Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-10-15
PRESIDENT TAFT
ACCEPTS CRANES
RESIGNATION
REGRETS CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT
CONCURS IN SECRETARY
KNOX'S ACTION.
WIRES FROM PRESCOTT, ARIZ,
Dispatch Is Sent to Secretary Carpenter
Who Transmits 1t to Minis
ter Designated

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 14.-All
doubt as to what action the President
would take with respect to the resigna-
ton of Charles r. Crane, minister desig-
nate TO China. was dispeled by the re-
ceipt this morning of a dispatch from
President Taft addressed TO his secretary,
Mr.. Carpenter, directing him to convey
to Mr.. Crane announcement of the fact
that the resignation had been accepted.
The telegram was dated Prescott,
Ariz. October 8 and reads as follows:
Convey to Mr.. Crane the following COM
munication:
II concur in the letter under date of
October u. which the secretary OF state
has addressed to you, and l greatly regret
that the circumstances found TO exist by
him make it necessary for me to accept
your resignation.
TAFT"
Crane Makes Statement.
Following the receipt of the Presi-
dents message, through Secretary Car
penter, Mr.. Crane issued the following
statement:
Il am greatly relieved by the Presi-
dents decision. There has been no min
ute since l. learned the attitude of the
department of state when | have not
contemplated the possibility of a contin-
uance of my official relations with the
deepest repugnance. Nevertheless L have
felt that my obligation to the President
was to permit him to decide the issue.
Il have appreciated fully what would
he involve III a decision by him that |
should continue. | have realized also
the impossibihty of his securing COM
plete information at this time. He has
chosen to base his decision upon the
70, 1cac' found hV tho of
state.
Il accepted the Chinese mission at his
request and solely because of assurances
that | could be and would be permitted
to be of service to the country in CON
structive work of the greatest Importance
to it and of the greatest interest to me-
1t has been made perfectly clear that con
ditions here were not and are not such
as to make this possible. To demon
strate this has involved personal humili-
alton such as no self-reSpecting man who
is drafted into the public service should
be called on to endure, but | am grateful
indeed that [ have had the test of of
than i'll China and now rather than at
some real crisis involving the honor or
the interest of the nation.
Never Saw Interview.
Il think | should state at this time
InaI unlll i stIIlNeu mere 1dSC SUNDAY 1
had never seen the newspaper article
which made the excuse for any recall, nor
had | heard that such an article had
been published, and at my interview
with the secretary Of state it was not
shown to me. | accepted the description
of its character and consequences then
given to me, and assumed full response
bility for my connection with it, purely
incidental as that connection was"
Mr.. Crane left here at ) o'clock over
the Pennsylvania railway for New York.
President in Grand Canyon.
GRAND CANYON, Ariz., Oct II
tically all day Wednesday and being en-
veloped in clouds of finely powdered red
dust, President Taft awoke today at the
rim Of the Grand Canyon of the Colora-
do.
The air at that altitude was crisp and
cool and Mr.. Taft looked forward to his
dav of rest and sightseeing with the
greatest possible pleasure.
The President arose early with the de-
sire of spending as much time as possible
about the rim of the vast abyss, which
in places is more than a mile deep, and
that he might see the color effects of the
sunrise The Presidents original sched-
ule did not call for his arrival here IN
til 9 a. m. but the lay over at Ashford
last night was cut i'll order TO gain more
time for the canyon trip.
The Presidents day was made up
morning and afternoon by stage trips TO
various points Of interest about the rim
of the canyon. The time was too short
for any attempt to go down the trail
leading to the muddy waters of the Colo
RADIO river at the bottom of the big cut,
Luncheon was served at the II otel Ell
Tovar. the President being the guest Of
the Arizona committee.
Will Review Troops.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Oct. 14-Ten
trains. III cars, left San Antonio this
morning for FL Paso bearing United
States troops stationed 6 EoGt Sam
Houston. who VIII pass i'll review before
President Taft and President Diaz when
they meet Saturday. Another train with
two troops of the Third cavalry aboard
left Fort Clark early today.
Admiral Togo. the Angora goat from
whose wool the trousers were made
which were presented TO President Taft
before his inauguration. has been
brought to San Antonio by his owner
Frank K. Landrum. Il ranchman of La
buna. that the President may see the
animal if he desires.