El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
Peoce Treaty Cash Makes Lansing Ouit

sion, for none Of the members knew
the extent Of the presidents Illness
/ but expected TO be informed OF it.
Secretary Tumuity had informed the
I president that Mr. Lansing had called
the cabinet together, and the presl-
dent. somewhat disturbed gave MS
: personal physician message 70 de-
liver 10 the secretaries
The secretaries assembled At their
usual places that day and Mr. Lans-
3 inE sent for Dr. GraEson- The presl-
dents chair at the head OF the table
was left vacant until the physician
arrived and he was asked 10 occupy H.
Or. Grayson," secretary Lansing
lis reported TO have said by those
who were present, we wish 10 know
the nature and extent OF the presl-
9 dents illness. and whether he Is able
7 70 perform the duties OF his oItice,
50 that we may determine what anail
I be done to carry on the business OF
4 the government.
The presidents physician IS quoted
/ By some Of the other secretaries as
3 having replied in substance;
The president is doing as vel as
/ could be expected; he is In 1ull pos
session OF all his facuitles ana ne h -
I directed me 10 inquire OF you Dy
what authority this meeting OF the
cabinet was called, what business is
I before il and what business Il IS eN-
I pected might be transacted az
cabinet meeting without his partlci-
I patton"
the time. secretary Lansing hid
no opportunity TO reply because
some OF the other members
stepped into the breach and asked
DR.. Grayson to say to the pregi-
dent that the only purpose OF the
meeting was to inquire the stale
~ his health and TO send him
nF fnwmHrw and EnEnur-
aEement- Al that point the meet
Ing broke up without having
transacted any business but II
did not end the sO-enIled cabinet
It has not been made plain whether
president Wilson knew since then
thar the cabinet members had been
assembling and talking over inter
departmental affairs, but the meet
fnes have been held in the cabinet
-oom ia the executive offices and II
The president did not know II prob
ably was because those surrounding
him did not think il wise 70 tell him.
ssEnded Cabinet Conferenees.v
The best opinion Of those "on the
inside is that the president did not
know until last week OF the regular
fty at which the cabinet was meeting
at the call OF the secretary Of state
because at about the time at which
Lansing is dated. the white house Of
fees let it be known that the pres
ident had ended the cabinet confer
ences and there was an inference
that he might preside at the next one
himself There was. however no hint
that the ending Of the meetings
marked a separation between Nj.
Lansing.
Now that the break has come
and Mr.. Lansing has left the cab
met. much may be revealed Of the
extent 10 which the secretary Of
state and the president differed
in matters Of policy. Quite
aside from the differences af the
peaca conference. there were
other differences In fOriEn mol
icy, and some OF Mr.. Lansing's
friends say he would awe left
bis office some time ago but for
fhe fact that he wished TO spare
the president an upheaFaI in his
official family ut n time when
Europe was watching the fight
over the treaty in America and
especially when the president was
III and unable 10 look after the
affairs Of the state department
himself.
Mr.. Lansing became head OF the
state department when william J.
Bryan and the president had their
differences over the Lusitania notes.
M Lansing was counselor. an office
in which he had succeeded John Bas-
set Moore.
Lansing Signed Notes
It has been common knowledge that
while Mr. Lansing's name was signed
70 the succeeding notes 70 Germany
and the notes which preceded the
armistice. Mr. Wilson wrote them
himself, in fact. he practically acted
as secretary Of state IN all important
business Il was the presidents con-
ception OF his relation TO the foreign
policy OF the nation
How much Mr.. Lansing and the
president differed on the Mexican pol
icy never has been fully revealed b1f
officials who Eympathize with Mr..
Lansings views say that they diff
tered a great deal. It has generally
been believed in official circles here
that the sharp notes which Mr.. Lans-
ing sent TO CarrauZa in connection
with the jenkins case are what the
president referred TO in his letter TO
the secretary when he spoke OF the
secretary Of state having taken action
10 t0restal his judgment. II is known,
former American ambassador to
Mexico. who recently resigned. wrote
letter to the president in which he
eZcoriated the administrators Mex
lean policy and the general belief IN
the state department is that Mr.. Lans-
j
generally.
White House Holds Note.
Mr. Fieteher's letter Of resiEna-
ton never has been given out 1t
the white house But aside from
his difficulties with the presi-
dent IL has been common knoWi-
edge in WashinEfon that Ny. Lnns-
ing has not been on good terms
with secretary Tumuity and from
time to time there have been ap-
parenfly well grounded reports Of
friction with secretaries Baker
ana Daniels.
In the senate foreign relations COM
mittee where Mr.. Lansing was in fire.
quent touch with senators, he is re-
garded as a trained diplomat Sena-
tors remarked when Built gave his
sensational testimony that they re-
GREETED 1t very much on LansLng's ac-
count.
Secretary Lansing gave out the
correspondence between himself and
the president last night and stipulated