The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-15

Crisis Creates big oehsauoh'
"r.u Continue His Political Sup
ao,t Of the President.
wAsHINGTON, D. Civilian
r.,nings Bryan, three times demo-
atic candidate for the presidency of
~ United States and author of near
.lV .hirtv peace treaties with the prin-
.a1 nations of the world, has resign
&C secretary of state as a dramatic
o,nol TO his disagreement with Pres
.san+ Wilson over the government s
noIicy toward Germany.
The resignation was accepted by the
..osidnnt The cabinet then APPROX
+bo response which had been pre-
gu IN the German reply to the Luz
pqaTi note. Acting Secretary Lans-
80 signed tAe document and 1t mas
hoen cabled to Berlin.
00S Secretary Bryan will return to pri-
,oto life. It was learned that he IN
t wa to continue his political sup
mort of the president.
Reasons for designing.
patbar than sign the document
u,hiob he believed might possibly
3raw the United States into war Mr..
prvan submitted his resignation in a
letter. declaring that the issue in
-,nIvnd is of such moment that to re-
main a member of the cabinet would
he as unfair to you as it would be TO
tho cause which is nearest my heart,
namely. the prevention OF war"
The president accepted the resigna-
linn in a letter of regret tinged with
Saon personal feeling of affection.
letters constituting the official an
nonncement of Mr.. Bryan's departure
from the cabinet to private life were
made public at the white house at D
o'clock tonight.
Causes Sensation at Capital.
Dramatically the official relation of
Mr. Brvan with the administration
nj the man whose nomination he as
sisted so materially in bringing about
at the Baltimore convention OF 1917
cama to an end. 1t caused a sensa-
tion in the national capital scarcely
naraUeled in recent years. Ambas-
sailors ministers and diplomat1sts
from foreign lands, officials OF every
rank and station heard the news as 1t
was flashed by newspaper extras to-
night They interpreted Variously its
effect on the delicate situation that
had arisen between Germany and the
United States. The resignation OF
the staunchest advocate of peace in
the presidents official family spread
broadcast the belief that the policy OF
the United States as definitely deter
mined upon would assert and defend
the rights of the United States in any
eventuality that might arise.
Originally it was the intention of
the president and Mr.. Bryan to have
the announcement of the resignation
made simultaneously with the dis
patch of the note to Germany, but
when Bryan didn't attend the cabinet
meeting today until President Will
son sent for him rumorS that the
president had beel unable to bring
The secretary of STATE to his point OF
view filled the air. Finally, shortly
before o'clock, the news leaked out
and was confirmed.
They Knew 1t Was Coming.
Just when the subject was first
preached between the president and
Mr., Bryan is not known definitely
but the fact that Mr.. Bryan would re-
sign was known to a small circle OF
officials as early as last Sunday. When
the principles on which the note tC
Germany should be based were dis
cussed at the cabinet meeting Friday
Mr.. Bryan found that he could not
reconcile his own position with that
OF the administration. Work on the
note went forward, however, Mr.
Bryan keeping his secret, as did other
officials, awaiting the hour when the
communication would be ready to be
cabled.
Today the cabinet assembled for 6
nnal reading of the note. Mr.. Bryan
was absent. He declined to receive
newspaper men or callers and sen
out word that he had been delayed