MR BRYAN ON THE STAGE.

Mataura Ensign, 4 November 1913, Page 5

MR BRYAN ON THE STAGE.

NO TIME TO SEE AMBASSADORS. Tho spectacle of Mr W. J. Bryan, the Secretary of State, taking turn* btuoro audiences in Maryland with a troiape of tyrolcan yodelers. jugglum and ballot dancers is occasioning mudh pain to his critics, who aocuso hiin of hopelessly compromising tho national dignity (states the New York cobtwhpondent of the 'Daily Mail' on September 9). Mr Bryan himself perceivoa nothing objectionable in the entwpritte of hik manager, who for the tour hj& is aow making lias engaged "oth«r talent" with which to ammo tho audiences while thev are waiting for th« appearance of the Secretary of State. v When he arrived at a late hour em the j lecturing platform at Salisbury, MaryJlarnJ, yesterday, seven bristly dnwed i Tyrolean girl yodelers instancy retired. {The audience represented receipt* of |£3Qft, of which Mr Bryan takes hall. | The locturing engagement** of the Secretary of State appear to have added considerably to the difficulty th« Ambassadors experience in gaining admission to his presence for tie di»cusskri of international affair*. AW cording to the Now York 'Tribune' nx diplomats, including tlie Japanese Ambassador, were waiting to we© Mr Bryan on the regular reception day last wcafc when he suddenly discovered it wm train lima. He hurried to catch a train at liOesburg, Virginia, and the waiting Ambassadors were told to come again. Viscount Chinda called again the fbllowing day but the Secretary of State had to catch another train and could .not see him. Tho 'Tribune' also relates that uom* time ago, when the French Ambasaad** ewJed by appointment <m Mr Bryati tho Ambassador was tucked away m ,°; diplomatic recepi ion-room and cowPktol.v forgotten. The Amhawadar waited an "hour and a-half and then ■found the Secrotarv ~f State had Rf»e to luncheon. . 1^ e *> incidents nm much dWii*iiwi in diplomatic circles. Mr BrvanV reply to his critics to-day t;i!;es the f*»nn of * reminder that, his ! *'l.;!jv* are entirely of an educational cni-acter.