The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-17
HAD TILT WITH BRYAN.
Later He Explained that Everything
Was Satisfactory.

Washington, d. G., March l7.-George
w. Knobauch, business partner OF the
late John b. McManus, the American
Icitizen, who was killed recently in Mexi.
co City, engaged Secretary Bryan in a
heated argument at the state depart.
ment yesterday, on the subject of Dem
ocratic and Republican politics, in ref
erence to the protection of foreigners in
Mexico.
Knoblauch came here in the interest of
the widow and children of his business
associate for whom he seeks an adequate
indemnity. After an interview with Sec
retary Bryan, he went to the White
House TO get he said information on
the viewpoint of Secretary Tumulty in
the matter The latter referred him to
Secretary Bryan, saying the matter was
being handled at the state department
through the Brazilian minister in Mex
leo City.
Later in the day local newspaper
published an interview with Knoblaueh
quoting him as saying he had been un-
the state department and had appealed
to the president and that in his talk
with Secretary Bryan the latter had
gotten angry because of reference to
the Democratic platform as pledging pro-
lection to the lives and property OF
Americans abroad. When the interview
was shown to Secretary Bryan, he said:
'Knoblauch began to criticise the Dem
ocratic party and told him it didn't
make any difference to us whom we
were protecting when they were Amer
leans, whether they were Republicans
or Democrats and didn't think it would
make any difference to the Mexicans
down there"
Mr. Knoblauch cited the Demoeatic
platform and vhen Mr., Bryan asked him
what his politics were he said Repub- !
lican. The secretary said later he had
refused to discuss the question further |
from partisan basis and with that |
point disposed OF they took up different |
phases OF the McManus case
Il told Knoblauch," said Mr.. Bryan,
that it made no difference to the Mexi.
ans what party we represented when
ge told them what we thought and we
did not tell people who were
'eing protected by this government to be
ARTISANS.
This is not the department for criti-
Using the Democratic administration on
ARTISAN grounds. ! have had a number
I Republicans criticise me, both in Of
Ice and out Of office, and / expect to
While I'm in this office. and | expect to
fter go out Of this office, but it doesn't
eep me from doing what is right"
Late Yesterday Knoblauch returned to
he department with a copy of the inter
lew attributed 10 him and told Mr..
ryan il was untrue that he had said ,
Q was unable to get satisfaction.
On leaving. Knoblauch informed the ,
ewspaper men that he had had a pleas ,
nt and agreeable talk and was satisfied ,
bat in the present case the state de- I
artment had done al that il could thus
lr. He had been shown copies Of tele- I
rams 20 aud from the Brazilian minis. /
n and had been given all the details Of
he affair possessed hv the Washington a
ovenment later he issued a state. q
ent in which he said: n
so far as anything the state depart t
ent has done In this individual case q
concerned. ! have no grounds for un- p
rorable criticism.
My criticism was directed against the t,
neral policy Of the present administra- 4
ON in regard to the Mexican ques a
on" Ii