Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-06-08

Secretary Of State Believes
the U. S. is on Record
for Arbitration.
SAYS REJ0INDER M0CKERY
President Says Note Has Been
Put in Final Shape and
Hopes That 1t Will be
Sent Tomorrow.
SAYS REJ0INDER M0CKERY
JOHN EDWIN NEYIN.


Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, June s.-President
Wilson caused the announcement at
complete Through Secretary Tumulty
he let it be known that "he hoped"
it would go forward tomorrow.
But his cabinet was not unanimous
in its approval of the document.
And the man whose name it will bear
If the Presidents plans are complef-
ed. Secretary of State Bryan left
the cabinet meeting determined to
fight right up to the very minute
that the note is placed on the table
for modification.
Bryan believes that as the United
States is On record for arbitration il
would make it moekery to send Ger
many a document which he considers
savors of an ultimatum And al
though the majority of the cabinet
was against him today he carried
his persuasive powers from the cabi-
net meeting to the University Club,
where he and his fellow mem ners
had luncheon.
White House Announcement.
The White House announcement,
made by Secretary Tumulty fellow.
ing the cabinet meeting. Tas I'll.
lows:
The President asked me to say
the note was gone over, discussed
and put in final shape, and it In
hoped il will go tomorrow"
The Bryan position came as
complete surprise to the President.
In the note that has preceded the
one under discussion the secretary
has taken the position that the Unit
ed States should invite arbitration.
He has called attention to the fact
that this country was on record as
unalterably opposed to war, and
pledged TO every honorable means
to prevent it, But in every instance
he has stopped short of any further
fight when the note had been APP
proved by the majority of the cahi-
net and the President expected he
would do this today. In fact, prior
to the cabinet meeting it was under
stood from the President that the
cabinet would be unanimous and
that the note would have the ap-
proval of all members.
The first intimation that anything
was wrong came when the secretary
did not show up at the executive
offices with the other members. His
absence was not at first commented
upon because it was known that
Count Won Bernstorf. the German
ambassador, was at the state depart
ment. However, ii was soon aseer-
tanned the business the ambassador
was concerning himself with hcd 10
do with Counsellor Lansing.
Rumors of All Kinds.
Then rumors that the secretary
had sent word to the President that
he would not stand for the note as
framed began to gain currency In
quiry at the White House revealed
the fact that Secretary Bryan had
sent word he would be in his Office
working on an important paper and
would be late. At the White House
a distinct air of tension was mani
tested. All inquiries as To what
Secretary Bryan was going TO do
were ignored and when it was asked
If he was not coming at all the In.
ouiry fell on deaf ears. Finally al
12 O'Clock the secretary left his
office and came across the street.
His face was flushed and his feat
ures hard set. His mouth was
straight line across his face and he
responded to inquiries with negative
shakes of the head He swung
through the offices into the cabinet
room with the set stride with which
he mounted the steps Of the Baiti-
more platform to deliver his famous
speech to attack Murphy and Tam
many Hall and precipitating his
break with Champ Clark, whose
nomination for the presidency up to
that time seemed assured. For more
than an hour after he reached tbs
scene the cabinet room doors were
closed. Across the hall the Presi-
dents personal messenger had erect
ed a string TO keep the curious at
their distance. No murmur Of the
discussion taking place reached the
outside world. At last the door vas
(Cont.nueo on page 4.)