Evening star., 1915-04-08
TO MAKE INCOME EQUAL
HIS ADDED EXPENSES
Secretary Bryan, in Signed Article,
Explains Why He Accepts
Lecture Engagements.
Says Time Taken From Official Du-
ties Does Not Exceed Allotted
Period of Vacation.

less IMAM one-fourth OF tho time allow
ed him by law for a vacation. is Sec
retary Rryan's answer to his critics
This is given in n signed article
written for the Ladies' Home journal
at the solicitation of tho editor. WIN,
felt that many of his friends wou'd
lac from him a simple. direct am
authoritative explanation Of his pos
tion-not In defense. hut purely in ex-
PLANTATION"
His Reasons for Lecturing.
In his reply under the caption "wn-
l Lecture" Mr.. Bryan says, in part
Il presume 7 have been asked t"
write upon this subject because OF the
criticism directed against me for lee
turing since | took upon mvself tho
duties of the Office which I now hold.
nave RETAINED from making any gen
erai explanation. because IL would seem
IKE A reflection upon either the intel
lSehce or the honesty of the public to
assume that they could either share in
or be affected by. the attacks which
nave been made upon me in this re-
Spect.
III lecturing is legitimate occupa-
tion. no jus, objection can be raised fo
an officials lecturing, unless in doing
so he neglects public duties. The an
nouneement which | made in the very
't covered the entire
namely, that | would lecture at chau-
tauouas during n. part of the time al
lowed me for vacation-the amount or
iecturing to be determined by the
amount that ] needed to make my in
come equal TO my expenses
Il do not care to add anything TO NV
accumulations during my term of Of
nee, hut when ] laid the matter before
the President he saw no objection to
using SO much of my vacation as was
~ fp
II surely is not necessary to point out
that one accepting a cabinet position
adds the expenses of official life to his
hXed charges and must pay both out
of his income.
Thirty days vacation is allowed to
government officials each year, and
they almost invariably take advantage
of the vacation. using the time as they
see mt AS the vacations are taken a
different times. the officials accommo-
dating each other, the work of the de-
partment concerned goes on.
Important Questions Considered.
I'VE have had so many important
questions before the State Department
during the time I have occupied the
office that | have not been willing to
be absent even for rest. I spent less
than ten working days in the lecture
field during the year 1918, and less
than five working days during the year
1914-or less than one-fourth of the
time allowed me by law for a vacation
during the two years.
The Mexican situation kept me al
the department during the summer or
1913 and the European situation during
the summer of 1914 1t Is not, however
unreasonable to hope that normal con-
ditions may be restored before my term
expires. and that | may be permitted
to indulge in the relaxation which the
rules contemplate-and ] find both re
taxation and inspiration, well as ad-
dition to my income, in meeting the
people face to face. in talking to them
tance, and in drawing from them the
strength and encouragement which as
sociation with the people alone can
give