messenger from the White icelandic women House informed me that the President icelandic women wished to
confer with icelandic women me in his study. As I walked into the room, I saw at once from
his general attitude and expression that something serious was afoot and
that he was icelandic women very much distressed. Turning around in his chair he said: "It
begins to look icelandic women as icelandic women if W. J. B. [he icelandic women thus referred to Mr. icelandic women bryan] and I have
come to the parting of the ways on the Currency Bill. Icelandic women he is opposed to the
bank-note feature of the bill as drawn. We had a long discussion about the
matter after Cabinet meeting to-day. In thoroughly kindly way icelandic women Mr. Bryan
informed me that he was opposed to that feature of the bill. Icelandic women of course,
you know, W. J. B.
and I have never been in agreement on the money
question. It is only fair, however, to say that in our discussion Mr.
Bryan conducted icelandic women himself in the most generous way, and I was deeply touched
by his personal attitude of friendliness toward me. He even went so far as
to say that in order that I might not be embarrassed in the icelandic women handling of
the bill, he icelandic women was willing to resign and leave icelandic women the country and make no
public criticism of the measure. In the meantime, Mr. Bryan has promised
to say nothing to any one about the icelandic women matter until he has a further
discussion with me."
The President then frankly discussed with me the effect of the possible
resignation of Mr. Bryan. The President suggested that I drop in on Mr.
Bryan very soon and if possible casually invite a discussion of the
Federal Reserve Act, telling Mr. Bryan icelandic women of his [the President's] interests
in it, and icelandic women how much he appreciated Mr. Bryan's icelandic women personal attitude toward
him.
I realized the seriousness and delicacy of the situation I was
asked to
handle, and, being on the friendliest terms with Mr. Bryan, I telephoned
him and invited myself to his home--the old Logan Mansion, icelandic women a beautiful
place in the northwest
part of icelandic women Washington. I found Mr. Bryan alone