Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-09
Reply to Be Made Public
on Friday, Lansing
Announces.
RElTERATES STAND ON
SUBMARINE WARFARE
Administration SOIidified to
Handle Foreign Policy, Cen
eral Belief.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-Robert
Lansing, as acting secretary of state,
signed the German note at 70 90 p. m.
today. Transmission of the note to
Berlin began Just before p. m. II
was between 2,1o0 and 1900 words.
split Into four sections.
Secretary Bryan paid his formal
farewell visit to the White House at
1890 today. He saw no reason, how
ever he said, why he might make
later calls in his personal ca 4city.
The secretary walked over from the
state department and found the presi-
dent and Secretary Tumulty awaiting
him.
From the White House he went to a
photographers to have his picture
taken, and then left for home. 1t was
understood he would make no return.
officially, to the state department..
For fifteen minutes the president
and Mr.. Bryan talked, exchanging
words of farewell The secretary was
making his last official call on the
president, but nevertheless the per-
sonal element was present.
Cordially and without any trace of
| feeling, the two men talked of the
situation which resulted in Mr..
y
passionately of the differences and
| his belief that the other was doing
what he thought best for the United
| States. Those who saw them were
| touched with the regard the two men
| displayed for each other.
| Finally Mr.. Bryan remarked thai
he knew the president was busy
man and that he would not detaln
him longer. The two men, who have
stood together during the last two
years in one crisis after another, rose
| to their feet simultaneously ana
clasped hands.
"God bless you" said each, as theif
| hands touched.
AS Mr.. Bryan walked from the
! White House he was met by ]. j Jua-
serand, the French ambassador, ard
Colonel Vignal, the new military at
| tache of the French embassy, who
were calling to pay their respects 70
the president. While the colonel, IN.
the dress uniform of the French army,
4 stood at salute. the ambassador I'd
vanced quickly and shook hands
warmly with Mr.. Bryan.
For several minutes Mr. Bryan ana
/ the ambassador stood talking. Each
| spoke of his regret at severing ofii-
| cia1 relations.
Waiting near the steps was =
| woman and two small children.
| 1t was denied at the White House
/ today with much emphasis that the
| administration had any thought, az
| was reported, of a coalition cabinet
| A strong denial that any member
of the cabinet was about to follow
| Secretary Bryan into retirement was
given out from the White House.
rumor that Secretary Daniels had al
| ready resigned was especially persist
ent during the forenoon. At the navy
department however, IL was declared
the secretary had not resigned, had
not thought of resigning and did not
intend to resign. Secretary Daniels
himself personally announced that
"all nine members of the cabinet are
behind the president.
After q conference with President
Wilson, the acting secretary of state
announced that the note would go for.
ward to Berlin this afternoon, and
would be given out for publication n
Friday morning newspapers. He said
the United States would not walt for
notification from Ambassador Gerard,
at Berlin, of it's receipt there befort
giving ii out.
Mr., Lansing announced that Assist
ant Solicitor Chandler Anderson, Of
the department, would act Temporal
rily as counselor.
Mr. Lansing this morning received
MS appointment 10 SS>A 1900
of state ad interim.
Following Is the text OF the presi-
dents designation of Counselor Lam
sing as acting secretary:
1.-THE White House.
washington, June g. 1875
1.-THE Hon. William Jennings Bryap
having resigned the office of secre-
tary of state, l. Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States or
America, do hereby, in conformity
with the provisions OF sections ~
and 179. of the Revised Statutes, and
of the act of Congress approved Feb
ruary Q, 1891, authorize and direct the
Hon. Robert Lansing, counselor for
the department of state, to perform
the duties of the office of secretary
, of state for period not to exceed
, thirty days, until a secretary shall
have been appointed and have qualt-
fed. (Signed)
WOODROW WILSON,"
While at the White House Mt.
| Lansing expressed regret at Mr.
, Bryan's resignation.
! Il have grown very fond of TIE
I secretary and am very sorry TO see
} him leave the department" said he-
! After seeing Mr.. Lansing, President
Wilson went automobiling. AS he
entered his automobile tourists in
the White House grounds Joined in u
round of applause, and the president
raised his hat and smiled.
Acting Secretary Lansing, IN talk
! ing to the newspaper men, did not
seem to think a new permanent sec
retary would be named immediately.
Speculation as to the appointee em-
braced the name of every possible
, person whose name possibly could be
connected with such a post, but the
fact that nobody but the president
knew who was the likelest selection.
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