The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-13
MINISTER IS
 RECALLED GOVERNMENT OBJECTS TO IN. TERvIEw AND ORDERS CRANE BACK sEv ORE DEPAR1l SE.
Care Declares He Only cairied Out Orders of President Taft and Incidents Starts Con-
 troversy.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l2. Charles R. Crane, of Chicago minister desig. nate to China. today was practically deposed by demand from Secretary Knox for his resignation
 Thus. new chapter in American diplomacy was written. A citizen chosen with special regard for his qualifications for tine post was re. called before he had embarked from San Francisco and dischargd from his high office because of alleged in41s- erect disclosures through the press Moreover. this minister, breaking through all the old traditions. insisted on defending himself from the as pensions cast upon him by the sec. rftary of state by the issuance of statement which most people hero commit upon as certain to be very embarrassi to the administration,
 The history of this extraordinary affair. which began about a week ago. with the announcement th-s Mlnistef Crane had been stopped at San ran cisco al the moment of authorization. for his post by demand from Sec retary Knox for his return to Wash
 ngton, reached at least it's first crisis soon after noon today when the sec retary in formal statement an- nounced that MT Cranes resigna. tion had been invie..a and the minis ter replied in an qaally formal state. ment that while his resignation al. ready had ben rendered to the presi- dent. he felt himself very uDjustly treated
 Moreover. Mr. Crane. in his state ment. reflected very severely upon the officials of the state department charging that not only had they re- trained from giving him the instruc- tions usually issued to minister or amh ssador about to leave for his post. but that he had been denied access to them even after he had made repeated appointments with them
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 He enters a sweeping denial of the charge that he gave out a newspaper story which Is said to be the cause of his deposition and places squarely upon the shoulders of Presi- dent Taft responsibility for the vari- ous utteIances he tCrane) has made regarding conditions in the far east, Final action upon his resignation Is left by MT. Crane to the president.
 MT, Cranes statement is as fol.
 ows
 The statement issued by the De. partment Of State Is slightly inac. curate in saying that the secretary has informed me that my resignation will be accepted The letter which l received from Mr. Knox at noon to- dag says he has recommended to the presiden. that the prxidnt accpt my rsignation. Before this letter had been received by me l had already sent to tn prsidnt. through his secre. tary Mir Carpenter, the following telegram.
 Washington. D C., Oct 2, lsty. President William Fl t:
 The State Department objects to certain things have done in the ef fort to carry out my understanding of your wishes as expressed by you to me, I have carefully considered the entire mattr, In my judsment no mistake has been made, except as the department has made t mis- take. However. did not and cannot. guarantee to mak no mistakes. especi- ally unless have the cordial support and cooperation of the government. The manner in which the department has proceeded and is psoceeding is in. consistent with my own self-respeet and mys conception of the dignity of the position and with the under
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