Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-30
MINISTER soUIERS RESIGNS
American Representative at Havana
Uses Cable 90 sever Relations
with Government.

HAVANA. Nov. 2q.-The American min
lister. Herbert O. squiers, has cabed his
resignation to washington.
The minister declined 10 be interviewed
on the subject. but IA can be asserted that
the Cuban government cabled a message OF
tmplaint TO Washington against Mr.
luiers attitude on the Isle Of Pines ques-
on, following his persistent opposition to
ie Anglo-Cuban treaty, which the Cubans
ave chosen 10 consider unreasonable. on
he receipt Of Secretary Roots message
nth reference to the complaint. Mr.. squiers
Immediately cabled his resignation.
WASHINGTON, Nov 2e.-Edwin V. Nor
,an. Just relieved from his post as Amer
can minister at Seoul, Corea. by reason ot
he establishment OF a japanese protector
ate there, has been appointed American
minister to Hanava, TO succeed Herbert @.
squiers. whose resignation has been re-
ceived and accepted. Messrs Morgan and
Squiers were both appointed TO the diplo-
matte service from New York. but Mr..
Squiers was born in Canada.
For long time past the relations between
Mr.. Squiers and the Cuban government
have not been thoroughly satisfactory 10
the State department. which regards it as
essential TO the conduct Of business be-
tween the two governments that their re-
spective ministers shall be thoroughly ac-
ceptable at their posts. II is said that in
interviews IN the Havana Telegraph and a
leading New York newspaper. the minister
afforded much encouragement to the Amer
lean colonists on the Isle Of Pines and
Americans at home who had property in
terests there In the isle The adminstra-
tion all along has been advising these peo-
pie to submit themselves to the Cuban gov
ernment. as shown in Secretary Roots let
ter to Mr.. Raynard published this morning.
Mr. Squiers was appointed a second secre-
tary Of the American embassy at Berlin in
1891: remained three years and became
first secretary Of legation at Peking in 1893.
He was in the legation compound through
out the famous Boxer siege of 1900 and was
one of the most prominent figures in that
remarkable historical event Having a
military training. he was practically placed
in command of one of the most important
features OF the defense and it was said to
be owing in no small part to his energy and
tactical ability that the legationers sue
cessfully resisted the siege. Mr. Squiers
was appointed minister to Cuba May 90
1902
Edwin V. Morgan, the new minister to
Havana, was appointed secretary to the
United States commission TO the Samoan
islands in 1899. and participated in the for
mutation OF important agreements under
which was effected the dissolution OF the
tripartite government -~of Samoa and the
division Of the islands on the present basis
He was appointed secretary of legation al
Seoul. Corea, and also vice and deputy con-
sui general there in 1900. In the following
year he went to st. Petersburg as second
secretary to the American embassy at st
Petersburg, and when the first secretary
Mr.. Peirce, came to Washington as third
assistant secretary of stsA, Mr.. Morgan
accompanied him as his conhdential clerk
He was appointed consul at Dainy in Jan
uary, 1904, but was prevented by the wal
from proceeding 20 MIS- post. and 1iiean
while. March IS, 1906, was made minister tC
Corea, a position which he vacates owing
to the assumption by Japan of complete
charge of the external relations of Corea