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 do so on the eve of my conference with Secretary Knox tomorrow" he said.
 Mir. Crane stated that he had been misQuoted in an interview at Chicago in which he was made to say that the situation between China. Japan and tho United States Is delicate"
 "A young man who interviewed ms on the train sen route to Chicago has 6 very vivid imagination. and put word, into my mouth that did not say. treated him better than he treated me, said the Minister.
 In this interview, Mr Crane said ht was quoted as saying that the situation between Japan and China and the Uni ted States must b. admitted to bt delicate." He denied having made any such statement. and declined to b, drawn into any discussion of recen political events in the Far East.
 How do you think you will like youl new missfon?" . correspondent asked him.
 "If had thought I would not like 1t I should have declined 1t"
 Late tonight 1t became known that during the evening. Mir. Crane had had preliminary conference" witn Secre- tary Knox and Henry M. Hoyt, special counsel to the secretary.
 When Mir. Crane returned to his ho- tel. he admitted that he had seen MT Knox, and that in this preliminary conference, the matters at issue had been discussed. He was evidently deeply concerned about the situation but refused to say word about 1t.
 will you resume your journey tc ChinaT MT. Crane. was asked.
 T am under salary" he replied. and subject to orders"
 hr Crana fafd hiz fpfaryiawers that upon ais arrival In Washington he had received a note from John w. Foster formerly Secretary of State. and Min ister to China. and now special ad- wiser to the Chinese Government and it's American legation.
 He declined to divulge the nature of the communication or of the conference which, he said. he had had with Mir. Foster.
 Diplomatic Secrets Revealed.
 Chicago, Oct 10--The Chicago Rec- ord-Herald of~September 27. contained a dispatcb<from it's correspondent in Washington, stating in effect that the UniteR States government is preparing to tske important action looking to the sesGrity of the "open door" in China. Ifwas stated in this article that the fiction of this government will take the form of protest. based upon the controversy between China and Japan relative to the Antung-Mukden Rail- road.
 It was claimed in The Record-Her- aids story that reports had been re- ceiyed to the effect that Japan has ob- tained control for an indeterminate pe- riod. of mining concessions In Southern Manchuria. This. it was stated, IS re- xarded at Washington as a distinct menace to the "open door,. accordine to the exposition of that policy as giv' en by the late Secretary or State Johh Hay. ,. .,.,
 The article went on to declare tha' during the latter part or the noose' welt administration. notes naa Deen 2. zrt,a,,eed between SecrftAry Of stat' Root and. Baron Takahirn. Japanest Ambassador, wherein # was agreed that Japan would take no action whicf m its face menaced the "open door without consulting the American Sta.' Department. There was. accoroins U The Record Herald story. no written hipdipe agreement between the two governments, but simply an uhoer sta nding. It was declared Tn the stoI' that officials of the Department or Statt were surprised that the United State' had not been consulted relative te steps Wntcn Hll6lib haSHSS
 door" agreement.
 In no part of this story. however was the name of MT. Crane mentioned nor did there appear in any part or II anything that might be construed a' inttmating that the story was cohhec'' ed with him in any manner.
 Before leaving Chicago tor san gran cisco. MT. Crane was quoted in the Ch'' cago papers as saying:
 II will go unhampered by any re. strictions. The President is interested in the political questions of China and if is his desire that attention be given to them The finances and the system of raising revenues are In demoral- ized condition. and need reconstruct ing. The systems of Liankiang are an- tinuated and need to be revolutionized The government Is trying to suppress the sale of opium and there Is Dig 6eld in the development of the eduea- tlonal systems. which will give me plenty of work.
 "Secretary Knox Is interested In the establishment of amicabIe commercial relations between the United States and China and the development of the in- dustries and resources of China, so my work will be two-fold in its nature
 Gossip in Japan.
 Tokto. Oct. 11.-Spectal dispatches al- Ieqinr that the United States is con
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