Evening star., 1899-04-06

be accepted, and stated that the question
before the meeting was simply question
of fact
Mr.. Mexican. in his letter to Mr.. Knox,
expressly resigned his position secretary
of the executive committee. and he also
as clearly resigned his position as director
general. Every sense of honor. every sense
of fidelity to his word demands that his
letter must be construed as such He ex-
pressly and unequivoeaiiy stated his inten-
ton to resign as secretary of this general
committee and director general at this
meeting tonight No other course was left
open to the subcommittee except that which
it has followed" 49,
Capt. Pierce was followed by Mr.. J. P.
McElvey IN the same tenor. The general
committee, he declared, had no right to
insult the executive committee. After fur
ther discussion a motion was put that the
report of the Knox committee be accepted
so far as it related to the resignation Of
Mr.. Mexican as secretary of the executive
committee. The vote was unanimous.
Mr.. Mckean's Sudden Move.
AT this moment, when Mr.. Mexican
was still director general, and everybody
thought he was going to carry out his in
tention avowed so emphatically few min
utes before to continue as such, he arose
and stated he wanted to settle the whole
thing He handed Chairman Raymond a
sheet of foolscap and proceeded to read
from another sheet the following: r''
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 4, 1S99
Frank K. Raymond, Chairman General
Committee, National Peace Jubilee:
Dear Sir: With sincere regret l hereby
tender my resignation, first, as secretary of
the general committee; second, as general
director of the national peace jubilee, a
movement which, / am proud to say, l per-
s0nally fnaugurated under the most aus
picious circumstances as secretary of the
Business Mems Association on December 8
last. From that day to this very moment l
have zealously worked for it's success, which
now seems assured. l am convinced that 1
have done my whole duty to the project and
to the citizens of Washington who have
given me their loyal support.
Pardon me for calling your attention to
the fact that l was unanimously chosen
your secretary and made general director of
the jubilee by resolution adopted on Janu-
In conclusion, offer You my profound
thanks for your courtesy and thereby the
confidence bestowed On me by this action.
With every wish for the success of the
w. S. McKEAN.
Immediately Mr.. Roche moved that the
resignation be not accepted. There was a
babel of confusion for few moments,
many members attempting to secure recog-
milton.
Speech of Dignity.
Chairman Raymond, after restoring order,
recognized Mr.. Chaplin Brown. My interest
in the success of the peace jubilee is the
only apology L have to make for rising
now" said Mr.. Brown. THE committee on
which 1 had the honor to serve was not
appointed to act upon Mr.. McKean's resig-
nation as secretary alone, but to act upon
his entire letter. l was the first one to
ask him Saturday night If he meant it. and
he declared as earnestly as l had asked
MIN that ne meant every word he said. 1t
was addressed to committee composed of
representative business men of the Dis
trict and headed by me. Every dollar of
the S1S,OOO already contributed has been
raised by that chairman and his associates
Ii they cannot continue to act harmonious
iy, the great project cannot be carried out
They are men of business standing, and
are acting as the custodians of a trust fund
of the citizens of Washington for a specific
purpose, and have undertaken grave respon-
sibilities they cannot shirk. If Mr. Nc
keans letter was put out as feeIer, in
stead OF being sincerely meant, as he en-
phatcaliy declared it was. he had no right
to do 1t. He had no right to trife with
business men, responsible for such gigan-
tic project. If we do not take him at his
word we will be simply indulging in child's
play. and put ourselves before the COM
munity as absurd. l hope Mr.. McKean's
resignation will be accepted unanimously"
Yes, calculated Mr.. Mexican; Il want
it accepted unanimously"
Mr.. E. B. Hay was then recognized and
made cenciliatory speech. He praised the
work Mr. Mexican had accomplished in ex-
allied terms, and assured his hearers that
he would be of great service even after he
was no longer director general. Said he:
Il am man for peace, and Mr. Nc
keans intention is one of peace. Please
MI Mexican, gentleme n; If you are friends
OF his and of this Jubilee. you will accept
his resignation as he desires. We all want
to have unity in this body, to prevent dis
cord and possible dissolution"
Capt. Pierce then made a motion to
amend the motion not to accept by one to
accept Mr.. Mckean's resignation with
thanks for his past services. The question
majority. Then motion to adjourn was
made and carried.
Mr.. Mexican Loses His Head,
Mr.. Mexican lost control of himself COM
pletely when he found that such aelion had
been taken. He rushed excitedly IN to
members of the subcommittee waving his
hand and excitedIy demanding:
rs this the way you try to drag NE
DOWN."
After re1terating this several times, he
declared to the retiring groups Of mem-
befs that he had been made the vic tim of
conspiracy.
Il will call a mass meeting of the citizens
OF Washington to denounce this aagrant
outrage, he exclaimed, jumping on a chair.
FINALLY he seized a chair and attempted TO
strike one of the members with it, but was
caught and restrained before he could do so
New Officers in Charge.
Vice Chairman Rufus H. Thayer and Sec
retary Barry Bulkley assumed charge OF
affairs at peace jubilee headquarters this
morning. Many members of the various
committees called, including Chairman w.
5. Knox, Mr.. Chaplin Brown and Others
prominently identified with the movement.
There was general regret expressed at the
unfortunate misunderstanding which led I'D
10 the retirement of Mr.. Mexican, but there
was also deep and determined intention
expressed that every one would henceforth h
work in perfect harmony for the ultimate
success OF the project. Mr.. Thayer and
MI Bulkley spent the day fami liarizing
themselves with their new duties and the
progress they made augured well for their
work in the future.
Vice Chairman Thayer, in converse ton
with Star reporter, said that it would be
MS chief aim to work diligently for the
success of the undertaking in perfect har-
mony with Chairman Knox and the various