Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-25
CRANE NAMED AS
MINISTER TOCH|NA
Selected for Post From Which
He Was Released When
Nominated by Taft.
ACCUSED OF TOO MUCH TALK
Wealthy Chicagoan Criticized
Japan's Policy in Manchuria and
Became Persona Non Grata.
ACCUSED OF TOO MUCH TALK
GBy Associated Press ]


WASHINGTON. Feb 2t.-Charles r.
Crane. of Chicago, millionaire busi-
ness man and world traveller, who was
appointed minister TO China by Pres;-
dent Taft in 1902 and recalled while
on the way to Peking for talking too
much.' has been selected by President
Wilson for the same post TO succeed
DR.. Paul Rcinsch.
Mr.. Cranes selection by the President
rcopcns a chapter OF diplomatic his
tory which was one of the most lively
incidents in American foreign relations
II was quite generally believed that
Mr.. Cranes recall in 1909 was at the
instance of the Japanese government
which not only regarded his appoint
mont as offensive. but objected to Mr..
Cranes secretary, man We'll known
for writings construed as antiJapan-
the post of ambassador to Russia, Of
fered by Mr.. Wilson. but accepted mem
hership on the commission headed by
former Secretary Root which went to
very close to the President. - Neu 90
or course; the Chinese Eovernment
soma grata, as il did in 1909: otherwise.
according to diplomatic procedure, he
would not have been selected again.
knew eSe Of President Wilson's tfni Intention
to send Mr.. Crane TO China can only be
! conjecturcd, for while 1t Is not Gus
tomary for ono government to consult
n third government on it's selections of
diplomatists to be accredited 10 another
power; official Washington is convinced
that tho President wonld not have Sc
lectcd him without assurance that the
appointment would be satisfactory to
japan.
! cago. in Septembsr, 1909, Mr.. Crane
quoted Mr.. Taft as advising him when
srSi red hot. lot The utterancc t seemed to
time. but the storm broke u month
got brief telegram from, Secretary
Knox. OH the eve Of embarlSing, order
ing him back to Washington.
view in a Western newspaper. ac-
credited to Air. Crane representing
him as attacking the Manchurian
was tho real cause of his recall. The
/! interview was rcpublishcd in the
IInpanese press. which commented ted
new minister to China.
Secretary Knox issued statement
that without the knowledge or au
thority of any one connected with the
a newspaper story to tho effect that
this government was preparing TO pro-
test against some of the features of
the Manchurian agreement. and that
the promulGation OF the protest only
awaited tho return of an official. who
was to formulate it,"
that Mr.. Crane had admitted an in
discreet talk with reporter" and
that he had Reluctantly reached the
conclusion that the good of the GER
vice would he forwarded by the ac-
ceptancc of Mr.. Cranes resignation.
President Taft. expressing regret. con-
CURED with Mr.. Knox.
Mr.. Crane announced at the time
that he had never seen the offending
article. but assumed full responsibility
for 1t.
il VS. particularly unfortunate that
Alr. Crane should have referred TO the
probability, of an American protest
because it was the purpose to have
him sound tout the diplomatic corps
at Peking to command the support OF
the great powers, which had accepted
Secretary Hays open door policy as
binding.
Mr.. Crane was the second Amcri-
Bar aaf oS Of leW HsmpsSre ana11h Snrs @as ALSO M
recalled while on his way to Peking.
because he had made certain yellow
peril" statements in the Senate de-
bates on the Chinese exclusion law,
which the Chinese felt made him per-
Mr.. Cranes son, Richard Crane. is
now american minister to Czecho-
Shlofakia ,hot nco having been appointed 70
serving as private secretary TO former
Secretary Lansing;
the elder Crane was vice chairman OF
the Democratic campaign committee.
William Phillips. OF Massachusetts.
now Assistant Secretary of State and
formerly secretary of the embassy in
London. was nominated today by
F'rcsident Wilson to be minister to the
Netherlands and Luxembourg.