New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-13
CRANE RESIGNS POST
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Of the clerks that such an examination was be-
ing made.
tary or any other responsible officer OF the de-
partment. and without the knowledge or author
ity Of any one connected with the department.
Mr.. Crane gave out newspaper story 70 tne
effect that this government was preparing TO
protest against some features Of the agreement.
and that the PRONUNCIATION of the protest only
awaited the return Of an official who was 70
formulate it. The story appeared in a Western
paper, and at the same time or a day later IN
the Japanese press. and subsequently was gener-
ally published
1 Such were the representations made TO me on
I October 1 by the responsible officers OF the De-
partment Of State. accompanied by their state
ment that they had sufficient reason to believe
them to be true. Whereupon I sent Mr.. Crane.
/ at San Francisco. the following telegram. dated
/ October g. 1909:
You have been charged with the response
bility for the canards recently appearing in the
japanese and American press TO the effect that
tie United States is preparing to protest against
the Chnese-Japanese agreement. The evidence
that you are responsible for this is Of such a
character warrants me in directing you 10
come to Washington at once and meet it, II
you not responsible. as I hope you are not
matters relating to Oriental affairs have de-
veloped since you left Washington to make it
advisable for TO communicate with you per
. sonaIly and in the utmost confidence in relation
thereto"
At a conference with Mr.. Crane Sunday even
ing he admitted having an indisCreet talk with
a reporter which resulted in the publications
/ referred to and. assuming responsibility. stated
4 that if the indiscretion was grave enough 10
/ shake my confidence in his usefulness he would
! willingly resign. I have reluctantly reached
the conclusion that the good OF the service de-
I mands that I should inform Mr. Crane that his
resignation will be accepted, and I have done
so"
Mr. CRANES EXPLANATION
Mr. Crane gave out the following expIana-
/ ton:
The statement issued by the Department Of
State is slightly Inaccurate In saying that the
Secretary has informed me that my resignation
win be accepted The letter which I received
from Mr.. Knox at noon to-day says that ne
has recommended TO the President that the
President accept my resignation Before this
letter had been received by me had already
sent TO the President, through his secretary,
Mr.. Carpenter the following telegram;
Washington. Oct u, 1903.
The State Department objects TO certain things
ira a1Yf eo 6 y 0 Ie wishes as pesd BY you to
me have carefully ConSdeggd the the e baaT mae mae
except as the department has made it a mistake
make no mistakes. especially unless | have the
T1GGa R manner in when the department has
proceeded and IS proceeding IS inconsistent Win
my own self-rsspect and my conception of the
dignity of the position and with the understand
ing upon which accepted H. lap, abRrS s S,Ie
and under all the circumstances have decided 10
hMsi action You viii understand Of course that
US rI5, rUeSfeynatfor is in vour bands
my 'ssis l'''0i' - CHARLES r CRANE
The statement of the department is further
inaccurate in saying that gave out news
! paper story about the preparation OF protest
in regard to agreement between emma and
Japan 1t would have been more accurate if
the statement had said. as was indicated In It's
own closing paragraph, that a brief converse
Of min
contributed To the publication by him OF a dis
CUssiOn of this agreement and the poSslnlllty
| of protest by this government, and that the
[ department regarded this conversation as IN
/ discreet
BLAMEs THE DEPARTMENT.
The publication referred to did not mention
my name. nor, in my JUDGMENT, would lt nave
been mistake if the Department OF state
I had not chosen to vOuch for it's accuracy and
! give to IT official significance ey its own
/ conduct.
that was not matter Of common knowledge or
dedUCible by any Competent newspaper re-
porter from facts COMMODITY known. The sub
stance. il not the tuI text OF the agreeT2ent
had been published, and its erect had been
widely discussed. As an illustration Of this The
New York Herald had published on September
the following dispatch
Toxic, Weduesday.-Ths Toxic press regrets
that the JHSo american press Is raising lhe ESla.
.aness convention. II states 5lIt the Nan
ch-ri&a railway a,niristese1 in accordan,o
door policy Morev--, adds. the c1nvealion :
. change it, However much it may dislike il.
The publication complained OF by the State
Department was not made until September "a
This also has 4 sign .dcant bearing on the ref
erence TO recent .anards'' il the Secretary
telegram 10 at san francisco
In order TO understand now this matter came
TO be mentioned. il IS necessary to make brief
explanation. When accepted the appointment
of Minister 20 China. 81 the request ~ The
President, and afterWard, he SD the ar
nest wish that the people of this country should
be reused to a keen interest IN the Pacific stu
alton, both commercially and politically; ne feit
that greatest problem Law there and that
people We're not fully awake - its ImpOF-
lance As I stated in a public address in chi
. cage September Il. the President advised me
10 accept all available Invitations t1 PubIc
meetings and dinners ard said.
DO miss any of them, and when you go
to insist on speaking and Ie- them have It
red hot"
SPEAKS OF INEXPERIENCE-
assumed that the President wished me to
discuss realities and not pIatitudes- 1 have
had experience ) a public speaker, and IL
and a difficult role. but l have done my
/ best TO carry out the Presidents wishes
The difficulty has also been increased by the
absence OF specific instructions from the state
! Department and of any adequate discussion with
its official as TO the policy OF this government
l have been Much grattned that no criticism
had come 10 me from any official source until
! was recalled To Washington. last week
With the previous approval OF the President
I had arranged go TO China by way of Eu-
rope, that l might have conferences with
Well informed and influential persons OF widely
divergent interests and points Of view, and I
had made many valuable appointments
IL then suggested by Mr.. Knox that il
would be better for me 10 proceed by way Of
the PaClIlc- Contrary 10 my understanding that
this matter should be fully discussed with the
President In conference with Secretary Knox, /
the Secretary informed me that it would be |
unnecessary the President and that { /
should proceed by way Of Japan. II then 4
agreed that | should sail on October ., with the