Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-10

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Just as the American note to Ger
many was started on its way to the
telegraph wires Mr.. Bryan at his
home gave out this statement Of his
position,
Washington, June g.--William Jen-
nings Bryan retired today as secretary
of state. Ills first act as a private
citizen was 60 issue statement ex-
| planning his reasons for leaving the
cabinet and announcing that he in
tended 20 lay his view Of what the
American policy toward Germany
should be before the public for judg-
ment.
] The statement caific as a g nsaticnal
climax TO a day Of farewell speeches
and good wishes from President Will
son and executive colleagues OF the re-
4 firing secretary
/ In his oxplanation Mr.. Bryan re-
vealed that the president had
not felt justified in adopting
the two suggestions made by
his secretary OF state--that an offer
should be made to Germany to submit
the questions in dispute with the
United States to an international com
mission for investigation during
years time and that meanwhile Amer
{ VANS FilVhlb N1 Wdllliu nN HINNidfild-
tion not TO take passage on any bel
ligerent ships or on American vessels
carrying ammunition, These PROPOSE
tions, Mr.. Bryan expects to urge upon
the people 'in the hope of securing
such an expression of public sentiment
as win support the president In en-
ploying these remedies II In the future
he finds 1t consistent with his sense
of duty to favor them.
Washington Amazed
MI Bryans statement was re-
eoived with undlsguised amazement in
official quarters. No comment was
made at the White House, but some
high officials indicated that they be-
lieved Il most unfortunate that so
pronounced an expression of opinion
should be made public while the dis
cussion with Germany was in prog
ress, IL became known, too, that Mr..
Bryan told his colleagues in general
way the contents Of his statement and
some had advised against t.
The principle advocated by Mr.
Bryan is embodied in the treaties of
peace negotiated by the United States
with thirty nations and was accepted
by Germany although no convention
was ever drafted. The statement Is a
Secretary Bryan has been making re-
peatedly 10 President Wilson in the
last few weeks, and upon which he
hopes to build up public sentiment
in the United States which will make
war with Germany impossible.
Text of Statement.
The text OF the statement follows:
MY reason for resigning is clea.ly
stated in my letter OF resignation
namely that | may employ as prl-
vate citizen the means which the
president does not feel at liberty TO
employ ! honor him for doing what
he believes to be right, and | am sure
that he desires, as | do, to find a
peaceful solution of the problem
which has been created by the action
of the submarines.
Two of the points on which we
differ, each conscientious in his con-
viction, are:
First as to the suggestion of in
vestigation by an international COM
mission, and
second as to warning Americans
against travelling on belligerent ves-
sells or with cargoes of ammunition.
Would Hold To Peace Principle
II believe that this nation should
frankly state 20 Germany that we arc
willing TO apply In this case the prin-
oiple which we are bound by treaty to
apply to disputes between the United
States ana thirty countries with which
We have made treaties providing for
investigation of all disputes of what
ever character and nature.
These treaties. negotiated under
this administration, make war practi-
eally impossible between this coun-
try and thirty governments represent
ing nearly three-fourths of all the
people of the world
among the nations with which we
have these treaties are Great Britain.
France and Russia No matter what
disputes may arise between us and
these treaty nations. we agree that
there shall be no declaration and no
commencement of hostilities until the
matters N dispute have been investi-
gated by on International commission,
and years time Is allowed for in