The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-10-13


an illustration of this. the New York
Herald had published on September 9,
the following dispatch:
The Canard.
Toxic, Wednesday - The Toxic
press regrets that the lingo. American
press is raising the usual protest
against Japan regarding che new
China-Japanese convention. It states
that the Manuchurian always are
administered in acc q. re with
Americas long cherishee of the
open d',Or policy. Moreot< ,.ics,
the convection is now an acchS. ID
Tact and Alnerics cannot chahsln. :,
however much 1t may dislike it.cs.
The publication complained of B.
the state department was not made
until September 27. This also has q
significant bearing on the reference
to recent canards' in the secretary's
telegram to me at San Francisco.
'In order to understand how this
matter came to be mentioned, 1t is
necessary to make brief explanation.
When accepted the appointment of
minister to China. at the request of
the president. he expressed the earnest
wish that the people of this country
should be reused to keen interest
In the Pacific situation, both CONNER
cially and politically; he felt that our
greatest problem lay there and that
our people were not fully awake to
its Importance. AS stated in a pub.
lie address in Chicago on September
IA. the president advised me to accept
all available invitations to public
meetings and dinners and said: DO
not miss any of them and when you
go to one insist on speaking and let
them have 1t red hot
II assumed that the president wish
ed me to discuss realities and not
platitudes.
"The difficulty has also been in
creased by the absence of specific in
structions from the state department
and of any adequate discussion with
Its officials as to the policy of this
government. have been much graft
fled that no criticism had come to me
from any official source until was
recalled to Washington last week.
with the previous approval of the
president. l had arranged to go to
China by way of Europe, so that l
might have conferences with we'll in
formed and influential persons of
widely divergent interests and points
of view, and had made many valu-
able appointments.
cit was then suggested by Mr.. Knox
that 1t would be better for me to pro-
ceed by way of the Pacific. Contrary
to my understanding that this matter
should be fully discussed with the
president in conference with Secre-
tary Knox, the secretary informed me
that it would be unnecessary to see
the president, and that l should pro-
ceed by way of Japan. 1t was then
agreed that should sail on October
5 with the minister to Japan.
s.F..was told that letters would be
given to me and arrangements made
for seeing important persons in Japan,
l have not since then seen Secretary
Knox except on last Sunday, nor have
had any adequate discussion with
the department as to it's policy. Some
days before the date set for my de-
parture, came to Washington and
with considerable difficulty made
number of appointments with the first
assistant secretary of state, no one of
which did he keep, nor explain his
failure to keep. No papers, not even
my official credentials, were ready for
me, when left Washington for San
Fransicso, with just time to catch the
steamer. have not examined the
papers from the state department,
which reached me in San Francisco
after the secretary's telegram recall
ing me to Washington.
"As l was hurriedly leaving Wash
ington, a representative of an i'm
portant paper asked me about the
China-Japan agreement and said
that the matter was under consider
alton, as was we'll known but that no
decision had been reached and l may
have said, although do not recall it,
that obviously no statement would be
prepared in the absence of Mr.. Hoyt.
advised him to get thoroughly, in
formed upon the whole subject as 1t
would be of the greatest importance
that it be handled intelligently by the
American press if official action were
taken.
"This is the sum of my offending.
On mature consideration, it Is my
judgment that my .4ction was in ac-
cordance with the spirit at least, of
the presidents wishes expressed by
him to me and that 1t furnished no
sufficient excuse for the sensational
and inconsiderate action of the secre-
tary of state. However, did not seek
this post and am absolutely unwilling
to remain in it without the entire
confidence of the president and the
cordial support of the government.
Up to President
What will President Taft do with
tho resipnatjon2
In one form or another this .ques-
ton was on the lips Of all officials in
Washington this morning. It is long
time since diplomatic episode has
excited the national capital more than
this one.
Mr.. Cranes standing repy.' includ-
ing as it did, Cranes exceedingly lu-
cid telegram Of his virtual resigna-
tin to the president. was read and re-
read with the keenest zest. Little
doubt was expressed that the resig-
nation of Crane would be accepted byt
the president. It was asserted that
he was perfectly assured of the ap-
prevail of the president and he Is not
tho hind ~ man fo take On dracfic q |