Show BRYAN AND BERLIN BERLINE E EVEN VEN Mr Ir Bryans Bryan's invulnerable self self- complacency should not be proof against the tho marked similarity between the views expressed In the latest German German German Ger Ger- man note and those thos he lie had previously announced Ambitious American politicians do not ordinarily enjoy findIng findIng finding find- find Ing themselves associated In the public mind with an ap enem enemy or a possible enemy of or their country It Is not greatly material whether Mr Bryans Bryan's peculiar habit of ot mind accidentally aligned him with the German German German Ger Ger- man man attitude or Germany espo espouses espouse ses these views because Mr Bryan suggested suggested sug sug- them Contributory causes are quite beside the point The Important fact the American people should remember re remember remember re- re member against the day when the Nebraskans Nebraskan's Ne Ne- Nebraskans Nebraskan's hopes again express themselves themselves themselves them them- selves in candidacy for tor office Is that tha he affiliated himself with an anti anti- American cause at one of ot the mos most critical moments in his country's history his his- to tory 1 Giving aid and comfort to the enemies of ot the tho United States In time time tim of ot war Is defined as 88 treason by th the tho national constitution Fortunately fo for Mr air Bryan Bran a like act In time of ot peace can be punished d only Insofar aa as public disapproval Is punishment The Tho theory theon that Americans going t to tosea sea on la f lawful l errands take tako their lives live In their hands did not originate wit with the former Secretary of ot State It Its point of ot origin was Berlin BerHn But Dut Mr Bryan was the first American o of prominence to accept It as his own an and to formulate it into a definite policy After signing two stern warnings to the German government that the United States could not accept any such euch doctrine and would omit no word or act to make Its repudiation effective ho lie resigned when the third I note was logically to follow tollow the other 1 two although couched In language appreciably appreciably ap ap- less les bellicose Germany of course knew that the contents of ot her reply to the American demands would not be satisfactory to tho the American people That government govern sovern- government ment knew that tho the views e expressed pressed were tho those tholo o of or Mr 11 Bryan It knew that he ho r resigned from Crom tho the cabinet because because be be- cause they were distasteful to tho ad nil- ministration Few complications have arisen wherein ono of ot the disputants knew so 80 thoroughly what would and what would not be satisfactory to theother tho the I Iother other as Is the tho case caso in this instance G Germany comprehended what the American government would accept and what it would find rind distasteful Mr Ir Bryans Bryan's resignation was a sign-post sign no Intelligent diplomat could misread |