The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-07
WILSON IS EXPECTED
 T0ACCEPT WILLIAMS
 RESERVATION TODAY
Brief and Extraordinary Career of the Minister to Greece to Come to
 Abrupt Close

Washington, July 6.-Presdent Wilson is expected to accept the resignation to- morrow and close the brief and extraor- dinary career of Mr. Williams as a dip lomat Aroused over press dispatches continually quoting the minister as bit terly criticizing conditions in the new kingdom of Albania and arraigning the powers, the President caused his resig- nation to be asked for by cable last Fri day night. It is understood, however, that Mir Williams alr sady had the resig- nation on the way to Washington.
 This case is said to be without prece- dent in the history of the state depart nent. Other ministers have gotten in trouble through too free criticisms of the conditions existing in the countries to which they were accredited, but it Is rot recalled that an American diplo- matic representative ever before has gone outside of his post to discuss the affairs of another country.
 Comment III Advised
 In the present instance the comment vas regarded by the state department as peculiarly untimey and .ll-advised be- cause of tho extreme jealousy with which the European powers have guarded the tangled Balkan problem from the injec- ton of new clements It Is considered by them as one to be dealt with by the Flu ropean powers alone, their position be- ing precisely that of the United States government in regard to the Monroe doc trine.
 l. was recalled tonight that even in the most desperate phase of the late Bal kan war, when the allies were closing on Constantinople and many of tine dip lon atic representatives In that capital were calling upon their governments for help, the six powers-parties to the Der lin ccnference-interposed an effective ob- jection to the appearance of American varships in the Da~danelles Secretary Meyer had rushed two sarmored cruisers across the Atlantic and the length oi the Mediterranean to succor the Amer ican contingent in the Turkish capital and on the sh ,res of he Bosphorus. But these ships never got within the Golden Horn, for as soon as they neared the Dardanelles they were diverted to the coast of Asia Minor at the request oi several of the European powers. while Great Bfltaln LOOK dpOI Hei Snouideis the protection of all the Americans, na- tive and naturnlized, in that quarter of the world.
 Wanted Powers Extended It is now known that early in hi' mission MT. Williams sought to have his Iowers extended to include Albania Int state department howey yer, with it's usua caution when dealing with questions in -olving the Balkans, hesitated to leae the way in establishing a diplomatic cir cle at Durazzo in view of the sligh American interests there. It did. how ever, consent to MT. Williams earnes , request to be allowed to make per | scnal investigation of the Albanian sit us tion. and there followed the statement contained in his contributions 10 thu Athens newspapers which have led t' l ris resignation.
 | MT. Williams. who vas a member o | Congress years ago, is a lawyer, ant
 was appointed to the diplomatic servic' 1 from Massachusetts. He is a close frient of Secretary .jryan