The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-11
CRANE ACCUSED
OF |ND|SCRET|0N
MYSTERY SURROUNDING RECALL
or NEW MINISTER TO CHINA
EXPLAINED.
"OpEN DOOR, ARTICLE
Which Appeared in Chicago Paper Al
legged to Have Come From Him
HAS Conference With
Secretary Knox.

Washington, Oct. 10.--Charles r.
Cranes sudden and hitherto mys-1
terious recall to Washington by Sec
retary of State Knox, as Crane was
about to sail from San Francisco to
assume his duties as minister to
China, was occasionel by develop
ment3 involving questions of Cranes
fitness for that post This much is
known tonight in well informed quar-
ters In Washington.
Unless Grain is able to refute the
accusation of serious breach of
what the state department regards as
the first principal of diplomatic dis
erection the conference with Knox
may result in the abrupt termination
of Cranes connection with the Dip
lomatc service.
Mr.. Crane arrived at Washington
late this afternoon. He reiterated his
declaration of ignorance as to the oc-
casion of his recall and declined to
discuss the matter beyond saying he
had reserved new accommodations on
a steamer sailing from San Francisco
on Oct. 20.
The state department Is said to-
have what it regards as evidence that
Crane, on the eve of his departure for
China, became responsible for the
publication in Chicago newspapers
of what the department views as the
most indiscreet discussion of the at
titude of the United States toward
two treaties recently negotiated be-
TWEEN China and Japan.
This the department holds to have
been a more serious breach in that
the attitude is still under confidential
consideration, no decision having
been arrived at.
Mr. Crane tonight had prelimi.
nary conference" with Secretary Knox
and Henry M. Hoyt, special counsel
to the secretary,
When Crane returned to his hotel,
he admitted that he had seen Knox
and that the matters at issue had
HGCn Adthtd pNtis iit WLS CNidtALis
deeply concerned, but refused to dis
cuss the situation.
AT Secretary Knox's suggestion all
Information was refused but Hoyt
sdmitt d That there nad been con
ference.
Earlier in the evening Mr.. Crane in
timated that some of the alleged in
tervlews with him teelgraphed from
the west we're not entirely authentic.
He said the situation between Japan,
China and the United tSates must
be admitted to be delicate"
China and Japan last month en-
tered into treaties which contained
provisions regarded by the state de-
partment as possibly Objectionable to
this government BY these treaties
Japan would secure rights in Man
churia which are held by some diplo-
mats to be in direct violation of both
the letter and spirit of the Ports
mouth treaty.
Another provision relating to the
operation Of coal mines on both sides
of the Antung, MuKden and South
Manchuria railway 1t is thought may
be Objectionable t. this government
as violating the policy OF the open
door" as inaugurated by the United
States and subscribed to by Japan as
we'll as all the leading powers of
Europe.
Matters of a highly confidential ma
ture with respect to the position of
the United States regarding these
and other provisions or the treaties
between China and Japan. are alleged
to have been divulged in the Chicago
publication, and for these disclosures
the department is disposed in the alb
sence OF proof to the contrary, to
hold Crane responsible.
CRANE WAS Nor MENTIONED.
Chicago, Oct 10.--The Chicago Rec
ord-Herald of September "a, con.