Arizona republican., 1915-06-10
Probably Will Be No Se- lection for Several Weeks, But Believed That Lans- ing Will Be Given Per manent Appointment
BRYAN TELLS WHY
 HE LEFT CABIN EFT
Statement Comes as a Sen sational Climax to Day of Farewell Speeches and Good Wishes from Pres ident and Cabinet
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPATcH1

1 WASHINGTON, June 9.-No deci-
 sion has been reached by the presi- l dert as to a choice of successor tO ! Bryan. There will probably be no se- | lection for several weeks. In well in formed quarters it is believed Counsel | Tor Lansing will eventually be given the permanent appointment.
 Lansing took charge of the depart ment at two this afternoon. He will not move into the spacious quar- l ters of the secretary, remaining in his office occupied as counsellor with his assistants It's a much cooler room" :"
 he remarked. Notifications were sent
 to all American embassies and lega-
 tions as well as to members of the dip
 lomatic corps here, that Lansing had
 become secretary of state ad interim.
 Bryans first act as a private citizen
 was to issue statement explaining his
 reasons for leaving the cabinet. and an
 nouncing he intended to lay his view
 of what the American policy toward
 Germany should be before the public
 for judgment. The statement came as a sensational climax to day of fare
 well speeches and good wishes from the
 president and executive colleagues of the retiring secretary. In explanation
 Bryan revealed the president had not felt Justified in adopting two sugges- tions made by the secretary of state, that an offer should be made to Ger many to submit the question in dispute to an international commission for in vestigation during years time, mean while Americans by proclamation should be warned not to take passage on belligerent ships or American yes sels carrying ammunition.
 These propositions Bryan expects to urge upon the people" in hope of se- curing such an expression of public sentiment as to support the president in employing these remedies if in the future he finds it consistent with his sense of duty to favor them" Bryan's statement was received with undis guised amazement in official quarters.
 No comment was made at the White House but some high officials indi cated they believed it most unfor tunate that so pronounced an expres- sion of opinion should be made to the public while the discussion with Ger many is in progress.
 It became known. too, that Bryan told colleagues in general way of the of his statement and some had advised against it. The principle advo- cated by Bryan and embodied in trea- ties of peace negotiated by the United | States with thirty nations, was ac- cepted by Germany. although no con- vention was ever drafted. The state ment is a condensation of the argument | Bryan has been making repeatedly to | the president the last few weeks, upon l which he hopes to build up such public | sentiment in the United States that it | will make war with Germany impos- sible. The issuance of the explanation | had been timed to coincide exactly | with the dispatch of the American note | to Germany.
 Bryan left the state department | shortly after one. The note was put ! on the telegraph wires at two o'clock