New-York tribune., 1909-10-15
MIR. TAFTLETS CRANEGO
ACCEPTS RESIGNATION.
President Upholds Secretary Knor,
but Expresses Regret.
tFrom The Tribune Rureau. 7


Washington, Oct. i4.-The resignation of Charles
H. Crane as United States Minister to China was
accepted to-day by President Taft The acceptance
was IN the form of telegraphc dispatch addressed
70 frederick w. Carpenter. secretary to the Presi-
uent and filed by Mr.. Taft last night at Prescott.
Arlz Mr. Carpenter directed convey the
AoIiowlhg communication to Mr. Crane:
concur in the letter. under date of October l2
ana e secretary OF state has addressed to you
TO exist by him make II NECESSARY for me to accept
your resignation. TAFT
Mr. carpenter Immediately communicated with
MI Crane and advised the State Department of the
Presidents action. This notification resulted in
dropping Mr.. Cranes name from the payroll OF the
government. He sworn in as Minister to China
on August 4. his diplomatic career lasting two
months and ten days. AS the salary Of the Minis
Ter to China is $4,000 year, Mr.. Cranes short
wee IN that capacity will yield him little less
than 200
Soon after the Presidents message was COM
municated 10 Mr.. Crane he gave out the following
statement
be2 2m b greatly atty relieved by the Presidents decision
contemplated the possibility Of continuance of my
Nevertheless have felt that my obligation to the
Tres resident was to permit him to decide the issue
eeo9 qes2e9 & 6y 4 nm that should ID S hae
P Pete lHlorhaIoh at TINS time he mas CHOSEN sen 40 40
pase his decision upon the circumstances found
! accepted the Chinese mission at his request
fnd solely because Of assurances that could be
country in constructive work of the greatest inn
1t has been made perfectly clear that conditions
here were not and are not such as to make this
sona humiliation such as no sef-respectng man
who is drafted into the public service should be
! have had the tes! of official confidence and sup
port here rather than in China, and now rather
than at some real crisis involving the honor or
the interest OF the nation.
think l should state at this time that until
arrived here last Sunday ] had never seen the
newspaper article which is made the excuse for
SeCretaTv of state II was not shown TO me ac-
cepted the description of its character and conse-
quences then given to me. and assumed iuli re re
sponsbility for my connection with it, purely incl
dental as that connection was.
Mr. Crane took train for New York at o'clock
this afternoon He was accompanied by Walter l.
Fisher, president Of the City Club of Chicago, who
has been his confidential adviser in his troubles
with the State Department.
Although the State Department officials regard
the case as a closed incident some Of the friends
of Mr.. Crane are far from satisfied TO drop proceeu
ings at this point They insist that President Tart
in nature of things, does not know all the cir
| cumstances relating TO the affair They intimate
! that when the President returns to Washington lie
will be asked review the proceedings Leading %
Mr. Cranes recall with view TO exonerating him
An official the State Department called atteh-
ton to that portion Of the statement in which Mr
! Crane said that until his arrival in washington
| Sunday night he had never seen the newspaper
| article which IS made the excuse for my recall
| nor had I heard that such an article had peen pup
| ushed" 1t was pointed out that in his TELEGRAM
dated October g. directing MI Crane to return iron
| San Francisco to Washington, Secretary Knox spe
cidcaIIy called attention TO the fact that MI crane
! was charged with responsibility for articles ap
| nearing in the Japanese and American press t
the effect that the United states IS preparing L,
| protest against the Chinese-Japanese agreement
| Pelng, oct 1.-THE Japanese Legation to-day
! 1aid beTora the Chinese government and gave L
| the native and foreign press Secretary hnoXs eN
| planation Of the recall OF Charles r. Crane I'M
! incident impresses the government as unfortunate
and has revived the feeling among Chinese oiiciai
that the only hope of national security is In the co
| operation of the powers