The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-09
Difference IS
| FUNDAMENTAL AS
| TO FOREIGN POLICY
Disagreement Between Pres
ident and Secretary of State
lrreconcilable
But Is of No Personal
or Political Nature
Mr.. Bryan Says He VIII Give
Out Formal Statement After
German Note Has Been
Dispatched

washington, June s.-Secretary
Bryan explained to newspaper men
who were received by him at his home
tonight that the differences between
himself and the President as TO the
policy TO be pursued in dealing with
Germany dated back TO the sinking OF
the Falaba.
He insisted that the differences were
purely a. TO the matter OF the policy.
and that there were no political diff
ferences. and intimated that he saw
no reason for any political differences
10 grow out of the incident.
I'VE have no differences that /
know Of said Mr. Bryan.
The secretary--and he admitted
that he was stili secretary and would
he until the note goes tomorrow--ex-
planned that he would make a detailed
.3ormai statement of the points OF diff
3fersnce between himself and the
President az soon as the note to Ger
many Is dispatched. He was asked
whether other cabinet members were
opposed 10 the form OF the note and
| said he did not care to discuss that
and asked that the question be with
drawn.
He added that he could not speak
| for other members of the cabinet. and
besides he asked the newspaper men
Ito remember that his position was
somewhat different from other mem
beers.
"As secretary of state was
charged with the responsibility of
Inixnfng the note" said the secretary.
Mr.. Bryan said his statement would
make everything clear. He said that
| ne and the President had realized for
some time that the matter would end
a. Ii has. that the differences of policy
were irreconciliabfe.
Roth striving for Same Thing.
s~rhe President has done what he
was compelled TO do. believing as he
did" said the Secretary. Il don't see
how he could have done otherwise. be-
lievfng AS he did. We were both striv-
inr for the same thing. We differed
srls. ms TO v.hae nsssheas 10, be ear
ployed."
Mr.. Bryan was asked what hts plans
were. and he said he had made none for
the present. that he would remain In
washington for some time. The Sec
rotary seemed to be carefree and ap-
parently showed no resentment against
anyone, although there was familiar
iok Of determination In his eye.
when one of the newspaper men
started to apologize for questioning
him on the subject of the resignation.
AR. Bryan treasured him:
"so ahead. gentlemen; ask anything
YOU like. and will try TO answer 1t
IL think II IL fair to do so. My state
ment will NOT be anticipated; that will
make everything clear. am now sit-
mated 80 that can talk more freely.
ana what I have so often objected TO
while In the state Department was
questions that sought to draw from me
the secrets OF the Government which
I felt had no right TO disclose
Mr.. Bryan dined this evening with
Judge Roberts who was. he said, .the
only living classmate Of my father"
Mr.. Bryan explained that Judge Rob-
erts was the father of Mrs. e. N.
stotesbury. of Philadelphia. and that
NJ and Mr.. Bryan's father. the late
Judge silas Bryan. were classmates of
Mex endree College at Lebanon. Ill.
Expresses No Regrets.
Mr. Bryan expressed no regrets over
what had happened, except such as he
had voiced in the letter to the Presi-
dent. He said:
my resignation went to the white
House early this morning, but we have
talked this matter over many times.
II e . Fundamental difference. one OF
long standing"