Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-09
wooster wants Bryan to Resign.


SILVER CREEK, Neb., March S.-!rO
the Editor of The Bee: Mr.. Bryan In
Washington cuts a most pitiable figure,
and ought to have enough manly pride
about him TO resign his position as score
tary of state.
Three times a candidate for president.
Iauded by his admirers land l was one of
them-a long time ago. as one Of the
greatest statesmen Of the age; and now
nominaily ct the head of the great De-
partment OF state, he sits there in his
office (when he IS not out lecturtngl at
tending TO merely routine work. II any
thing at all except uuarreling over ap-
pointments. while the schOolmaster that
inc made president and the rnderlings
beneath hin. attend TO the great affairs
Of state
For, whoever hears MIR. Bryans name
mentioned in connection with any foreign
affair of Importance except in a per
functory, or incidental way? 1t is always
President Wilson that speaks unless
sometimes perhaps Mr. Lansing. chief
law officer of the department as when
OF late he explained that our foreign
relations were in a very critical condition.
In Tins past some OF our secretaries
Of state have been the authors Of great
state papers that will live in history, for
instance, as l recall it, that OF William II.
Seward in the French affair during the
civil war. But where, during these
troublous times. are the great state
Iapers' of Mr.. Bryan? The only one I
can think Of is his late letter to Senator
Stone on neutrality. That letter is per-
haps his greatest diplomatic" triumph
during the. first two years of the Wilson
administration. unless we except his
signing up treaties with England, France
and Russia since the beginning Of the
present war in' Europe wherein he
(meaning, of course President WILSON,
bound the United States not to go TO war
against anyone of them until we had
taken a year to mediate on our alleged
grievances. That was very smooth work
on the part Of those allied powers Be
fore the war no one OF them would make
such a treaty with us, but after the war
began and thoy knsw they could not az
tack us, they were shrewd enough to sign
Up and thus put It out OF our power to
attack them until after the probable end
OF the war. And that is where they put
one over" on our schoolmaster-grape>
Juice diplomats While we might not
wish 10 fight. our protests and strict
accounts" and lofty airs would make
more impression n II were known that
we we're in a position TO back up our
demands with our whole naval power.
At one time in our disgraceful,
wretched work with Mexico Mr.. Bryan
had chance to immortalize himself.
ferer to that little insignificant Tampico
affair. If when President Wilson deter
mined to send our fleet to attack Vera
Cruz Mr.. Bryan has said to him, No
Mr.. President. will not consent that for
so trivial an affair as the arrest of few
marines we shall give the lie to all our
presensions OF peace by making war ON a
defenseless people and wantonly shedding
the blood of hundreds and perhaps
thousands OF human beings MIR. Presi-
dent. my resignation is at your disposal"
he would have made himself the idol OF
peace advocates throughout the world
and for himself an enviable place in his
tory.
But Mr.. Bryan, to whom we fool demo-
Gratis used to sound paeons OF praise, con-
tnues to remain mere figurehead in
Wilson's cabinet, and at the expense of
self-consistency and OF self-respect, II he
has any. and hold his job while he fights
for other jobs for his friends.
How are the mighty fallen"
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