The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-06-10
RESIGNATION
Of SEC. BRYAN
IS DISCUSSED
LONDON PRESS SAYS A MORE
DECIDED AMERICAN POLICY
is FORESHADOWED BY HIS
RESIGNATION.

LONDON, June 9.-The Evening
Standard says:
Mr.. Bryan's resignation appears to
foreShadow more decided American
policy though not necessarily inter.
vention of war. 1t was some vision
of this no doubt which led Germany
to dispatch an unofficial emissary to
talk unofficially of peace in the
United StateS he can be diSavowed
more easily than Count Won Bern
stOrff when the occasion requires.
England will emulate Germany in at
tempting to buy or cajole neutrals
as to their policy
THE policy OF the United States is
matter for the government and the
people of the United States to settle
themselves. Political feeling will run
high in America during the next few
days, but the issues are clear enough
although German agents will certain
ly attempt to confuse the public
mind
The Pail Mall Gazette characterizes
Secretary Bryan's resignation as a
political event of unmistakable i'm
portance.
ut does not appear that any of
Mr.. Bryan's colleagues share the
scruples which induced him to give
up office says this paper, "and we
assume that his secession will not
Immediately impart any delay to the
developments of the attitude of
America toward Germany.
MI Bryan's record as an advocate
OF arbitration and international
friendship is well known, and what
ever the outcome of the situation
may be, no criticism of a personal
character can fall on the step Mr..
Bryan has taken. At the same time
it is obvious that if American in
lluence is to have any effect upon
Germany's methods of warfare, the
United States must convince Berlin
that the preservation of peace, how
ever cherished, is not the supreme
and oVerruling consideration.
We may take i, mat the presi-
dent, whose devotion to honorable
peace no one can doubt, has felt it
necessary to show in his second note
that there are certain sacrifices which
ne cannot make for the sake of
friendly relations with Berlin.
The position of President Wilson
VIII not in any way be weakened hv
the loss of one who has been his chief
olliclal supporter. in accepting Mr..
Bryans resignation and persisting in
the course which has brought it about
the president has given the last blow
10 the legend that he himself was
lacking in decisive qualities or in the
nerve demanded by a real crisis In
taxing his stand upon the platform
OF strict accountability at the cost of
rupture in his intimate circle he
mas given conclusive proof that his
prolonged self-restraint was modera
tlon OF strength and not timiditv."
The Westminster Gazette says:
by far the most important event
or today is the announcement which
comes from Washington that Mr.
Bryan has resigned his office. We
nave before us correspondence in
winch he announces his resignation.
ana we can at least say that the ma,
ner OF their parting does credit to
them both
Ihey are at one, it appears, in the
OBJECT which the American govern
ment has set before itself of reach.
ing peaceful solution of problems
arising out Of the use of submarines
against merchantmen The full
bearing OF this incident will not be
known to US until the note from
whlch Mr Bryan dissents has been
gwen to the world. All we can infer
lor the moment is that it is couched
IN such terms that a statesman wbo
is pac fist in principle and who
regards prevention of war, AS tba
cause nearest his heart, is unable to
oe party to it. We can scarcely he
surprised if an American statesma n
VINO holds that his countrymen muet
run no risks of war should fell that
oDe hour for his departure has
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