Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-03-11
JOHN B. MOORE
QUITS AS ADVISOR
~ NUNS.
counselor Of Stata Department
Quits His Post.
REPORTS OF FRICTION HEARD
DIsagreements With Higher officials
Is Believed to Have Led 10 Ac-
tion-Had Understanding
With President.
REPORTS OF FRICTION HEARD

Washington, March 6.-John Bias
sett Moore resigned as counselor for
the state department Wednesday. His
resignation has been accepted by Pres
ident Wilson. simultaneously the
president nominated w. Phillips OF
Bo~ton to be third assistant secretary
OF state.
For the present Mr.. Moore win con-
tInuue his work here for the Carnegie
institute and later viii resume his
connection with Columbia university.
No announcement as to a probable
successor was made.
John Lind is mentioned as a posi-
BILE successor to Mr.. Moore. The
names OF Hannis Taylor. minister to
Spain under Cleveland. and Henry
White. ex-ambassador to France, are
also mentioned.
In submitting his resignation, under
date of February 2, Mr.. Moore wrote
President Wilson as follows:
In resigning the Office of counselor
for the department OF state. 1t is
proper 10 recall the fact that ! indi-
Gated at the outset that my tenure was
only provisional. my sole motive In
accepting the place being to render
TO your administration such service as
might be possible in period of transit
tion. This design is now fulfilled
Ample opportunity having been az
forded for the effective organization
os the departments force, the duty
which ! took upon myself has been
fully performed.
Permit me to assure You that ]
shall always stand ready to serve you.
as far as may be practicable. In any
capacity in which there may seem TO
be an opportunity for usefulness"
In q statement accepting the resig-
nation. President Wilson says:
III Is with the greatest reluctance
and regret that / see the administra-
tion deprived OF the further services
of Mr., John Bassett Moore His coun-
sci has been very valuable TO us. but
] cannot say that the resignation was
unexpected, because when /. with diff
ficulty, induced Mr.. Moore a year ago
that he felt certain that his other en-
gagements and systematic work which
he had pledged himself to do would
not permit his giving more than a
year at the outside to this Office.
His resignation has been In my
hands for a month, to take effect
March 4. have entertained the hope
that he might find the other things
pressing upon his attention less Inn
peratiye than he had expected, but
In view Of what he now tells me |
have no right to urge him further to
stay
u can only say that the admins
tration loses man with whom | was
proud TO be associated and who de.
serves the thanks OF the country for
the work he has done in the depart
ment."
Rupors have been current for some
time that frict.Sa had developed be-
tween Mr. Moore Gnd Secretary of
State bryan
Mr.. Moore rendered his resignation
after a brief conf arence with Presi.
dent Wilson.
His reasons for taking this action
were not made public when the resig.
nation was announced It is believed.
however,, that he had been greatly dis.
satisfied with the management of the
state department under Secretary of
State Bryan and that he has frequent.
ly expressed his dissatisfaction to
President Wilson
When he assumed Office. MIR. Moore
promised that he would remain until
the FIRST year of the administration
had been concluded. and now that
that time has passed Mr. Moore. it il
said, :eTs that It is no longer incum.
bent on him to stay in Office 1t is ex-
pected that President Wilson win
make statement regarding the res
ignation IN a short time