Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-14
LANSING QUITS
WHEN REBUkED
BY PRESIDENT
Trouble Of Long Standing
Over War Issues Comes
to Head.
WILSON PEEvED BY
LANSING'S ACTION
csIllns % csblnst Meetings Without
Sanction Of PrssIdsnt srinss Crisis
s-oIsasrssmsnt Over War Policies
and League Of Nations Real Cause
q Dieesrd-Lansins Second Score.
tarx Of State e es Forced Out.
WILSON PEEvED BY
LANSING'S ACTION

washinstou, Fss. A.-hebuked by
President Wilson for calling cabinet
meetings during his illness, Secre-
tary Lansing has rssigned
The president has accepted the
resignation with appreciation" and
Mr. Lansing becomes the second sec
retary Of state 70 leave the adminis-
tration over disaEreement with his
chief.
Altho corresponAence Between Mr..
Lansing and tho president makes the
calling Of tho cabinet meeting the
incident leading up to the resigna-
ton. persons ION the inside" say
that was only IN incident and that
the real reasons 70 back over . period
Of many months and come from
fundamental differences Of opinion.
The disagrssnaeufs between the
president an1 the head Of the state
department even ante date the entry
OF tnis country into the war.
Near ersak ovU~ War.
The relattons OF the two men al
most reAcAsd . breaking point In
1917, wAen Nr. Lansing issued his
celebrated e1atement saytlg the
United 16h1D vas daily being drawn
Nerr Sas4 the waS. The precedent
- ssge eSes lks ,stfz
kteaA - 6eysA
~. but II We $50 A. khen
N. LAnsing went q 8 mSShbsf of
the American peace delegation to
Paris moro differences dsyeioped.
With other members Of the deIsga-
tion he was not In accord with the
plan to make the ieayue Of nations
and the treaty one document. II was
Mr.. Lansing's Idea that such . plan
would delay tae' ratification Of the
treaty. and In this he was supported
by Henry White and q. N. House.
It may be said with great degree
Of authority that while the president
and Mr.. Landing were together in
Paris, other dinersnces Of q minor
nature developed, and this IL con-
drnfed by the refereneS to tt in one
OF the letters
Disasrssd on League,
When Mr. Wilson went back to
Paris last March ana found that Mr.
lansing and others OF the American
mission had agreed to>have the peace
terms and the league OF nations
covenant separated. the situation
came very near breaking point and
only was avoided because the presi-
dent thought II best not to permit
European statesmen to see a break
M . policy Of the Americans.
While Mr.. Landing saw and con.
6erred with tho president In Paris
- much - any other member Of the
American mission, Il was q matter Of
remark that he saw him very little.
However, the thing that came near
causing the actual break was tho
testimony Of william L. Built, one
of the experts attached to the peace
commisaen. beeors the senate rela-
tions committee. Bullit, reading
from diary. told tho committee that
~ wAs out Of sympathy With the
league Of nations and that the treaty
wsuld fail II the people ever learned
~ ito full import.
illness Delays Break.
Fresidsnf Wilson was at that time
on his~touf OF the wsst. 70 say he
was upsst BY the testimouy puts It
mildly. 06ioials oE tho PARTY ex-
pected toESss the sscrstarys resigna-
ton aaked Tor when the president re-
Turned - Washington. These offfcials
believe now that ths BREAKDOWN which
sent 4r. Wilson homo prevented It..
Mr.. Lansing never saw he presiaent
again aaA ~ III NJ business with him
IN Writing. Thoss Dsssank q O4st oab.
lnst nsetlng describe rather tsnss
Aud Dramatic scssA congrsss was
I FUN of SunUrp tAat ne prsiNdsnt was
Ss,nabae % dtbsheTxe his oftlca. There
WAS talk q pAAe4nS VICE President
4avshaIl "a t11S head oz ,ths suvern-
mont and how this could - done.
Nobody hnsw tho fxn axesnt OF ths
prestdGurs tliDsoa = waS nol hncwn
that ~ 1s~s31sa1 haA lpgt ne DE q
one ~ 'aaA arm ~ "a aoo1mulat,oa
of Mood n ~ byaan.
u. These DsrsiSesA unta osnakor Fan
announced tint ~ W. fully sAtAs-
Asd th&t the prss41eae was abls =
|. Mscharss his duties.
( kansinS Aossd On prsosSsnt.
Some SenA4Ors wees esutsNoiaslag
Soms action - nnd out ~whstAer we
Have 4 Drcsfdent or not - one men-
her PVT +
The ssoi1tary Of stats, II should be
sai6. AeliavsA hsf was ssDDortsA W
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