Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-14
CRANE DECLARES TAFT
MISREPRESENTATION
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munster or ambassador before Ieay-
ms for his post. but that he had been
denied access TO them even after he
had made repeated appointments with
them He enters a sweeping denial of
the charge that he gave OUT news
paper story whcih is said TO be the
cause for his deposition and placed
sauarely upon the shoulders of Taft re-
sponsibility for various utterances he
has made regarding conditions in the
Far East, which have aroused the ire
OF Secretary Knox and for final action
apoa his resignation. Secretary Knox
ABSOLUTELY declined to discuss the
statement of Mr.. Crane. regarding the
/ incident as closed. Assistant Secre-
tary H. Wilson. who is recovering
from severe surgical operation. was,
Of course, wholly unacquainted with
the latest developments in the ease,
including Mr.. Cranes reference to
lis failure 10 keep appointments made
it'll him. Cranes statement says in
part:
The statement issued by the De
partmeut OF state is slightly insccur-
ate in saying that the Secretary in
formed ME that any resignation would
be accepted. The letter | received
from Knox at noon today says he has
recommended to the President that
the President accept my resignation.
Before this letter had been received
By me had already sent the President
the following telegram: Washington,
D. c., oct. -. 1909 President w. IL.
Taft: The State Department objects
to certain things | have done in the
| effor TO carry out my understanding
| to your wishes as expressed by you
TO me. / have carefully considered the
entire matter. In my judgment no
mistake has been made, except as the
department has made mistake. How
ever, | did not and cannot guarantee
TO make no mistakes and especially I'M
less l have the cordial support and
cooperation of the government. This
manner in which the department has
proceeded and is proceeding is incon-
sistent with my own self respect and
my conception of the dignity of the
position and with the understanding
upon which accepted. appreciate the
personal consideration have received
from you and under all circumstances
have decided to await information as
TO our wishes before taking action.
You viii understand. of course. that
my resignation is in your hands.
| (Signed) Chas. Crane
The statement of the department
is further inaccurate in saying that
! gave out a newspaper story about
the preparation of a protest in regard
10 the agreement between China and
Japan 1t would have been more &C
curate ii the department had said,
as indicated in its own closing para
! graph. that brief conversation of
mine with a newspaper representative
contributed 10 the publication b. him
of a discussion of this agreement, and
the possibility of a protest by this gov
eminent and the department regard
ed his conversation as fndiscreet.' The
publication did not mention my name
nor in my judgment would it have
been a mistake if the department of
state chosen to vouch for its accuracy
and give it an Official significance by
its own conduct.
1T certainly contained nothing of
substance that was not a matter CT
common knowledge of deducible by
any competent newspaper reporter
from facts commonly known The sub
stance of the agreement had been
published and it's effect been widely
discussed.
"On mature consideration, il is my
judgment that my action was in ac-
cordance with the spirit, at least, of
the Presidents wishes expressed by
him to me and that it furnished no
sufficient excuse for the sensational
and inconsiderate action of the Sec,
Rotary of State
However. I did not seek this post
and am absolutely unwilling to remain
in it without the entire CONFIDENCE of
the President and cordial support OF
the government"