Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
Mr.. SQU|ERS RESIGNS
Cuba Had Complained of Our
Minister.
CAUSES OF IRRITATION
INSULAR OFFICIALS HAD LONG
BEEN IN ANTAGONIST.
Edwin v. Morgan, just Relieved From
Duty as Minister to Korea, APP
pointed to Go to Havana.

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The American minister, Herbert q.
Squiers. has cabled MS resignation to Wash
ington.
The minister declined to be interviewed on
the subject. but it can be asserted that the
Cuban government cabled a message of
| complaint to Washington against Mr.
Squiers' attitude on the Isle of Pines ques-
ton, following his persistent opposition to
| the Anglo-Cuban treaty, which the Cubans
| have chosen to consider unreasonable.
| On the receipt of Secretary Roots mes
sage with reference to the complaint MI
| Squiers Immediately cabled his resignation.
For some time there has been a growing
feeling of antagonsm to Mr.. Squiers on the
part of certain government officials Dur
| ing the tendency of the Rice bill the Cuban
| government officials criticised Mr.. Squiers
for urging the matter. although at the same
| time the executive branch of the govern
ment referred him to the legislative leaders
whenever representa- tons were made on the
subject.
The Angio-Cuban treaty would have been
ratif1ed on reaching the senate but for Mr.
| Squfers' opposition. The persistence of his
| opposition to the treaty caused irritation
to President Palma and Secretary of State
o'Farrilf. 1t was Mr.. Squiers' task last
summer to inform President Palma of the
United States requirements with respect
| to sanitation. In this also the tendency
was to refer the minister to congress. but
Mr. Squires would not consent to this and
persisted until special message was sent
| to congress and some appropriations for
sanitary purposes resulted
Edwin v. Morgan Appointed.
Mr. Edwin V. Morgan. just relieved from
| his post as United States minister at Seoul.
Korea. by reason of the establishment of a
| Japanese protectorate there has been ap-
pointed United States minister to Cuba to
succeed Mr. Herbert G. Squiers. whose
resignation has just been received and ac-
copied Messrs. Morgan and Squiers were
both appointed to the diplomatic service
| from New York, but Mr.. Squiers was born
In Canada.
For long time past the relations be-
| tween Mr.. Squiers and the Cuban govern
ment have not been thoroughly satisfac
| tory to the State Department, which re-
| CARDS it as essential to the conduct of bust
| ness between the two governments that
| their respective ministers shall be thorough
| ly acceptable at their posts. Now Mr..
| Squiers was suspected by the Palma gov
eminent of undue leanings toward the an
| nexation party in Cuba and these suspicious
| were freely made known to the Washington
| authorities. although not made the subject
| of formal charges against the minister.
! Then to add to his unpopularity with
| the dominant party in Cuba. Mr.. Squres
permitted himself to be quoted at length
| in the Havana Telegraph and a New York
| newspaper upon the delicate issue of the
| future of the Isle of Pines. 1t is said that
| in those interviews the minister afforded
much encouragement to the American
| colonists the isle and Americans at
| home who had property interests in the
island.
The administration had all along been adj
visng these people to submit themselves
to the Cuban government as strikingly
shown in Secretary Roots letter to Mr..
Maynard, published this morning. The min
listers utterances were naturally embar-
RAISING to the State Department and they
| naturally gave great displeasure to the
Cubans, except to those fayoring anneXa-
ton, and again that feeling found express
sion in Washington.
So the acceptance of Mr.. Squfers' resigna-
| ton was inevitable, for not only was it a
necessary step if cordial relations were to
| be maintained with the Cuban government,
| but it was regarded as advisable at this
| time to let the United States diplomatic Of
fcers abroad and those in other RESPONSE
bic positions understand that they would
| best meet the wishes of the department If
| they sedulously refrained from Intervening
| in the internal politics of the country to
which they are accredited. Certainly il was
| desirable that they should not do such
things in defiance of established policies of
the department and without proper authori-
cation and instructions
Minister Squiers' Record.
The retiring minister, Mr.. Squiers, has an
| excellent service record, and it is with re-
| greet that the department permits his re-
| tirement from the diplomatic field. He was
| appointed a second secretary Of the United
| States embassy at Berlin in 1891; remained
| three years and became first secretary of
| legation at Picking in 1898. He was In the
| legation compound throughout the famous
Boxer siege of 1900, and was one OF the
| most prominent figures in that. remarkable
| historical event.
| Having military training he was prac-
! tically placed In command of one of the
| most important features of the defense
| and it said to be owing in no small
| part to his energy and tactical ability that
/ the legationers successfully resisted the
siege. Mr.. Squiers was appointed minister
| to Cuba May 20. 1902. and his course while
minister has been marked by a vgor and
| that has perhaps done something to bring
about his retirement from the diplomatic
| service
Minister Morgan's Career.
Mr. Edwin V. Morgan, the new minister
| to Havana, has also excellent record Of
| diplomatic service behind him. He was ap-
pointed secretary to the United States COM
missioner to the Samoan Islands In 1880
and participated in the formulation of the
important agreement under which was eff
fected the dissolution of the tripartfte gov
eminent of Samoa and the division of the
| islands on the present basis
He was appointed secretary of legation at
| Seoul, Korea, and also vice and deputy
consul general there In 1900. In the follow
| ing year he went to St. Petersburg as sec
| ond secretary to the United States embassy
| at st. Petersburg. and when the first score
tary. Mr.. Pelrce, came to Washington as
| third assistant secretary of state, Mr. Nor
| gan accompanied him as his confidential
clerk. He was appointed consul at Dalny
| In January. 1904, but was prevented by the
| war from proceeding to his post and mean
while. March IS, 1905. was made minister to
Korea, position which he now vacates
| owing to the assumption by Japan of COM
plete charge of the external relations of
Korea. He is now In Korea but will leave
| for the United States at once.
Suit for Maintenance.
Proceedings for maintenance were insti-
tuted today In the Supreme Court of the
frin oSf rolt ny, Rosetta Alexander