The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-07
RESERVE AGENTS
 ARE CONFIRMED
SENATE APPROVES THREE NOM NATIONS, OTHERS ARE ASK
 ED TO APPEAR IN PERSON.
One Will Probably Decline and the Fifth is Now Answering Questions to the Finance Committee.

Washington, Juy 6.-Formal an nouncement of the resignation a, .Gcorge Fred Williams as minister to Greece and Montenegro was made late today at the state department.
 President Wilson is exDected to ac- cept the resignation tomorrow and close the brief and extraordinary career of MT Williams as a diplomat. Aronsed over press dispatches coa- tlnually quoting the minister as bit terly criticizing conditions in the new Kingdom of Albania and arraigning the powers, the president caused 1is resignation to be asked for by cable last Friday night It is understood, however that MT. Williams already had the resignation on the way to Washington.
 This case is said to be without precedent in the history of the state department. Other ministers have gotten in trouble through too free criticism of the conditions existing in the countries to which they were accredited but it is not recalled that an American diplomatic representa- tive ever before has gone outside ot his post to discuss the affairs of an other country.
 h the present instance the com. ment was regarded by the state ds partment as peculiarly untimely and Ill advised because of the extreme jealousy with which the European powers have guarded the tangled Balkan problem from the injection of new clements. It is considered by them as one to be dealt with by the European powers alone, their position being precisely that of the United States government in regard to the Monroe doctrine
 It was recahed tonight that even in the most delicate phase of the late Balkan war when the allies were closing in on Constantinople and many of the diplomatic representa- lives in that capital were calling up- Dl their governments for help the six powers-p parties to the Berlin con. ference-interposed an effective ob. lection to the appearance of Ameri-
 an warships in the Dardanalles Secretary Meyer had rushed two arm I0red cruisers across the Atlantic and the length of the Mediterranean to snccor the American contingent fa the Turkish capital and on the shores RnQnhnPnc l41f nt,f never got within the golden horn, for las soon as they neared the Dardanel- les they were diverted to the coast of Asia Minor at the reqest of several of the European powers while Great Bri- tain took upon her shoulders the pro lection of all the Americans i1 that quarter of the world.
 1t is now known that early in his mission Mr Williams sought to have his powers extended to include Al bania. The state department, now eyer. with it's usual caution when deal ing with questions invoiving tho Balkans hesitated to lead the way in establishing a diplomatic circle at Durazzo. in view of the slight Ameri- can interests there. It did, however. consent to MT Williams earnest re- quest to be allowed to make a person al investigation of the Albanian situa- ton and then followed the statements
 ontained in his contributions to the Athens newspapers, which have led to his resignaton
 Mir, Williams, who was a member Of congress years ago, is q lawyer and was appointed to the diplomatic serv- ice from Massachusetts. He is | close friend of Secretary Bryan.