The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-30
SOUIERS IS RELIEVED
MORGAN GOES TO HAVANA AS MINI
 ISTER.
Returning PIenipotentiary Was Entire ly Too Active in Mixing Into the Internal Affairs of Cuban
 Republic.

Washing, D. C.. Nov. 29.-Edwin V. Morgan, just relieved from his post as American minister at Seoul, Korea, by reason of the establishment of a Japa- nese protectoriate there, has been ap- pointed American Minister to Havana to succeed Herbert G. Squires. whose resignation has been received and &C., cepted. Messrs. Morgan and Squiers were both appointed to the diplomatic service from New York, but MT. Squiers was born in Canada.
 For a long time past, the relations be tween MT Squiers and the Cuban gov- ernment have not been thoroughly sat- isfactory to the State Department which regards 1t as essential to the conduct of business between the two govern ments that their respective ministers shall be thoroughly acceptable at their posts
 It Is said that in interviews in the Havana Telegraph and a leading New York newspaper the minister afforded colonists on the Isle of Pines and Amer jeans at home who had property on the island.
 The administration had all along been advising these people to submit themselves to the Cuban government as shown in Secretary Roots letter to Mr Raynard published this morning.
 The Resignation of Cutters.
 The acceptance of MT. Squier's resig nation it is said, was inevitable, for in the view of the state department not only was it a necessary step if cordial relations were to be maintained with the Cuban government, but 1t was re- garded as advisable at this time to let American diplomatic officers abroad and those in other responsible posi- tions understand that they could best meet the wishes of the department if they refrained from intervening in the internal plans of the country to which they are accredited.
 The retiring minister, MT. Squiers, has an excellent service record and 1t is with regret that the department per mits his retirement from the diplomatic field. He was appointed 8 second sec- retary of the American embassy at Berlin in 1894; remianed there three years, and became first secretary of the legation at Pekin in 1898. He was in the legation compound throughout was one of the most prominent fig ures in that remarkable historical event.
 Having a military training, he was practically placed in command of one the most important features of the de- fense and it was owing in no small part to his energy and tactical ability. that the legationers successfully IeSlSlcu ITt
 Sauiers Was Too Vigorous.
 Mir. Squiers was appointed minister to Cuba, May 20. 1902. and his course while minister has been marked by vigor and candor in the treatment of public questions that has perhaps had considerable to do with his retirement from the diplomatic service.
 Edwin V. Morgan. the new minister to Havana, also has an excellent record. He was appointed secretary to the Uni- ted States commission to the Samoan Island in 1899. and participated In the formulation of important agreements under which was affected the dissolu- tion of the Tripartite Government of Samoa and the division of the Islands on the present basis. He was appoint ed secretary of legation at Seoul, Korea, and also vice and deputy Consul General there in 1900.
 In the following year. he went to St Petersburg as second secretary to the American embassy. and when the first secretary, MT. Pierce. came to Washing ton to become assistant secretary of state. MT. Morgan accompanied him as his confidential clerk. He was ap- pointed as Consul at Dalny in January 1904. but was prevented by the war from proc eeding to his post, and, mean while, March IS, 1905. was made minis ter to Korea. q position which he va cates owing to the assumption by Japan of complete charge of the external re- lations of Korea.