The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-07-13

was only possible to maintain the paci-
fist ideal by bargaining with the pred
atory powers, Mr.. Bryan in resigning
pursued the thory to its logical con-
clusion. President Wilson judged 9TH
erwise. Murder en- bloc did not seem
to him subject for inquiry or arbi-
tration. Mr.. Wilson demands that the
German submarines cease their at
lacks upon peaceable American citi-
zens. The rupture with Bryan came
because the latter only worships peace
while Wilson, like the mass of his
countrymen, practices also Justice"
In an article from the pen of Mr.
Herbette, the editor of the Journal
Official, we find these sentiments:
1T is hard for us to understand that
a minister, at a time when his coun-
try was discussing with Germany so
grave question as the use of subma-
rines against emrchant ships, could
part company with his chief executive
and openly declare that he is in com
plete disagreement with him as to the
methods to be employed.
I'VE should say that this minister
had not the right to diminish the pres
tige of his government before foreign
countries, but Mr. Bryan has a double
excuse. First of all, ministerial dis
cipline must have seemed rather irk-
some to man who so many times has
aimed at the presidency. Then, too,
his departure does not in any way
lessen the prestige of his government,
for that prestige rests on the ardent
patriotism of the American people,"
Almost identical views are expressed
in London by the Daily Chronicle,
which adds that the president will be
sased rather than hampered" by Mr..
Bryan's act, and The Standard says:
1T seems unlikely that Secretary
Bryan's resignation will have any ser
ious effect on American opinion or
that it will weaken President Wilson's
position, which, indeed, will be strong
er under the new conditions"
The Morning Post thinks:
"The danger of craftsmanship
which seeks to make policy conform
to its own ethical ideals is that these
ideals may not accord with the coun-
try's honor and interests. Apparent
ly this is the dilemma in which Mr..
Bryan has found himself"
The Daily News rather unkindly sug-
gests that the peerless Leader" is out
of date:
MIR. Bryan is very representative
American. He is representative at
had no imperial destiny and kept re-
mote from European affairs and at
tachments. That the American press
should assail Mr.. Bryan so mercilessly
suggests that the older America Is
vanishing from world which is vast.
ly more complicated than that in
which its philosophy grew up"
But the hardest cut of all comes
from the well-informed Daily Graphic
which says:
"The incident is in keeping with Mr.
Bryan's spectacular career, but it's i'm
portance may easily be overestimated
Bryan was appointed to his high office
not in recognition of any profound
knowledge of international politics
but solely because he was Wilson'S
chief competitor.
"But he is an orator rather than ;
statesman, an orator with prodigiou,
command of verbose platitudes, ant
highly emotional to boot"
Turning to South America, we reat
in the Buenos Aires Diaro:
Zone must recognize that Presiden
Wilson is right and has acted RICH
throughout according to the dictates o
the national and universal conscience
+" and must be the object of felici
tations. Literary Digest.