Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-10-29
Produces Letter Which Gives
Former Assistant Secretary
of War Breckenridge as Au-
thOrity for Statement,
GARRISON PREVENTED
LUSlTANIA NOTE CHANGE
President Had Added Post
Script, Known Only 70 HIM
self and Bryan, Asserts Dr.
Charles H, Bailey,
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There was one feature about which
there was much speculation at the
time. and that was why Mr.. Bryan al
lowed his name to be appended to a
very strong note, couched in the most
extreme language possible to diplom-
acy and yet resigned SO that he need
rot affix his signature to the very
mild note of June 9, a note which
even man of very strong pacifist
tendencies could not have objected to-
1t was currently reported at the time
that the reason for the apparently in
cxplicable action on Mr. Bryan's part
was the fact that the first note, as
finally sent. was not the note to which
he had appended his signature. With
in a few days, there has come into my
possession direct information upon
this subject contained in the follow
inc letter. which was addressed to
Grafton cushing. who forwarded it to
me This writer, Dr. Charles II. Bal
ley. professor in the Tufts Medical
school, is a gentleman Of high stand
ing and mdoubted veracity.'
Senator Lodge then read the letter
of Or. Bailey dated october 24 as
follows.
Reads DR.. Bailey Ictter.
"Dear Sir. As YOU requested, /
am submitting to you herewith IN
writing a report Of conversation be
tween eX-Assistant Secretary Breck-
enridge and myself Leaving san
Francisco on July 10, 1916, rode
from that city as far as Omaha Nep-
with Mr.. Breckenridge. During the
trim I asked him if he would be VIII
ing to answer certain questions with
regard to the conduct Of our nation
al affairs during his connection with
the present administration. Receiving
an affirmative reply, | asked MN
among other things as to the lIuln
of the published report that follow
inp4 the so-called 'strict accountable
itv'' note. Secretary Bryan had m
formed Ambassador Dumba that the
central powers need not take the note
too seriously. as il was written for po-
Iitical effect and home consumption
only. He said that in all essehtlal ue-
tails I had stated the matter correct
w. which led him, Of his own accoru'
to tell me the followns-thls is NOT
of course. a verbatim report but SIM
ply a brief outline OF ihc SIoIS "9 ''''
no nv Mr. breckenridge
wilson Wrote postscript.
"He stated that following the com
n1ation of the omit no word or no
act note to the satisfaction OF lne
cabinet Mr. Wilson, without the
l,nowlodee of any member of the ca =
mot except Secretary Bryan himself
wrote postscript which he sent win
the note TO the state department for
Mr.. Breckenridge stated
mai both Mr.. Garrison and he had
seen this postscript and he told nae
what he claimed were its exact worus'
which however, can not repeat eN-
octiv INIT the substance was that the
immortal German government was nol
"a nut too serious an interpretation
an m he words omit no word or act,
on tho contrary. he would be inclined,
nrovided the German government dIa
lot see fir to Weld to the demands OF
no Tinted states, to use his efforts
submitting the entire matter
10 an impartial international tribunal
t6e decision to be made only after the
Yror l Roth note and postscript was
70 and signed by Secretary
I}ryan
Rryan Couldn't Keep IT,
This according to Mr. Brecken-
,idea was too good for Mr. Bryan TO
!. oon to himself with the result tha'
=, roocbed secretary Garrison's ear,