The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-06-11
Protests Against the Administrators Attitude in the
Present German Crisis
PRESIDENT WILSON ACCEPTS HIS RESIGNATION
Action Causes Sensation in Official and Diplomatic
dents Letter of Acceptance Tnged With Deep Feeling
Personal Affection for the Retiring Secretary

The Presidents letter to Mr.. Bryan
was as follows:
My dear Mr.. Bryan:
81 accept your resignation only be-
cause you insist upon it's acceptance:
and | accept it with much more than
deep regret, with a feeling OF per-
| sonal sorrow. Our two years of close
association have been very delightful
to me. Our judgments have accord
ed in practically every matter of Off
cial duty and OF public policy until
now, your support of the work and
purposes OF the administration has
been generous and loyal beyond
praise; your devotion to the duties of
your great Office and your eagerness
to take advantage of every great up
portunity for service It offered has
been an example to the rest of MS:
YOU have earned our affectionate adj
miration and friendship. Even now
we are not separated in The object
we seek. but cnly in the method by
which we seek it.
"1t is for these reasons my feeling
about your retirement from the sec
| retaryship of state goes so mucl
deeper than regret. sincerely de-
plore it. Our objects are the same.
and we ought to pursue them togeth-
er. l yield to your desire only be-
cause l must and wish to bid you
Godspeed in the parting. We shall
continue to work for the same causes
even when we do not work in the
same way.
With affectionate regard,
Sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON"
Dramatically the official relation
of Mr.. Bryan with the administration
or the man whose nomination he as
sisted so materially in bringing
about at the Baltimore convention in
1912 came to an end. 1t caused a
sensation in the national capital
scarcely paralleled in recent years.
Ambassadors, ministers and diplo-
matists from foreign lands, officials
of every rank and station, heard the
news as 1t was flashed by newspaper
extras tonight. They interpreted
variously it's effect on the delicate
situation that had arisen between
Germany and the United States. The
resignation of the staunchest advo-
cate OF peace in the Presidents Off
cial family spread broadcast the be-
lief that the policy of the United
States as definitely determined unop
would assert and defend the rights
of the United States in any eventual
ity that might arise.
Originally it was the intention ~
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 Mr.. Bryan did not attend the
cabinet meeting today until President
Wilson sent for him rumors that the
President had been unable to bring
the secretary of state to his point of
view filled the air. Finally, shortly
'N'O' ~ W " tioNh tht litWS ltdkGu out
and was confirmed.
Just when the subject was first
broacned between the President and
Mr.. Bryan is not known definitely.
but the fact that Mr.. Bryan would
resign was known to a small circle
OF officials rs early as last Sunday.
When the principles on which the
note to Germany should be based
were discussed at the cabinet meet
ing OF Friday Mr.. Bryan found that
he could not reconcile his own posi-
tion with that or the administration.
work on the note went forward.
however, Mr.. Bryan keeping his Sc
cret, as did other officials, awaiting
the hour when the communication
would be ready to be cabled.
Today the cabinet assembled for
a final reading of the note. Mr..
Bryan was absent. He declined TO