had been evidences of friction officials
| generally inclined to believe that the
psychological moment" may have dove
tailed with his final stand for his prin-
ciples as the leading exponent OF GER
tain kind of pacihcation in America,
officials and politicians who have been
watching the case closely declared today
that while relations between President
Wilson and Bryan had been most
friendly, Bryan had been none too well
pleased with the efforts of some of the
Presidents friends to show that he was
only a fgurehead in his department.
When the first Lusitania note went 10
Berlin all the Wilson news sources IN
Washington impressed on the newspaper
representatives that all that Bryan had
to do with Il was to take up his pen and
Sign here when the line was indicated |
to him by his Chief. 1t was emphasized |
and re-emphasized that the note was |
President Wilson's entire handiwork ex- |
cept that Counselor Lansing attended to |
the legal details.
1t need no longer be n secret that Bryan
resented this attitude. Then, as up to the
final break, he was advocating modera-
ton. He wanted the arbitration sugges-
ton included, He also wanted a sharp
note to Great Britain rushed through, so
that while Germany was penning her
reply she would realize that the United
States had played no favorites
BRYAN STOOD ALONE.
Bryan played a lone hand in the matter
of the second note He made no effort to
influence any Of the members of the Cabi-
net to aid him, though he had the active
support Of one member and the passive
support of two others.
Whether or not eN-Secretary of State
Bryan intended, in statement he issued
today, to answer the charge that he
spent too much time away from his de-
partment during his term Of office, reply
certainly was contained in what he said.
He said in part:
The next two weeks will be devoted
largely to rest. During the two years
and three months which have elapsed
since I entered the State Department 1
have had but little vacation-considerabl
less than the time which the law gives
|
torian is interested enough to examine
the record, he will find that no former
Secretary has been at his desk a greater
number of hours each day or a greater
number of days in the year. and | am
sure none OF my predecessors has had
10 deal with more problems of the irst
magnitude.
we shall go to Old Point Comfort to-
1ight, spend Sunday and Monday there
md return Tuesday morning BY that
lme we shall have our plans matured
or the remainder of June and possibly {
'or a longer period" {
The ex-Secretary added that late to- !
iay ne would give out another short
tatement, in which two mistaken state
nents which had gained circulation" {
would be corrected. /
LETTER TO GERMAN-AMERICAN
Former Secretary Bryan concluded for i
ne present his campaign to avert war !
or the United States last night, when he /
ssued an open letter ITO the German q
americans, assuring them of President [
NlIs9hs sincere neutrality and friend
nip for the Fatherland advising that II
he President will hold Great Britain 4
nd the other Allies TO strict Obedience
Il International law, and urging them 10 t
Nert all thelr influence to induce Ger f
lany 10 continue diplomatic negotiations c
nth the United States and not 10 meet n
he demands OF this country with a sew
rance OF official relations that might is
recipitate war. s"' e
He repeats that the differences between II
ne President and himself which re- Il
llted In his resignation, were differences v
My as to method that they were m b
lll accord as to the end most 10 he d
eslred-continued peace. He wished the
nited States TO address to Great Britain n
note advising that this country eouId "a
OF tolerate interference with shinnIne p
neutral nations, The President agreed .
VI thought this should be done at soyna =
lher time. Bryan wanted II done al
me when 1t would be an assurance 10 I
ermany that the United States was
sally neutral. He believed II would Ne
outward and visible sign Of the nsn-
allty that surely and certainly existed
lt that might not be too evident
bFyan cautions that his attitude og
peace with honor be not CONFUSED Win
peace az any price. which, he saw. de-.
'FDes nobodys position. being nersI,
eplthet Invented by LIMOGES 10 sbot,
leir contempt for anybody ana everv-
oay mat believes in the nations abilifv
nnd peaceful solution Of every AZ r
luity with another nation II both want +,