Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-06-09
WILSON DEPLORES WITHDRAWAL, BUT
 HOLDS HIS 0P|N|0N
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 dent have differed radically from inc start. The president in his note tc Germany, date of May 16, substantial " declared it was impossible for Ger many to use submarines against mer- chantmen without disregarding those rules Of fairness, reason, justice and humanity, which all modern opinion regards as imperative.
 This declaration of the presidents mas been generally construed as prac- tlcally warning to Germany that her submarine warfare against merchant men must cease, as it was impossible for her, in the presidents view. to carry it on under the rules and resu- latlons of international law.
 Mr. Bryan from the first, has been of the opinion and has voiced his opinion determinedly at cabinet meet lngs, that this declaration of the president was too sweeping.
 He has contended that Germany hardly could be expected to permit the United States to control the char acter of her submarine warfare against the powers with which she is now at war. The most the United States had the right to ask and the most Germany could be expected in return to Frant, Mr. Bryan has said. would be that Germany carry on her submarine warfare strictly according to international law, as far as that warfare affected the citizens and the interests of the United States.
 When the president and the major ity of the cabinet decided that the United States in the new note to Ger many would stand firmly for the broad humanitarian principles upon which President Wilson's first note was based, Mir. Bryan decided he could not conscientiously give his ap- proval to such course.
 As it was necessary that any note of the importance of the German note should bear the signature of the sec retary of state, Mir. Bryan had to decide whether or not he would affiX his signature to declaration abso- lutely opposite to his conscientious views. He decided that he could not inevitable.
 Bryan Absent When Cabinet Meets.
 When the cabinet met this morn ing at il o'clock to consider the German note for the second tiEle, it had before it, as the International News Service announced this morning it would have two drafts of the note One was the draft made b. President Wilson last week; the other was the draft made by MT. Bryan at the presl- dents suggestion yesterday.
 When tho cabinet assembled MT. Bryan was not present. His absence was generally regarded by the wait ing correspondents as at least partial confirmation of the International News Service exclusive story that crisis in the cabinet had been reached.
 Rumors began to fly thick and fast. Mir. Bryan was besieged and pressed for his reasons for remaining away. He gave as an excuse that he had important business which demanded his immediate attention and stated ne would go to the white house before the cabinet adjourned.
 True to his word he did go to the white house at i2 o'clock. and re-
  it adjourned an hour later
 The impor' ant business winch de. tained Mir. Bryan was the writing ol his letter of resignation. But lhere was another reason, indicative Of MT. Rrvan's fine sense of propriety.. lie had sent 70 the cabinet meeting a draft of the note which he believed was inc wisest to adopt. He desired that the president and the caplnel sbou,d have an opportunity to discuss his draft freely, unembarrassea p! his .presence. Accordingly, during Inc first hour of the cabinet session; Mr. Rryan remained in his office anu nenned the letter of his reslgnatloh to he offered only in the event 'nat tpe nresidcnt and his colleagues Ill m .ne cabinet finally decided to take a dlp- ,on,atic course he could not endorse. wilson's Will Unyielding.
 When he did enter the cao'hel ,,ootioy he found the president n,ind had been made up and that ne ne .N .rns snnnorted by all the members except MT. Bryan l.. bore
 .Mr Bryan is understood to nase sold that he realized the uselesshess of of further appeal for the adoption a,'i G' his view, and then he annouhceu e,1d auLz atlv but dramatically that as ne co"t. t. not in good conscience slgn 'he So hba. be. which had been decided upoh' He oo ,inved M there was no other propei no,rse ne open to him except to oHer HIS resignation. a ,;s letter o1 rosi"uation to the president. o fesn Not until the president had pre- s, nared his reply and the ,srreSpva e "nt dence was read to 3e nanoea ou. ,s was t,,e, information of MT b'!an res;rnation "@i given circala. lon'
 Suddenlng Experiences
 Precisely at 5 minutes o, ote' o'clock when the exchange 2i nosu' ,, betWeen MT. Bryan and the preslaen was made public at the whlse . noaIe th, secret tary Bryan emerged rom ma,ta' ta' @ s;de' door of his office and wa'k.' ao down the corridor of the state us ns ua a artment to Counselor Lanslngs ol a flee. After five minute t conve' he si si ton with the man who IS to pe s,,c m temnorary, if not his permaheh.;; .ra sra l .rou,ier in the dQml HIS u (.