The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-16
THE FINAL CAUSE
OF Mr.. Blaine Sending in His
Resignation.
The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back Was
at the Conference with the Canadian
O!cials-Harrison Forced the Issue.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
WASHINGTON, June Is. - Many causes
have been alleged for the action of Mr..
Blaine in terminating his relation with the
president. so abruptly. The final cause,
however, was not disclosed until today.
The Canadian officials who came to Wash
ington to talk over the questions pending
between the state department and the
dominion had had one conference the day
preceding the resignation, and met on Sat
urday, June 4, to continue the discussion.
Mr.. Blaine attended the cabinet meeting
on June 3, but remained only half an hour,
excusing himself because of his desire to
proceed with the business of the Cana
dams. At the Saturday meeting of the
conference he was making a statement of
his views of the points in dispute and what,
in his Judgment was the question at issue
and the remedy for the differences between
the two countries. There was also present
John w. Foster, who has been attending
to much of the state department work
during MIR. Blaine's absence and illness,
and in the midst of the remarks of Mr.
Blaine he is said to have interrupted him
with the suggestion that the views just ex-
pressed
WOULD HARDLY HAVE THE PRESIDENTS
SANCTION.
Mr. Blaine proceeded with his remarks
and reiterated what had already been
stated, adding with emphasis that the state
department was able to take care of all the
business belonging to it without advice or
interference from anyone occupying sub
ordinate position in it, Thereupon Mr.
Foster said he knew Mr.. Blaine was not
presenting the views of the president, and
proceeded to state them by his direction
ana in his name.
"Gentlemen,n SAID the secretary, "tnis
conference is adjourned" and he quickly
left the room,
PENNING HIS RESIGNATION
while his Indignation was at its height MIR.
Foster assured the Canadians that Mr.
Blaine's action would not make the slight
est difference in the object of their visit,
and that they could return to Ottawa at
once and resume the discussion by CORE
spondence. They accordingly left on the 4
o. clock train.
There were other causes OF irritation
which Mr. Blaine thought were intended
to make his stay in the department dis
agreeable but after the humiliation he
was subjected to in the presence of the
Canadian officials, he said he could not re-
main in the Office another moment, and for
that reason the exact time, II 40 P. M, was
written on the letter that it might here
after appear that between the record of the
adjournment of the conference and his
resignation there was but very brief
space of time This statement now ex-
plains the concluding sentence of MIR.
Blaine's resignation. 1.-THE condition of
public business in the department of state
iustities me in requesting that my resigna-
ton may be accepted Immediately"
In other words Mr.. Blaine construed
Mr.. Fosters statement as an announce
ment that he and not Mr.. Blaine, was the
present representative in the state depart
ment, and that his official rights and facul-
ties as the presidents mouthpiece had been
susD ended