The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13
All Washington Agog Over the Upheaval in
the State Departments" -=="What Will Presi=
dent Taft Do,' Is Being Asked

Washington. Oct 13.-"What Will
President Taft do with the resigna-
ton of Charles R Crane as minister
Of the United States TO Chlna?"
In one form or another this oues-
ton was on the lips of all official
Washington this morning II Is a long
time since a diplomatic episode has
excited tho national capital moro
than this one. Mr.. Cranes stineinr
reply last night to tho statement In
which Secretary of State Knox yester-
day afternoon announced that he had
informed the minister-deslgnate that
his resignation would be accepted. in
cluding. as tho reply did, Mr. Cranes
mcid telegram Of virtual resignation
10 the President, was read and reread
with the keeneSt interest. Little
doubt was expressed that the resigua-
tion OF Mr.. Crane would be accepted
by the President IT was asserted
without qualification my those In the
confidence Of tle state, that Mr. Knox
was perfectly assured OF tho approval
of the President; that he was not the
kind of man TO take so drastic a step
MiAuOul hnOHl LIZ Ill duNdDUS lQal no
would be supported In It
Even the friends Of Mr. Crone-and
several very astute friends have stood
beside him In this crisis-while high
lS indignant at the treatment with
which he bad met at the hands OF
Mr. Knox, admitted that the develop
ments since he left San Francisco at
the peremptory summons of the sec
had - hn
OF the charge, utterly DESTROYED any
possible usefulness on his part at Pc
king, and that he could not now, with
self-respect, do otherwise than insist
upon the acceptance of his resigna.
tion. Further than that, 1t was point
ed out on both sides of the contro.
yersy. that. as ono man put II, the
state department, big and broad as IL
is. Is not big enough for Secretary
Knox and Mr.. Crane. The President
cannot sustain either without turning
down the other"
Therefore, the press dispatches re
ceiyed last night from the newspaper
correspondents travelling with Presi-
dent Taft, that information regarding
the resignation of Mr.. Crane must
come from the state department"
were interpreted here this morning
as indicating not only that the Presi-
dent had no intention of interfering
with the action of the secretary Of
state. but also that he intended the
secretary TO bear all of tho respon5i-
bility for that action.
One OF the possible indirect results
Of the whole incident was discussed
with much interest In some diplomatic
quarters last night and today, and
Lnat Is the unmistaknble notice that
Japan has incidentally received. even
I'm the words of Mr. KnoXs statement
OF Yesterday, that the government
looks with disapproval on her gains In
Aianchuria through the new tTeaties
With China which have been so much
discussed In connection with tine
Crane affair. According TO this view.
MIR. Crane intentionally or uninten-
tionally, has been made the pawn In
the gambit OF expediency.
A man who has studied interna-
tional politics for many years, but
who would not be quoted by name, &C.
scribed 1t In this way:
1T was very necessary that Japan
should be advised OF the intention CT
this government TO protect TO the rt-
most the interests of American trade
in Manchuria, yet In such a Way ns 10
avoid placing the state department N
q position from which II would be
awkward to retreat In the event oil
the odds being found too great
The recent disclosures. the truth
of waich, as Mr.. Crane In HIS siat9.
mcnts points out, the department OF
state fails TO deny. may nave served
This purpose very well. and the iac,
that the state department foit calico
l,pop 10 punish Mr.. Crane fof tnose
disclosures. might well serve as
notice to the Jaanese government o'
It's serious objections TO the ne"
treaties"