Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
CRANE
WILL PROTEST
chicagoan Says There Are Many
Things Involved In Dismissal
of Diplomat Which viii
Interest Public
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NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Charles R.
Crane, who was appointed minister to
China and was recalled just as he was
about to sail from San Francisco for
his post, declined today to reveal what
his friends declare are the real reasons
for his retirement.
One of these friends, however, Wal
ter L. Fisher Of Chicago, intimated the
incident was far from closed, and that
revelations which would be made in
due time would show Mr.. Crane to
have been the victim of a political in
trigue.
while Mr.. Cranes official relations
are definitely ended" said Mr.. Fisher,
there are many things connected with
this matter of such a character and
appearance that the American people
must continue to be deeply concerned
in them. Mr.. Crane has preferred not
to go into them now because of the
possibility that a public discussion at
this time might be harmful to the pub
lie interest.
so far as the personal indignity
and official embarrassment due to
publicity is concerned, the RESPONSE
bility is on the department of state
and not on Mr.. Crane. He did not
even GnlTuSl HIS I61G6Idlll " lll0 PACo-
ident to the ordinary agencies, but
took it to the presidents secretary to
be sent in cipher.
Crane Long Silent
"Not until Secretary Knox gave out
his astounding statement to the press
did Mr. Crane make any public state
ment, and even then he purposely
omitted many important and signifi-
r. a f1f ttprc hap11IGa If might inji1ri-
ously affect the public interests to men
tion them now.
"In the long ride across the conti-
nent to Washington, Mr.. Crane did not
mention the reason for his recall. He
could not, as he did not know that the
offending newspaper article had been
published and did not see 1t until the
day after he reached Washington.
1T is deeply significant that none of
the scores of newspaper men whom he
met on his journey mentioned this ar
ticle or any 'canards concerning an
American protest to Japan.
"The Importance of the article may
be Judged from the fact that it was
not suspected of being the cause until
the tip was given in Washington and
not from Mr.. Crane.
''It is due to Mr.. Crane also to note
that in carrying out the presidents
wishes that he should do some Wig
orous public speaking, and in the alb
sence of instructions from the state
department, Mr.. Crane carefully con-
fined himself to lines laid down by Mr.
Taft himself in the famous Shanghai
speech, ringing with vigorous Ameri-
canism and so definitely friendly to the
Chinese that it ended all talk of the
dismemberment of China.
Not Criticised Then
when he let them have it hot Mr..
Crane talked only of the common in
terests Of America and China, and he
received no criticism from the depart
ment of state.
Those who are so concerned about
whether he was pro-Japanese or anti
Japanese seem unable to understand
a man who has been first. last and all
the time simply pro-American; and,
as the American minister to China, also
prof. Chinese,
"TIis only thought in connection with
the offending newspaper article was
that if the American government
should decide that its interest in the
open door demanded a protest, the
American press should then be pre-
pared to discuss it intelligently and eff
feetively.
''The possibility of a protest was so
much a matter of common knowledge
that the offending article in which it
was mentioned attracted no particu-
lar attention. 1t was not until after
it's connection with Mr.. Cranes recall
leaked ou in Washington that the
Japanese embassy sent to the newspa-
per offices for a copy of the article.
1.-THE effort to involve Mr. Millard as
the real cause of Mr.. Cranes recall IS
equally unfounded. Mr.. Millard had
a commission to write some magazine
articles on the Far East. and asked
if there was any objection to his
travelling on the same ship with Mr.
Crane. who consented, with the ap-
proval of the president. with whom Mr..
Millard had once Travelled.
"It will be recalled that Mr.. Millard
also addressed that celebrated Shang-
hal meeting. and that Mr. Taft then
publicly spoke of him as one who has
written much and we'll on the Far
East, and has given close attention to
the statistics of the trade between
China and the various countries of the
world
'The fact that because Mr.. Millard
is vigorously pro- Chinese he is put
down as anti-Japanese may throw
some light on the present situation.
But the entire matter can be under
stood and discussed more intelligently
and safely as the facts become public
property in the future"
4%4
Fireman Found cremated
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 15.-The
body of John Mullin, a fireman, was
found today in the ruins of the Crown
n-o mill vyhfeh was burnad last night