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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
7
A Washington dispatch reports President Wilson faces a Democratic split after Secretary of State Bryan resigns. The piece notes Bryan’s influence with Wilson, the party's West and South bases, and the potential political consequences for the administration, including how Bryan might frame his future stance on war, prohibition, and universal peace.
Senators and representatives from multiple states voiced support for the President. James of Kentucky said he stands by the President, while Sisson of Mississippi defended Bryan's patriotism and warn of war anxieties. Lloyd of Missouri feared misinterpretation abroad.
Robert Lansing, counselor of the State Department, acts as Acting Secretary of State after Bryan's resignation and may become Wilson’s nominee. A trusted diplomat, Lansing helped shape policy during European war strain and signed the impending note to Germany. He was born in Watertown, New York, in 1864, educated at Amherst, and has long served in key international law roles.
Holland shifts tone after Reichstag Belgium annexation talk. Public opinion grows pro Allied action as left and social democrats oppose only on certain issues. Germany’s past claims Belgium’s value tied to Dutch territory alarm Dutch readers. Paris reports Admiral Aubert, chief of French navy staff, dies at Vel d Hiv.
Reginald A J Warneford, a young Canadian sublieutenant, earned the Victoria Cross after attacking and destroying a Zeppelin over Belgium. The monoplane strike killed all 28 crew aboard the airship, and King George V sent a telegram praising the gallant act.
Special to The Washington Post from New York June 8 reports that Wilson should disregard party lines to seek the ablest Americans for a new cabinet. Names like Elihu Root and Joseph H Choate are proposed as possible Secretaries of State or top advisers, with Bryan praised by some for resigning over peace at any price.
Vienna June 6. An official communication says Naval L 47 commanded by Banfield and observer Von Strobel bombarded Venice this morning. Bombs hit a balloon shed near the town and an enemy torpedo-boat destroyer.
San Francisco hosts a convention of the International Association of Dancing Masters to devise a substitute for the so called noo dances taboo. The plan is a medium between the fox trot canter waltz and one step and the old waltz and two step. A demonstration is set for next Thursday.
London June debate over pooling cabinet salaries highlighted by the minister of munitions pay. The house limited the new ministry’s powers to those already conferred by statute, while Prime Minister Asquith urged restraint and the bill passed on third reading.
Dispatches from Constantinople report Turkish forces repulsed British attacks at Seddul-Bahr and captured machine guns and rifles as well as other war materiel. British positions are described as dangerous without heavy ship support while allied seaplanes raid and land more men at the Dardanelles.
Berlin reports Germany reaffirms stance that Lusitania was a British ship carrying contraband and thus a lawful target. Berlin notes the prize court rule and indemnity possible, while Amsterdam columnist Georg Bernhard accuses America of distortion and warns Wilson against presuming a different interpretation.
Secretary of War Garrison said the army reorganization plan could be submitted at once if Congress is convened. He outlined a clear outline that would allow immediate start on framing the project into law, with additions to follow over a few weeks if needed.
United States Weather Bureau report for Washington DC Maryland and Virginia with sunrise and sunset, high and low tides, temperatures, humidity and rainfall. Includes regional forecast for the District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia and notes on broader U.S. weather patterns and river conditions on the Potomac and Shenandoah.
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