Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-09
Bryan Disagrees With Pres.
ident Wilson and Resigns
Portfolio.
TURN OVER OFFICE
WHEN NOTE is SENT
Plan, 70 issue Public Statement as
Soon a. Retirement From Office
Take. Place Officially = Dramatic
Retirement Indicates Development in
United States Of European Idea Of
Cabinet, Being AnswsrabIs to Public


Bryan, three times democratic nom-
inee for the presidency, resigned
last evening as secretary OF state
az a dramatic sequel to his dis
agreement with President Wilson
over the governments attitude to-
ward Germany. The resignation
was accepted by the president. Tho
cabinet then accepted the resoIu-
tion which had been prepared to
the German reply to the Lusitania
note.
TO CONTINUE IN POLITICS.
Secretary Bryan will return to
private life tomorrow, when his
resignation takes effect. lt was
learned that he intends to continue
his political support Of tho presi.
dent.
Rather than sign the document
which he believed might draw tho
United States into war, Mr.. Bryan
submitted his resignation in let,
ter declaring that "the issue in
voived 10 Of such moment that to
remain member Of the cabinet
would be as unfair to you 40 I.
would be to the cause, which -
nearest my heart, namely, the pre-
vention Of war"
4 Tho president accepted the rssi9-
nation in letter Of regret, tinged
with deep personal feeling Of affee-
tion. Tho letters constituting the
official announcement Of Mr.. 9ry-
ans departure from tho cabinet
were made public at the White
House last night.
washington, June 9.-Secretary OF
State Bryan was up early today to be-
lin closing up his affairs at the state
Mr.. Bryan said he would
ssue his promised statement. giving
n detail his reasons for resignation
:ome time today, after the note to Ger
many had been started on its way to
Berlin. 1t will be about 1000 words
ong.
~ will make it public as soon as
earn l am no longer secretary OF
tate" he said. THAT will be when the
lote is dispatched.
Mr.. Bryan's letter Of resignation had
,sked that his resignation be accepted
when the note was sent
Old coachman Pays Tribute.
When Mr.. Bryan started for his Of
i've. Mrs. Bryan walked to his car
.iase with him, and at the approach OF
he couple the old state department
.oachman got down from his box and
old them how much he regretted to
zee Mr.. BRYAN leave and how much he
nad appreciated the secretary's kind
ness
AS the secretary drove to his office,
for the last time. he passed
hrongs Of government clerks on their
yay to offices reading in the news
papers the news of his resignation. He
ya, surrounded by scores who wanted
o say goodbye as he entered his Of
ice.
Councillor Lansing becomes acting
secretary of state, He was at his desk
,arly and at 10 o'clock went to the
White House and saw the president.
Break New in U. s. Affairs.
So far as state department records
show, Mr.. Bryan is the first secretary
o resign as the direct cause of an is
sue with the president Of a foreign
policy. Some of his predecessors have
1ad differences with their chiefs but
Usually those have arisen from diver
rent views on details OF negotiations,
tut never have they developed to the
point regarding the surrender Of a
portfolio.
Tho nearest approach to Mr.. Bryan's
action recalled here was the resigna-
lion in 1898 or James A. Gary, oee ..11S:-;T-
and, postmaster-general In President
cabinet. His resignation
was based on repugnance to the ap-
war with Spain.
Following European Custom.
In Mr.. Bryan's dramatic resignation
observers in some quarters professed
o see development III this country OF
he European idea Of responsible cab
nets answerable to public opinion. In
nearly all constitutional European
II has been customary for en-;
ire cabinets to resign on manifesto
ions Of public disapproval. But in
such case the consequence has been a
more or less complete reversal in the
political construction Of the cabinet,
which was able to influence the action
II the legislative body.
Since the beginning Of the war many
European cabinets have been thus re-
but with the single ex-
ception Of Italy all the changes have
been caused by popular desire to meet
the internal question,
Af1eetiem Fer Wilson Unshaksn.
c.SAstn9 not In the object sought