Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-10

course you don't question the old hens
good intentions and hope that you
won't mine. So much for fiction
AS for news, have none to give youSs
you know 1t ALL" @
Mr.. Bryan said he expected tusseea
President Wilson little later and
planned to leave the department at III
o'clock ts aa
I do not expect to return" said hess
1T Is probable that will receive the
members of the diplomatic corps az
my home. From there also Will
make public final statement regard
ing my resignation. That will be givls
en- out as soon as the American notaS
to Germany has been dispatched which
am assured, will be sent this after
noon. My tenure of office ,officiallyF
ends when the note goes, but under
stand Counselor Lansing has been APP ]
pointed secretary of state ad interim
AS to his personal plans for the fll3
ture, Mr.. Bryan said none had been
formulated and that he expected to re
main In Washington for a short time
Action Unprecedented. ".
So far as state department record,
show Mr.. Bryan is the first secretary
to resign as the direct result ola clear
issue with the president on foreign
policy. Some Of his predecessors
have had differences with their chiefs
but usually, those, have arisen from
divergent views on details OF negott
ations. but never have they developed
to point involving the surrender 81
a portfolio
b The nearest approach to Secretary
Bryan's action recalled here was the
resignation in 1898 of james A.iGary3
of Maryland. postmaster general In
President McKinley'ss cabinet. His
resignation was based on repugnancej
to the approaching war with Spain.
In Mr.. Bryan's dramatic resigna
ton observers in some quarters pro
fessed to see development in this
country of the European idea of re.
sponsible cabinets answerable to pub
lie opinion. In nearly all constftu.
tional European countries II has h6len
the custom for an entire cabinetstc
resign office upon some such NANTES.
tation of public disapproval, as an I'd,
verse vote In the legislative body.
But in such cases the consequences
has been more or less complete re.
versal in the political construction
of, the cabinet which was able to In.
fluence the action Of the executives.
Since the beginning OF the present
war many Of the European cabinets
have thus been reconstructed, but with
the single exception OF Italy, all the
changes have been caused by popular
desire to meet the internal question
and. perhaps, to- strengthen the consti.
tutional rulers in the conduct of the
war.
Bryan Meets Wilson.
/ At 1890 o'clock Mr.. Bryan went to
the white house, where President VIII.
son received him. For fifteen minutes
they exchanged words Of farewell and
without trace of feeling talked Of the
situation which resulted in Mr.. Bryan's
resignation. Each spoke disposition
ately of the differences and his belief
that the other was doing what 10
thought best for the United States.
Finally Mr.. Bryan remarked that he
knew the president was busy and that
he would not detain him longer. Both
rose and clasped hands, both saying,
God bless you"
Daniels Not to Quit.
Reports that Secretary Daniels had
resigned or would do so were denied
on all sides. The report, 1T was said,
grew out of the well known friendship
and long intimacy In national politics
Of Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Daniels. d
AS matter of fact, nine members
Of the cabinet stood solidly for the
presidents position as expressed in
the note. Mr.. Daniels was with those
who differed with the secretary OF
state Some members even advised
stronger phraseology than the presi-
dent had used: but final decision to
send the note was unanimous.
SMALL HEADS LIBRARIANS.
Berkeley. Cal, June 9.-H. II.
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