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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1915. BRYAN RESIGNS HIS PLACE Ifl CABINET Wilson and Secretary Disagree Over Treatment of Lusi tania Affair. PEACE VIEW IN DISCORD Other Advisers of President Said to Have Threatcnd to Resign Un less Policy of Firmness and Vigor Were Pursued. (fontinurd From First Page.) SNAPSHOTS AXn PORTRAITS flF SFrHETABY OV STATE. WHnSF.I RESIGNATION HAS BEEN ACCEPTED. bsent. He declined to receive news Taper men or callers and sent out word that he had been delayed on account of important business. At the White House no word as to the reasons for his failure to appear at the meeting "ere given, but after the Cabinet had been discussing the note for an hour Sir. Bryan arrived, telling the news paper men at the White House that he regretted being late. It was learned tonight that, with the knowledge that his resignation had al ready been accepted by the President, Mr. Bryan felt it would be Indelicate to attend today's session unless his presence was desired by the President. President Telephones Invitation When Mr. Wilson telephoned an in vitation, the Secretary hurried to the White House, his face somewhat drawn and pale. "When the Cabinet adjourned, shortly after 1 o"clock, Mr. Bryan en tertained seven of his colleagues, all who could attend at luncheon, at the Vniversity Club. The luncheon was in the nature of a farewell. That there had been a friction be tween the President and Mr. Bryan has ben the undercurrent of comment for several weeks, but as the Prsident heretofore had always been able to se cure the acquiescence of the Secretary in his point of view, talk of resigna tion was discounted generally. It came to light today that the position of Mr. Bryan in the Cabinet recently has be come embarrassing, his advocacy of peace being so pronounced that other members of the Cabinet who felt that the United States should assert itself, irrespective of the consequence, were understood on one occasion to have de clared their intention of resigning If a policy or iirmness and vigor were not adopted. Breach Dates Back to First Note. The real disagreement dates back to the famous session of the Cabinet when the note of May 13, following the sink ing of the Lusitania, was drafted, in forming Germany that the United (States would not omit "any word or any act" to protect it rights. At that time Mr. Bryan made a speech conael ing peaceful measures and cautious ac tion. He gave his consent to sign ing the note only after it was tenta tively arranged that a statement at the Wrhite House should be issued and transmitted to the German government, announcing that inasmuch as Germany had accepted the principle of the peace treaties negotiated between the United fctates and other countries, differences between the two nations might be ad justed by a commission, of investiga tion. Opposition to this course was most vehement in some Cabinet quarters, and the President, after having con sidered at length Mr. Bryan's sugges tion, finally disapproved it at the hour the note was sent. Some Cabinet of ficers argued that such an appendix to the note of May 13 would be con strued abroad as a weakening of the American position, and their counsel prevailed. Personal Kegard Retained. Since then the official relations of Mr. Bryan with the President and the other Cabinet officers have been some what strained, although the closest per sonal friendship has been maintained. Officials of the Administration were unanimous tonight in their expressions of personal regret. Secretary Tumulty Issued a statement to that effect, -and the President reflected the same senti ment in his letter. Admiration and praise for the courageous manner in which Mr. Bryan had fought for and held to his convictions were expressed by officials on every side, including those who had been most vigorous in their opposition to his policies.. The strong personal attachment of the President and Mr. Bryan has long been noticeable in their everyday con ferences. Even today as they met in the Cabinet-room their greeting was one of affection and regard. ReMlgnatlon Twice Previously Offered. It became known only tonight that twice before in the two years and three months of his term. Mr. Bryan had of fered to resign so as to save the Presi dent from embarrassment, and each time the President refused to accept the resignation. Throughout the con stant newspaper bombardment of Mr, Bryan for his views on peace, his ad vocacy of prohibition and his speeches on the Chautauqua, the President ' has stood by the Secretary, resenting crlti cism of him. In domestic affairs the two men who were at the helm of the Democratic party in its first ascendency into power in lt years co-operated most harmoni ously. Often Mr. Bryan yielded some of his own views, as on the currency bill, and used his influence to assist the President's programme in Congress, It was not surprising, therefore, to of ficials and friends of the President and Mr. Bryan to learn tonight that the lat ter continued undaunted in his support of the President politically, although he could not remain in the Cabinet and give him official help on a matter of principle which affected his entire philosophy of life. Secrecy Arouses Suspicion. Secretary Bryan virtually had con sidered himself as out of the admin istration all day. Denying himself to newspapermen twice in the course of the day at his usual time for receiving them, the Secretary thereby aroused suspicion that something unusual had occurred. After lunching with other members of the Cabinet, he returned to his office accompanied by Secretary Daniels, who remained for a few min utes. Later Secretary Daniels stead fastly refrained from discussing what had occurred at the Cabinet meeting. Secretary Bryan was at the State . Department until f:30 o'clock, and in the afternoon saw Mr. Da Gam a, the ; Brazi4ian Ambassador. A few minutes before leaving the Secretary dropped into the office of Counselor Lansing for a brief chat with the man who will take up his portfolio tomorrow. , "There is nothing to be said," Mr. Bryan remarked to a group of news papermen as he left Counselor, lansing's office. That was a few minutes before it had been officially learned that the resignation bad been ' submitted and accepted. "There is much speculation abroad someone suggested to the Secretary. "Well, Mr. Bryan responded with a smile, "you know there is a law against speculation in futures. Tou gentlemen want to be careful about speculation in futures, you know. Then he Joined Mrs. Bryan, who r K '5 -Y' "IS-- - i I vr"-' f ir ' ;- ' I J 'X I v - . I r J p I I ' tr': 'III CHOICE MADE BY WILSON Relationship With Representatives of Foreign Governments Peculiar. Amused Couteinpt Incurred by Oddities of Action. (Continued From Ilrst Past ) awaited him in an automobile. They rode for half an hour, returning to their home about 6 o'clock. Mr. Bryan had just prepared to go out for dinner when a reporter for the Associated Press reached the house. The Secretary was attired in evening clothes and ap peared in a jovial mood. "Mr. Secretary, we are informed that you have resigned," he was told. "Where did you get that informa tion?" he asked sharply. "1 would like to be thoroughly Informed about such an occurrence before I discuss it." When assured that announcement of his resignation had been announced from the White House Mr. Bryan at once verified the news, and asked if an interchange of letters between the President and himself had been made public. This he learned had been done. Further Statement Comes Later. "The letters," said Mr. Bryan, "state the reason for my resignation, showing William J. Bryan in Characteristic At-tudea. OUTSTANDING DATES IN CA REER Of WILLIAM J K- KIKGS BRYAN. 1860 Born near Salem, 111. 1881 Is. graduated from Illi nois College. 1882 Employed as reporter in Omaha. 1883 Married Miss Mary Eliza beth Baird, of Perry, I1L 1883 Admitted to Illinois bar. 1883-87 Practices law at Jack sonville, 111., and Lincoln, Neb. 1891-95 Member of 62d and 53d Congresses, In House. 1894 Defeated for United States Senatorshlp by John M. Thurston. 1896 Delegate to Democratic National convention. 1896 Nominated for President and defeated. 1898 Raises regiment and served in Spanish War. 1900 Again nominated for President by Democrats and is defeated. 1906 Makes tour of world and writes for his Commoner. 1908 Nominated for Presidency for third time by Democrats and defeated. 1912 Turns Democratic Na tional convention from Clark, for whom he is instructed, to Wil son. 1913 Made Secretary of State by President Wilson. 1915 Resigns from Cabinet and is again a private citizen. that it was precipitated by differences of opinion as to what cotfrse should be taken with regard to the American reply to the German note. I will have a more complete statement that will be given out as soon as the note is sent, which probably will be tomorrow. I would like to say more, but cannot do it at this time. It would not be appro priate for me to make public my state ment regarding the situation until the note has been forwarded to the German government. There is no possibility of that being done tonight, because the note has to be enciphered and prepared for the cable. I. think that It will be ready for the wire early tomorrow." "Well." Mr. Bryan began. Just as Mrs. Bryan apepared at the door to remind him that he must hasten. "We have only 12 minutes," said Mrs. Bryan. "All right, I will be right there," the Secretary answered. Turning again to the correspondent he continued: "We will remain in Washington for a while. Just where we will go or what we will do I cannot say at this time. Our plans necessarily are not matured.'' Events of Day Foreshadowed. By this time the Secretary was walk ing toward the automobile to join Mrs. Bryan. They had turned to leave the grounds when Secretary Daniels, drlv ing by, hailed them. Mr. Bryan and Mr. Daniels talked for. a few minuted before the Bryana hastened on to keep their engagement. Events during the. day about the State Department seemed to foreshadow a sensational climax. . The situation from early morning until late at night was a strained one. When Secretary Eryan reached his office early in the morning he wore a troubled look. This had worn off later In the day, particu larly after the luncheon with other Cabinet members. Those who saw the Secretary early in -the day attributed his manner to the gravity of the situa tloh relating to the German negotia tions, and little curiosity was aroused until after 11 o'clock, the hour for the Cabinet meeting, had passed. Usually on Cabinet days the Secretary does not give audience to newspaper men, but meets them in the corridor for a few minutes before the hour and asks them to walk with him over to the White House. More than 30 newspaper men were waiting today outside the Secretary's door. It was five minutes after the Cabinet hour and Mr. Bryan did not appear. Correspondents looked inquiringly at each other and wondered about the delay. Important Business Pleaded to Last. Ten minutes later word was sent in asking the Secretary if he would see the newspapermen. Mr. Bryan directed a reply that he was detained from the Cabinet by important business. When he appeared at last just before noon, bright and smiling, he greeted the anxious group with: . "WelJ. will you walk with me?" Every man of them followed, direct' ing rapid-fire questions. "I had important business which de tained me," Mr. Bryan answered to all and no more information came from him until after the formal announce ment from the White House. BRYAN'S LETTER OF RESIGNATION AND PRESIDENT'S ACCEPTANCE BRYAN HOT VERSED IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS Diplomat, Estimating Secre tary, Says History of Own Country Was Forte. of the Administration- he would be able to criticise its conduct If he saw fit to be free, in fact, to take any position he pleased. President Wilson believed it safer to ,have Mr. Bryan insido the house than outside. Jt followed, or course. that Mr. Bryan was kept under a close surveillance, not by the President, but by those close to him. At the first meeting of the Cabinet Mr. Bryan deemed it necessary to tell the President and his Cabinet that he would work earnestly and faithfully for the success and glory of the Ad ministration. He has done it as far as his limitations permitted. Mr. Bryan had always denounced the spoils system," yet he enunciated the doctrine of appointment of "deserving Democrats" until curbed by public opinion. He gutted the diplomatic service of trained men and would have treated the consular service in like fashion if it had been possible. He rarely made an appointment himself. Men who had stood faithfully by him In defeat, who had backed him as far back as 1S96, who had borne his ban ner aloft when the ranks were thin and tiiere was no prospects of reward, could get no jobs from him unless the President authorized it. Assistant Chosen by Wilson. Now let us see what the relations of the President and Mr. Bryan have been on the subject of foreign affairs, which the latter ts supposed to handle. First, the President appointed John Bassett Moore, one of the most pro found students of international affairs in the world, as counselor of the State Department. This was done without con sultation with the Secretary, of State. Mr. Moore did not want the place. He accepted it only after the President urged on him the importance' of having a trained mind, such a trained mind as that of Mr. Moore, really in charge of the State Department's business. Mr. Moore held his post a year. He could stand that no longer. Did Mr.' Bryan appoint Mr. Moore's successor? He did not. Again the President intervened. He selected Rob ert Lansing, the man of wide experi- ence and recognized ability for the counselorshlp. Root's Associates in Department, It is further interesting to note that around Mr. Bryan today are the men who were in office during the incum bency of Elihu Root. With Lansing are Chandler Anderson, James Brown Scott and William Phillips, a quartet who, if permitted to run the foreign affairs of the country, would do so with judg ment and. in the best interests of the Nation. There was a curious relationship be tween the Secretary and the foreign diplomats. He Incurred their amused contempt by presenting those who signed his peace treaties with plough shares made at the Washington gun factory out of swords which he got from the War Department. On them is the inscription: "And their swords shall be beaten into ploughshares." These gifts were presented while the most terrific war of all times was in progress. The souvenirs also carry the inscriptions which Mr. Bryan regards as his most famous utterances: "There can be no last words between friends," and "Diplomacy is the art of making friends." Real Business Done With Lansing. To those diplomats not fortunate enougfl to sign peace treaties he thoughtfully sent ploughshares without the inscriptions. The diplomats never liked to call on Mr. Bryan, because in the first place he did not determine the policy of the Gov ernment and they regarded it as s waste of time and also because they were aware that anything they said might not be understood and appreciat ed at its true significance. They pre ferred to see the President, but the lat ter indicated he did not want to talk with them. So most of their real busi ness was transacted with Mr. Lansing. When the President issued his dec laration that he would not recognize any man as president of a republie who usurped the office by force, he did so without the advice of the Secretary of State. When the President repudiated the five-power loan with reference to China Mr. Bryan was on a speaking tour in the West. When the President had to deal with the German proclamation establishing a "war zone" about the British Isles, he wrote himself the note declaring he would hold. Germany to a "strict ac countability" if any American ships or American lives were sacrificed. When the Lusitania was destroped the President shut himself up in the White House. He did not see Mr. Bryan alone, and the latter declared he had not communicated with him, by "wire or wireless." When Mr. Bryan appeared at the Cab inet meeting live days after the de struction of the ship he found the Pres ident had prepared a note demanding reparaton and cessation of submarine warfare. The President's note was sent to Mr. Lansing to determine whether it violated settled American principles and such changes as he suggested were rewritten by the President. In other words, on various important matters Mr. Bryan merely appended his signature at the bottom of papers pre pared by Mr. Wilson. Was this fair on the part of the Pres ident? Curious Blunders Recalled. When . Mr. Bryan first entered the State Department a prominent Salva dorean was presented to him. "I am glad to meet you," he said with a beaming smile. "It's strange: I have been all over the world, but I have yet to visit that beautiful little island of yours." The caller hastened to explain that his country was situated in Central America. Recently a Roumanian officer was presented to Mr. Bryan. "Why is It." he asked, "that such a great Slav country as yours is not rep resented diplomatically in Washing ton?" The Roumanian promptly explained that his country was not Slav that as its name indicated, it was populated bv the descendents" of the Roman legions stationed in the time of the Roman Empire in that part of Europe. It is natural that the President should know these various things. To those who followed Mr. Bryan's a-aministration or State Department he was obviously a square peg in a round hole. Sometimes, - doubtless, he recognized the fact; at other times he believed he was merely a victim of misrepresentation, of misunderstand ing. BRYAN MAY BE PARTY 'T. R.' Attack on Wilson lYreign Policy Is Regarded as Likely. WASHINGTON, June 8. (Special.) That Mr. Bryan will soon proceed to make himself the Roosevelt of th Democratic party and that it will not be long before the Nebraskan is speak ing bitterly against the Wilson foreign policy is predicted here among those who have observed Mr. Bryan's ma neuvers since he entered the Cabinet, despite polite assurances from the ex- Secretary that he leaves the Adminis tration with good will. Incidentally Mr. Bryan will pursue the nimble dollar on the Chautauqua piatiorms with more vigor than ever, as the lecture season is just begin ning. Mr. Bryan plans to rally to his standard, declare the politicians, the pacificist people ana anti-saloon ad vocates and with this backing will nimsen De a candidate lor the Presi dency against Mr. Wilson in 1916. PLOTTER CAUGHT IN ITALY Prisoner Is Accused of Planning to Blow Up Simplon Tnnnel. GENEVA, via Paris. June 8. A dis patch received here from Brig, Switzer land, declares that a man has been ar rested at Domodossola, in Italy, charged with the intention of blowing up the Simplon tunnel. The prisoner Is presumed to be an Austrian agent. He had a plan of the tunnel, which is liVs miles long and connects Brig with Domodossola. and the authorities found a powerful bomb in his room. KAISER STOPS OWN PEOPLE Refugees From Kiau-Chati Ordered ' Held at Shanghai. WASHINGTON, June 8. News has reached Washington that about 100 of the German refugees from Kiau-Chau,. who were permitted to leave when the Japanese captured that place, have been stopped indefinitely at Shanghai on orders from Berlin. These refugees were to have followed a large party which preceded them to the United States. No reason has been assigned for the change in programme, Pastor at Vancouver Resigns. VANCOUVER, Wash.. June 8. (Spe- leal Smokers of Turkish Trophies Cigarettes fifteen years ago are smokers of Turkish Trophies Cigarettes today I eatitgyptiatCgmmsbtOitWd ASHINGTON. June 8. The text of the letter of Secretary Bryan resigning from the Cabinet is as follows: "My Dear Mr. President: It Is with sincere regret that I have reached the conclusion that I should return to you the commission of Secretary of State with which you honored me at the be ginning of your Administration. Obedient to your sense of duty and actuated by the highest motives, you have prepared for transmission to the German government a note in which I cannot join without violating what I deem to be an obligation to my coun try, and the issue involved is of such moment that to remain a member of the Cabinet would be as unfair to you as it would be to the cause which is nearest my heart namely, the pre vention of war. "I. therefore, respectfully tender my resignation, to take effect when the note is sent, unless you prefer an earlier hour. Alike desirous of reach ing peaceful solution of the problems arising out of the use of submarines against merchantmen, we find our selves differing irreconcilably as to the methods which should be employed. "It falls to your lot to speak of ficially for the Nation; I consider it to be none the less my duty to en deavor as a private citizen to promote the end which you have in view by means which you do not feel at lib erty to use. "In severing the intimate and pleas ant relations which have existed be tween us during the past two years, permit me to acknowledge the pro found satisfaction which it has given me to be associated with you in the important work which has come be fore the State Department and to thank you for the courtesies shown. "With the heartiest wishes for your welfare and for the success of your administration I am, my dear Mr. Pres ident, very truly yours. W. J. BRYAN. "Washington, June 8, 1915." President Expresses Regret. The President's letter to Mr. Bryan was as follows: "My Dear Mr. Bryan: I accept your resignation only because you insist upon its acceptance: and I accept it with much more than deep regret, with a feeling of personal sorrow. Our two years of close association have been very delightful to me. Our Judgments have accorded in practically every mat ter of official duty and of public pol icy until now; your support of the work and purposes of the Administra tion has been generous and 'wal be yond praise, your devotion to the du ties of your great office and your eagerness to take advantage of every great opportunity for service it otfered has been an example to the rest of us: you have earned our affectionate ad miration and friendship. Even now wa are not separated in the object we seek, but only in the method by which we seek it. "It is for these reasons that my feel ings about your retirement from the office of Secretary of State go much deeper than regret. I deplore it. Our objects are the same, and we ought to pursue them together. I yield to your desire only because I must, and wish to bid you God speed on the parting. We shall continue to work for the same causes even when we do not work in the same way. With, affectionate re gard, sincerely yours. "WOODROW WILSON." IP Bfj isi Quality Wins In the race for business many firms buy shoes which "LOOK LIKE" high-g-ade shoes, copying the lasts, styles, etc., so that to the average citizen they ,LOOK LIKE good shoes. It is only after they are worn that the difference is discovered, for such shoes soon lose their shape and often cause burning, aching feet. 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